Tom Joyner

Source From http://www.blackamericaweb.com The following questions were answered by First Lady Michelle Obama during an interview with Tom Joyner on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show.” So we’re here to talk about the “Let’s Move” campaign. Absolutely. We’ve hit one year, one year working – yes, but working to end childhood obesity, so it has been […]

Tom Joyner will be speaking with Michelle Obma on Friday at 8am, make sure you tune in.

Source from http://www.bvnewswire.com It’s becoming a war of words between Oscar winner Halle Berry and her ex Gabriel Aubry in the custody battle for their daughter Nahla. While Berry recently stated that she has “serious concerns for her daughter’s well-being while in the care of her father for any extended period of time and is […]

Source From http://www.blackamericaweb.com Oscar Dunn was the first elected black former slave to serve as lieutenant governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. The self-educated Dunn learned public speaking from the actors who often stayed in his mother’s lodging house. As a young man, Dunn fought with the 1st Louisiana Native Guards in the Civil War, the […]

Source From http://www.blackamericaweb.com Nick Cannon says he and his wife, Mariah Carey, have picked out names for their twins due in April, but they’re keeping them a secret. “We’re building nurseries in both Los Angeles and New York. They won’t be getting crazy names like Carburetor or something. But they’re definitely unique,” Cannon, 30, tells […]

Source From http://www.blackamericaweb.com We’re just one month into 2011, and things are already heading in a bad direction. Birds are dropping like flies, and instant fame has hit a new time limit. An NFL quarterback decided to sit out his conference’s title game after an injury that wasn’t obvious to his fans, especially since he […]

Source From http://www.bvonbooks.com/ Earlier this week, news broke that ‘Whip My Hair’ singer and Roc Nation artist Willow Smith would star in a Jay-Z produced remake of ‘Annie’ being produced by Columbia Pictures. But, there’s one person who isn’t thrilled about the celebrity of Will and Jada Pinkett Smith‘s children, Jaden and Willow. NAACP Image […]

Source From http://www.blackamericaweb.com An Akron, Ohio mother still has major hurdles following early release from jail on a 10-day sentence and conviction on charges she tampered with records to get her daughters in a better school and a safer environment. Kelley Williams-Bolar, a resident of Akron public housing, used her father’s address in the Copley-Fairlawn […]

Congressman James Clyburn joins Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss President Obama’s State of the Union address, what it means for African-Americans and government spending.

Source From http://www.blackamericaweb.com Patti Austin may have the unique distinction of having the longest career of any active female singer. She’s certainly the one who got discovered and signed at the youngest age. Move over, child stars Brandy, Monica, and Stevie Wonder. Austin had a record deal at five years old. And over 50 years […]

Source From http://www.blackamericaweb.com Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan. That’s what you’ll be singing this weekend when the renowned vocalist hits the airwaves not once, but twice. Khan is the honoree at this year’s United Negro College Fund’s annual “An Evening of Stars,” which airs Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 29 and 30th, on more than 40 stations […]

Roland Martin talks with Patrick R. Melvin, President of NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives) about the recent rash of police shootings.