Tom Joyner

 http://fox8.com/category/news/ ATLANTA —  Authorities say a jet sustained significant damage when it rolled of a taxiway at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines spokesman Eric Torbenson says mechanics  were testing the engines of the Boeing 737 when they experienced a problem with the braking system around 5 a.m. Tuesday. Federal Aviation Administration […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/37966     On the TV Land show, “Happily Divorced,” Fran Drescher (of “The Nanny” fame) stars as an ex-wife forced to live with her fresh-out-of-the closet former husband. In a prime-time example of art imitating life, “Happily Divorced” reflects Drescher’s own true life story. Her husband of 21 years announced he was gay after […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/37964 If you call Boyz II Men the hardest-working men in show business, you wouldn’t be wrong. After 20 years and the loss of one of their members, Nate Morris, Shawn Stockman and Wanya Morris – better known as Boyz II Men – are still going strong, touring regularly all over the U.S. and the […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/37883   Was it really almost 10 years ago that the big-voiced, big-boned singer that Gladys Knight dubbed “the velvet teddy bear” won “American Idol?” Yes, Birmingham’s own Ruben Studdard took that coveted prize in 2003, and he’s still going strong. His latest album, “Letters From Birmingham,” is a concept album inspired by Dr. Martin […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/37825   Earth, Wind and Fire has big plans for 2012.  They are set to do a huge summer tour and have a new record on the way with a twist – 10 new recordings and classics chosen by their biggest fans – other music acts. Artists and musicians including The Roots drummer Questlove, will.i.am, […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/37760   Lionel Richie says the only person who could’ve saved Whitney Houston was Whitney Houston. Richie – a close friend of the late singer, who battled substance abuse before her sudden death in February – knows from his experiences with daughter, Nicole, who had problems with heroin and cocaine abuse, that she was the […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/37720   CLICK HERE to view “A Look Back: Selma to Montgomery March” photo gallery. An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people stepped off Sunday in this year’s recreation of the annual Selma-to-Montgomery commemoration. Led by the Rev. Al Sharpton, with civil rights leaders including, Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther […]

http://globalgrind.com/news/whitney-houston-death-photo-funeral-home-responds-denies-leak-details The infamous death photo of Whitney Houston lying in her casket continues to draw controversy, as it was revealed today by the owner of the Newark, N.J., funeral home that they know who the culprit was that snapped the pic. According to the New Jersey Star Ledger, Carolyn Whigham of Whigham Funeral Home and […]

http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/37627   Funnyman Mike Epps is already having a good year. He’s fresh off winning his first NAACP Image Award – for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture – for his role in the film “Jumping The Broom.” He’s wrapped “Sparkle,” the remake of the ’70s cult classic starring Jordin Sparks, Tika Sumpter, Derek […]

Erykah Badu has been banned from performing a concert in Malaysia after officials reportedly objected to a photograph of the singer sporting religious body art.

Former President Nelson Mandela was released from the hospital Sunday after an overnight stay.

Octavia Spencer broke down in tears as she accepted her first Academy Award.