The Tom Joyner Morning Show
Whether it is a movie or TV show, Black fathers are often not shown as being positive influences in their families. Instead, we are constantly bombarded with story lines that create a misconception that all Black men are bad fathers. Nationally syndicated radio hosts and fathers, Rickey Smiley and Willie Moore Jr. participate in the “Fatherhood: […]
The late Chinua Achebe was a Nigerian author who put his nation and the continent of Africa on the literary map by way of his debut novel, Things Fall Apart. Today is Achebe’s birthday and also the 60th year since the publication of his globally celebrated work. Albert Chinualumogua Achebe was born in British-occupied Nigeria […]
Often people are timid about discussing personal topics like weight loss or sex, so instead of having open conversations that may lead to solutions, people tend to keep things to themselves and do not make any change. Luckily for us, the panelists, including Erica and Warryn Campbell, on the “Small Lifestyle Changes with Big Health […]
Dr. Pernessa C. Seele hosts The Balm In Gilead’s panel on Alzheimer’s and Dementia during the 2018 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion with panelists Dr. Jonathan Jackson, Founding Director CARE Research Center; Bern Nadette Stanis, actress and author; and Tina Thomas, Director of Programs and Services The Alzheimers’s Association. PART 1 CLICK […]
It’s true, you never know who you’re going to run into at the Southern Heritage Classic. Tom saw a woman waving at him and when he realized who she was he just had to talk to her. Alice Marie Johnson is the woman that Kim Kardashian West helped release from prison, and she said she […]
The Southern Heritage Classic is the oldest HBCU football classic weekend and Tom is there! He talked to R&B heart throb, Ro James who is performing tonight at the Landers Center with Tank, K. Michelle and Major. From the names of the artists you can tell that this show will be for the boos! It’s […]
The Southern Heritage Classic has been in Memphis for 29 years and according to founder Fred Jones, it keeps getting better. The game is between Jackson State and Tennessee State, and has been for 27 of the 29 years. This year Jones says they’re expecting “10,000 plus for tailgating” alone. Everyone is out cooking, dancing and […]
The title of Bama Of The Week has been updated to “Bama For Life” for this weeks winner. Brett Kavanaugh has been full of foolishness, he tried to convince people that he grew up in a rough neighborhood. He actually grew up in Bethesda, Maryland, the exact opposite of a rough neighborhood. Huggy says even […]
Today is the fourth day of hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. Many are concerned about his stance on reproductive rights, especially Roe v Wade; which gives women the right to have an abortion. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Tamika Mallory, the national co-chair for the Women’s March. Earlier this week, […]
Evvie McKinney charmed the world with her sweet southern personality and wow’d us with her powerful voice on The Four: Battle For Stardom. She was the first winner of the show and has been working ever since, but she found the time to make it home this weekend. McKinney was born and raised in Memphis and […]