Tom Joyner

[blackamericaweb] The notorious and mostly unforgiving government agency has filed its second tax lien against O. J. Simpson, according to Miami-Dade County records. Simpson, an ex-NFL football great, who’s serving 33 years in a Nevada prison, now owes nearly $200,000 in unpaid taxes, reports Gossip Extra. The recent one covers Simpson’s income taxes for 2011, […]

[blackamericaweb] On his birthday, Constitution Daily looks back at the inspirational story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and uncovers some interesting facts about the late civil rights leader’s life. Dr. King was born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929, and died in Memphis on April 4, 1968. Dr. King’s legacy extends into today and […]

(blackamericaweb.com) A heavyset woman caved through an Upper East Side sidewalk last night — dropping six feet into a huge hole where she was eventually pulled out by emergency crews using a crane-like rescue unit, authorities said. The 31-year-old Queens woman was huddled up against the wall of Atomic Wings at the Blue Room Grill […]

[blackamericaweb.com] R&B sensation Alicia Keys and pop star Katy Perry are slated to take the stage during the inauguration celebrations next week. The Inaugural Committee announced that the two will join Brad Paisley, John Legend, Fun, Stevie Wonder and Usher for the Kids’ Inaugural Concert. The concert will take place on Saturday, Jan 19th. First […]

[blackamericaweb.com] Janet Jackson’s billionaire fiancé reportedly ripped up their existing prenup and put a better deal on the table as he’s ready to walk down the aisle with his lady love. Ms. Jackson was supposed to marry Arab ­multi-billionaire Wissam Al Mana but their lawyers could not draw up a prenuptial agreement that worked for […]

[blackamericaweb.com] Teena Marie may be gone, but she left the world an incredible musical legacy. That legacy will be completed with her 14th and final album “Beautiful” which was almost done before her untimely death in 2010. With most recording complete, “Beautiful” was finished and mixed with the assistance of Marie’s 20-year-old daughter, Alia Rose, […]

blackamericaweb.com A Chicago man has vowed to hold law enforcement officials accountable in the death of his son who, the man said, was crying out for help and instead was given a death sentence. Philip Coleman died in police custody on Dec. 13 after being tasered twice by police a day after he was arrested […]

[blackamericaweb.com] A former aide to Kwame Kilpatrick ended the first leg of his testimony Thursday by saying he delivered a $10,000 bribe to the then-Detroit mayor in a restaurant bathroom. The testimony came the same day that Michigan prison officials ordered Kilpatrick to wear an electronic tether and live with his mother while they investigate […]

[blackamericaweb] Filmmaker Tyler Perry is offering a $100,000 reward for information in the decade-old case of two men who went missing after separate encounters with a sheriff’s deputy in southwestern Florida. Perry joined the Rev. Al Sharpton and Ben Jealous of the NAACP at a news conference Thursday in Naples to discuss the missing-person investigations […]

[blackamericaweb] A 16-year-old student armed with a shotgun walked into class in a rural California high school on Thursday and shot one student, fired at another but missed, and then was talked into surrendering by a teacher and another staff member, officials said. The teen victim was in critical but stable condition, Kern County Sheriff […]

[blackamericaweb] President Barack Obama is putting a symbolic twist on a time-honored tradition, taking the oath of office for his second term with his hand placed not on a single Bible but on two — one owned by Martin Luther King Jr. and one by Abraham Lincoln. The inclusion of King’s Bible is particularly significant […]

[s2smagazine.com] Gregg Leakes hasn’t had enough of his good thing, NeNe, and the two are planning to get remarried soon. While fans are beyond ecstatic to see the two lovebirds flying high again, their upcoming nuptials beg the question: Why did they divorce in the first place? Gregg spoke to S2S Publisher Jamie Foster Brown […]