Tom Joyner

Tom Joyner

A High School cheerleader in Rockwall, TX  is being called a hero after her quick actions saved a little boy’s life last week. Senior Tyra Winters told local news that she was sitting on a float waving at the crowd during the Rockwall High School’s homecoming parade when she heard a woman call for help. […]

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A 13-year-old California boy identified only as Diego died just one week after being attacked by two alleged bullies at Landmark Middle School in Moreno Valley. The fight took place on September 16 and was reportedly caught on cellphone video. According to The Daily Mail one boy punched Diego in the face and then he […]

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Black-on-black-on-black….that’s the color scheme on one of the two covers of the Hollywood Reporter’s “Glam Squads” issue, featuring its seventh annual list of the Top 15 most influential hairstylists and makeup artists. Zendaya’s team, which includes tress-whisperer Ursula Stephen and face-maker Sheika Daley  and image architect” Law Roach, are also all black. So the cover is literally all […]

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A middle school teacher allegedly told her students to write “funny” titles and captions for a series of photos of slaves, so she wouldn’t be “bored,” reports Fox 5 NY.  A student at John W. Dodd Middle School in Freeport, New York alerted her grandmother to the assignment, which was given to her friend because they found […]

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A Florida high school senior who collapsed during a football game has been taken off of life support. According to FOX News, 17-year-old Jacquez Welch was in a coma when he was removed from life support by his mother on Monday, September 23. Welch, who was a senior linebacker, and team captain at St. Petersburg […]

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Police say two white girls in upstate New York attacked a little Black girl on a school bus. The bus attendant allegedly stood by and did nothing to stop the assault. Now, an 11-year-old Gouverneur Middle School student has been charged with a hate crime, reports WWNY 7 News.  “It is probably the most professionally devastating […]

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In the 1980’s Alfred Berry terrorized women in New Orleans. He raped a number of women and the assaults haunted them for years. One victim reportedly ended her life after jurors deadlocked on one of Alfred Berry’s rape charges. But on Friday, survivors stood together and hugged after a judge sentenced Berry to 35 years […]

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A Georgia man was arrested on a number of felony charges after his alleged victim texted 911 and reported being held captive, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The woman texted 911 about 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to a statement from Brookhaven police Monday. Dispatchers began receiving messages in Spanish, and used an online […]

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DeAngelo Clark called his girlfriend’s father on Facetime as he was stabbing her to death, he reportedly told him that his daughter was the one with the knife, police said. The 30-year-old accused murderer reportedly called with Kiara Alleyne’s father from her home in central Florida, on September 11. Police said at the end of […]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcI0Gc9iJQ&list=OLAK5uy_lyShSnV0iwf5YIFgWoJ1R24sgANf9dMHw&index=2&t=0s   Grammy award-winning soul singer, multi-instrumentalist, and preacher’s kid PJ Morton is bringing us back to his church roots. Morton collaborated with gospel powerhouses Mary Mary and Le’Andria Johnson for his latest single “All In His Plan”; which acts as perfect reminder that even if things seem to not being going your way, it […]

The Detroit Youth Choir (DYC) didn’t land first place in this year’s “America’s Got Talent” competition but second place isn’t looking to shabby. The choir earned America’s heart with their rousing and energetic performances but it wasn’t enough to overtake Kodi Lee. However the loss is a triumph for the choir who returned home with […]

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Events surrounding the death of 16-year-old Khaseen Morris are beginning to unfold and the police have reportedly made an arrest. On the afternoon of September 16, a group of teenagers gathered in a parking lot and 18-year-old Tyler Flach allegedly attacked Morris because he was seen with another boy’s ex girlfriend walking home from school the day […]