Tom Joyner

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/first-white-president-naacp-chapter-hbcu-found-dead Michael Teasley, the first white person to be president of a NAACP chapter at a historically black college and university (HBCU) was found dead at the age of 40 in his apartment in Mississippi. Teasley, a student at Jackson State University and president of the chapter in 2010. Read more at http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/first-white-president-naacp-chapter-hbcu-found-dead  

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/little-known-black-history-fact/little-known-black-history-fact-st-adalbert-church St. Adalbert Church is known as the first and only African-American Catholic parish in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2009, St. Adalbert was among the 50 churches that were ordered to close due to a shortage of priests, funding and church members. Because of the parish’s rules on removing and selling artifacts, the valuable pieces […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/music/return-arrested-development While young hip-hop fans have to make do with the likes of Li’l Wayne, Rick Ross and Nikki Minaj, there are some fans both young and not so young who yearn for the days when mainstream hip-hop had more social consciousness. Twenty years ago, a group called Arrested Development hit the scene and […]

[blackamericaweb.com] The Olympics has come to an end and Black America has many accomplishments to be proud of. There was Gabby Douglas becoming the first African-American to ever win Olympic gold in the gymnastic individual all-around and the women’s 4x 100 relay team setting a new world record, as well as the total USA domination […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/national-news/first-lady-michelle-obama-talks-tjms First lady Michelle Obama is stepping onto the political stage and launching a nationwide effort to motivate every supporter of President Barack Obama to get more involved in his re-election campaign — and bring along somebody else, too. The “It Takes One” program encourages supporters to make a difference in this year’s election, […]

  http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/gonorrhea_antibiotic_resistance_1667_22833.shtml   When it comes to treating gonorrhea, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are now down to “last resort” efforts to prevent the bacteria responsible for the sexually transmitted illness (STI) from becoming completely resistant to all available antibiotics. According to new guidelines released by the agency on Friday, August […]

  http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/08/randy-travis-arrested-dwi/ Sources tell TMZ … Travis was BUCK NAKED when cops arrived to the crash scene. It’s unclear why Travis was not wearing clothes. We’re also told the country singer refused to take a breathalyzer, so a blood draw was taken to determine his blood alcohol level. We’ve also learned … before the DWI […]

The 2012 London Olympics are well underway and if you have not had or taken the time to watch any of the hours of coverage…

JEFF JOHNSON SAYS IT’S TIME FOR MEN TO TAKE RADICAL STEPS IN ORDER TO SAVE OUR STREETS: EBONY MAG: Recently there has been significant chatter on Twitter and other social media about the violence taking place in Chicago and what our community should be doing about it. Most of us want to take action, but don’t […]

*He may not be the first person you think of but J. Anthony Brown is doing his part to make the world a better place … for hot sauce lovers. The Tom Joyner Morning Show co-host is set to officially launch his line of gourmet hot sauces at this year’s Essence Music Festival, which takes […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/news/top-news/slave-day-event-sparks-outrage Outrage continues to bubble over a planned black history museum memorial initially billed as a “Slave For a Day!” celebration intent on luring kids to the event with the promise of being able to undergo some of the same conditions and experiences their forefathers were routinely forced into enduring while working the grounds […]

  http://www.blackamericaweb.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/drake-chris-brown-offered-1m-each-fight-ring Drake and Chris Brown have been offered $1 million each to continue their feud in a boxing ring. The pair and their entourages were involved in a brawl at a New York club earlier this month in which several people were injured. Now, a promoter for Celebrity Boxing has revealed that billionaire Alki […]