Does President Donald Trump need a Black history lesson? Trump is scheduled to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Tuesday. It’s either the president’s latest misguided attempt to embrace the Black experience or it’s a staged photo-op for Black History Month. During his tour, Trump will likely view Emmett Till’s […]

More single Black women are packing pistols. “There is a high uptick of African-Americans buying guns across the country,” said Philip Smith, president of the 14,000-member National African-American Gun Association. “We are enrolling members in gun clubs in record numbers and Black women are driving gun sales,” Smith said. “More women are buying guns and […]

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“We are in the midst of an epic transition,” Stephen Klineberg, sociologist and the founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University. In less than 35 years, the United States will be a lot browner. According to the U.S. Census, by 2050, the United States will no longer have a clear […]

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The president-elect’s so-called “New Deal for African Americans” is replete with stereotypes and devoid of actual policy. After months of ignoring the concerns of African-American voters, and using inflammatory and racially charged rhetoric to reference minorities, Donald Trump decided late in the 2016 presidential campaign to court the Black vote with no true policy initiative and […]

Tom Joyner

There are some big problems going on in the country right now and we have the power to fix them. Gun violence, police brutality, and high…

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  Tom: This morning we are discussing the state of small businesses and women-and minority-owned businesses in particular. Mellody: That’s right, Tom. Small businesses are…

  Jack D. Lynch is the Director of Community Affairs for the Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network. Born and raised on the…

  Tom: We’re talking about class perceptions this morning? Mellody: We are. Last week, a very interesting survey from NBC and the Wall Street Journal…

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Tom: Another positive story this morning – Americans are growing their wealth?  Mellody: This certainly is a good story, Tom. During the great recession, Americans’…

People in this country still believe in the American Dream, but after one of the worst recessions this country has seen, many are fearful that…

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  Tom: Today we are talking about the minimum wage – again! What’s the latest, Mellody? Mellody: It certainly is a topic that keeps popping up,…

Features

As Selma opens this weekend in theaters nationwide, a controversy has erupted babout its historical accuracy, and whether then-President Lyndon B. Johnson’s actions were righteous…