The Tom Joyner Morning Show
Detroit’s public school students are experiencing a health predicament and here’s the solution: They can’t drink the water. The water fountains are dry because drinking water has been shut off at all of Detroit’s 106 schools serving more than 40,000 students since officials discovered the water in 16 schools contained high levels of lead or […]
Fashion blogging is usually an array of pretty clothes, great ‘lewks,’ fabulous travel, swag bags chock full of goodies and showing off your best OOTD (outfit of the day). But for Dominican-American blogger Kyrzayda Rodriguez, who was based in New Jersey, her already popular blog and Instagram account became much more in the past year. In […]
Cookie Johnson is an author, designer, and the featured speaker at the Motivated Moms Retreat in Dallas, this weekend September 14-16. The retreat will provide resources and events that encourage women to “pursue their passions.” Johnson says you have to find something to motivate yourself, for her it’s God. Starting her day with God encourages her […]
Houston ISD is the fourth largest school district in the country and they were at risk of becoming the largest district to be taken over by the state. Roland Martin talks to HISD’s interim superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan who says a program called Achieve 180 helped them turn it around. Achieve 180 is a research […]
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B got in a fight! Cardi went after Nicki at the Harper’s Bazaar Icons party because she says Nicki has been talking smack for months! It has been reported that the final straw was Nicki mentioning baby Kulture. Cardi was taken out of the party with a pretty large bump on her head, […]
Guy is falling out with himself today because he’s “vertically challenged.” Over the weekend he went to a cigar bar and bought a torch lighter because “women say it’s sexy.” He got one for what he thought was $29. But when he looked at his receipt he saw that he was charged $79 for the it […]
For the seventh year Denny’s Hungry for Education Scholarship Program is partnering with the Tom Joyner Foundation. Denny’s President & CEO John Miller says over the years they have given away about $525,00 to 300 different scholarships or programs. According to Miller, “nearly 1 in 6 children goes hungry every day and sadly many of these […]
Today on the Cowboys Wake Up Show Jerry Jones is not happy! He is very upset about yesterday’s loss, as any coach would be. But the fact that they lost to a black quarterback makes it worse. His own quarterback, Dak Prescott is black but not “black black.” It’s a rough morning if you’re a […]
Last Friday Tom was in Memphis for the Southern Heritage Classic and it was fun! The game ended up being canceled for the first time in history due to bad weather. But Tom learned a few things about hair. Ladies, you know how the rain can ruin your hair and if you have a weave […]
We are talking about our 401k accounts. Why? There is a new study out that highlights a challenge to retirement saving for many Americans. As you know, employer sponsored 401k accounts are the backbone of many people’s retirement saving. In recent years, many employers have embraced automatic enrollment, meaning they sign employees up for 401k […]