Tom Joyner

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16-year-old Khaseen Morris walked a girl home and it ended up costing him his life. After school on Monday, more than 50 teenagers gathered in a strip mall parking lot a few blocks away from Oceanside High School. Morris was there. He was reportedly told to show up. Just days before, Morris was seen walking […]

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Dr. Keith L. Black is a pioneering neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of brain tumors, introducing a pair of innovative techniques that advanced the field. Dr. Black was born September 13, 1957 in Tuskegee, Ala. At eight years old, Black’s father, a high school principal, fostered his son’s interest in science by allowing him […]

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The Trump Administration will not grant temporary protected status to Bahamians displaced by Hurricane Dorian. Temporary protected status, also known as TPS, would have allowed Bahamians to work and live in the U.S. until deemed safe for them to return home. TPS, a form of humanitarian relief, normally applies to people who would face extreme hardship if […]

TORONTO – If you’re always dreamed of going to Cannes for one of the world’s most famous film festivals, you can save yourself some air miles and some flying time by going to Canada instead. The annual Toronto Film Festival, around since 1976, is one of the largest film festivals in the world. This year, […]

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https://youtu.be/nyWzcq3va7M For two years, 7-year-old Jermaine Bell saved roughly $100 to help fund his family’s dream vacation to Disneyland. But Jermaine decided that helping South Carolina victims of Hurricane Dorian was more important than the family trip. He used his money to buy water, chips, and other necessities for victims of the hurricane instead. “The […]

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Spelman College is establishing the Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM after receiving a $2 million grant from the Department of Defense. According to HBCUbuzz, the new center will be affiliated with the Office of Research, Innovation and Collaboration and is a first of its kind. It will also reportedly serve as a […]

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Nyjah Vest went to a Mexican restaurant on September 7 and reportedly received a receipt with much more than the total of the food she purchased. Vest and some friends were dining at El Porton Mexican Restaurant in Duluth, Georgia and the waiter who took their order reportedly wrote first name’s down in order to […]

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Jamie Riley, the dean of students at the University of Alabama, has resigned a day after Breitbart published a story highlighting tweets from the dean contending police are racist and other controversial statements. “Dr. Jamie Riley has resigned his position at The University of Alabama by mutual agreement. Neither party will have any further comments,” […]

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Authorities in Delaware have charged a 19-year-old with murder in the death of a 4-month-old infant who was under her care at a day care facility. According to Fox 29, Police and emergency medical services responded to the Little People Child Development Center around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday Aug 29. Officers found a 4-month-old child […]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkAExDFiroI&feature=youtu.be There’s nothing quite like sitting down with your close girlfriends and catching up on everything happening in each other’s lives. During the 2019 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion, we had our own version of this with AARP’s “Real Girl Talk” seminar with Sybil Wilkes and AARP’s Dionne Polite. The duo discussed everything from friendships […]

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Ta’Lela Fontia Stevenson did what most big sisters would do if their little sister was being bullied. The 19-year-old, who gave birth to a baby girl less than a month ago, was stabbed to death on Sunday after a fight broke out between several girls near their Atlanta-area home. Stevenson was reportedly trying to protect […]

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A University of Illinois student who is accused of tying a noose and leaving it in a residence hall elevator was charged Tuesday with a hate crime. According to KMOV4, Andrew Smith, 19, found some rope in the elevator in Allen Hall over the weekend and tied it into a noose, Champaign County Assistant State’s […]