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Mississippi — The idea of a so-called post-racial America was widely discussed, debated and even seen as an achievement by some with Barack Obama’s inauguration as president of the United States. For Blacks in Greenwood, Mississippi, the notion that America has gotten beyond race isn’t popular today. Many are angry over the recent mysterious hanging […]

Phylicia Rashad talks about a concert she remembers seeing as a child.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Tony Hillerman Middle School assistant boys’ basketball coach Tomas Vargas was arrested for allegedly asking a 14-year-old girl to perform oral sex on players if she wanted to be team manager. KOAT reports: Police said she claims Vargas was there with three players. She said Vargas told her she needed to perform oral sex […]

CHICAGO-While many athletes get a bad rap for not taking care of their children or having children by several different women, Chicago Bears wide receiver, Devin Hester, will be helping parents raise their children with a monthly parenting column in the Chicago Parent. But the staff of Chicago Parent may be the only people outside […]

WASHINGTON — President Obama will close the office of political affairs at the White House, aides said, restructuring his organization to prepare for his re-election campaign, which is to start building a fund-raising and grass-roots operation based in Chicago by late March. Mr. Obama has signed off on the plan to set up his campaign […]

Waterbury, Connecticut– A controversial play that uses the “N-word” will go on in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Maryland — After a 12-year-old Muslim girl was disqualified for the first half of a youth basketball game because she wore a religious head scarf, parents in Maryland are calling for officials to make some common-sense rules. The discussion began when a referee made Maheem Haq sit out the game because she wouldn’t take off […]

D.C. — The Republican Study Committee is out with a plan to cut spending today, to the tune of $2.5 trillion. As Brian Beutler and Megan Carpentier point out, it’s mostly the whisper of a promise to cross fingers and hope for the best as the can skitters down the road: Like most major spending […]

From WCHB – Victims of the Detroit serial rapist have confirmed with the Detroit 300 that during a line up at the Detroit Police Department, six out of seven victims confirmed the identity of the serial rapist. The man identified is believed to be the 31-year-old, who lived at a home on Lansdowne near Grayton […]

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Chuck Brown talks about the year the DC music genre go-go caught on.

The Scott Sisters join Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss their release from prison and the conditions placed on them by Miss. Gov. Haley Barbour. Tom Joyner offers an invitation to Gladys Scott for a trip on the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage. Tom explains that Jamie Scott would not be able […]