Tom Joyner

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/music/grown-folks-music This week, the release of LL Cool J’s latest single “Rachet” and Fat Joe’s “Instagram that H**” have generated debate around the internet as to whether the two artists seem credible making the kind of music that has been successful for their much younger counterparts. Both songs seem to be pandering to the teenage […]

  http://www.blackmediascoop.com/2012/10/26/mom-comes-home-to-find-kids-stabbed-to-death-by-nanny/ A Manhattan nanny stabbed two children to death and then slit her wrists in a failed suicide attempt Thursday afternoon, sources said. The mother of the children — ages 3 and 5 — came home about 5:34 p.m. to find them dead in a bathtub at their tony apartment at The Rochelle on […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/rev-jackson-arrested-protest-workers Listen to Rev. Jesse Jackson’s exclusive interview with the TJMS the day after his arrest. FREEPORT, Ill. — The Rev. Jesse Jackson was arrested yesterday with a group of protesting northern Illinois workers during an act of civil disobedience in Freeport. Michael Peery, a spokesman for Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, tells The Associated Press […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/megachurch-shooting-suspect-was-committed-md A man suspected in Wednesday’s fatal shooting at a Georgia megachurch was once committed to a mental health facility in Maryland after facing various criminal charges including attempted murder, according to court records. Police in Georgia said Floyd Palmer, 51, walked into a chapel at World Changers Church International just before a 10 […]

    http://www.blackamericaweb.com/   Bobby Brown is facing another DUI charge after being arrested in Los Angeles early today. The 43-year-old R & B singer was booked at Van Nuys Jail after being arrested when he refused a field sobriety test at Ventura Boulevard and Corbin Avenue, ABC station KABC reported. Brown’s arrest in Tarzana, Calif., […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/national-news/woman-fakes-kidnapping-skip-work Instead of taking a fake sick day, a San Antonio woman chose to fake her kidnapping to skip work. Sheila Bailey Eubank is facing aggravated perjury charges after she claimed a man jumped in her car and held her at knifepoint. Police found the 48-year-old woman tied up with a rope in her […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/mtv-devoting-platform-obama-interview-friday MTV says it will air a live 30-minute interview with President Barack Obama across its various networks and platforms on Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern time and on tape delay at 5 p.m. Pacific time. Viewers are being invited to submit questions for the president on MTV’s Facebook page. MTV News correspondent Sway […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/cops-sweep-will-smith%E2%80%99s-house-ahead-flotus-brunch L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies literally swept through the Calabasas home of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Monday. The exercise was to secure the massive property for a luncheon the Smiths are throwing for First Lady Michelle Obama, according to TMZ. The couple resides behind a huge gate with a long, winding road […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/racists-set-louisiana-woman-fire A vigil is set tonight in the Louisiana town of Winnsboro where a 20-year-old black, female college student was set afire Sunday night in a park and her car smeared with racial slurs and the letters KKK. The mother of Sharmeka Moffitt said the young woman is expected to undergo surgery  today at […]

  http://s2smagazine.com/stories/2012/10/gabby-douglas-wins-sportswoman-year Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas is closing out the year with another award. Gabby, who took home two gold medals in gymnastics at the 2012 London Olympics, has just been named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation, The Associated Press reports. Gabby was bestowed the honor on Wednesday night, beating […]

  http://s2smagazine.com/stories/2012/10/tyler-perry-securing-alex-cross-sequel   Alex Cross has yet to hit theaters, but Tyler Perry is already thinking ahead to the next installment. Deadline.com reports that Tyler and bestselling author James Patterson, who penned the Alex Cross detective novels, are working on a deal to bring Double Cross to the big screen with QED. Under this deal, […]

  http://www.blackmediascoop.com/2012/10/18/im-so-proud-of-you-drake-finally-graduates-from-high-school/ The rapper, whose real name Aubrey Graham, recently fulfilled all his necessary school work to officially become a high school graduate. He tweeted this message to fans… Thank you to my teacher Kim Janzen for spending the last 5 months working tirelessly with me!! OVO SOUND,” he added. Drake has been very open […]