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*Tom Joyner’s Foundation Fantastic Voyage is celebrating 14 years of the ultimate party cruise with featured performers and guests including Jamie Foxx, Tyler Perry, Bootsy Collins, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Earth Wind and Fire, the O’ Jays, Frankie Beverly and Maze, plus more. This year’s concert on the water is completely sold out. According to a [...]
MIAMI – This weekend the 2013 Ford Fusion will cruise the high seas of the Caribbean Islands with a “purpose.” The Fusion will sail for eight days and seven nights aboard the 2013 Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, as part of Ford’s relationship with the Tom Joyner Foundation. This marks the seventh consecutive year Ford has [...]
*This morning on the Tom Joyner Morning show, Toni Braxton checked in to discuss her new Lifetime film, “Twist of Faith.” And in the course of discussing the project, she brought the drama by freaking out the Joyner with her casual comment that she’s thinking about was thinking about quitting music. Naturally everything came to [...]
*D.L. Hughley offered an interesting take on how to reach those conservatives who don’t believe in any tougher gun laws, suggesting that we “stop calling them gun deaths… call them really late, late, late term abortions.” Speaking on the Tom Joyner Morning show today, the comedian in his weekly commentary for the show spoke about [...]
*According to the NY Daily News, after 12 years of marriage, it’s splitsville for radio host Tom Joyner and his wife, ESPN sports commentator Donna Richardson. The news outlet reported the two went their separate ways weeks ago in what was a “mutual but not exactly amicable” situation involving other parties, a source tells Confidenti@l’s [...]
*Tom Joyner opened up his heart and his wallet for a grieving 61-year-old mother named Ella Edwards, who recently lost her 24-year-old son. She started a petition on Change.org to have her dead son’s $10,800.00 student loan debt forgiven. So she joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show via phone and told her story. Edwards explained that [...]
*This morning, President Obama called in to the Tom Joyner Morning Show. After thanking Tom Joyner and his listeners for their support and hard work put in to win the election he explained the fiscal cliff, how it affects the African America community, and how everyone can help. The President also defended Susan Rice expressing [...]
Ever since BET was sold to Viacom, other media companies have been looking for the perfect venture and it seems that one has been established. Radio One, Inc. has decided to join with Reach Media, Inc., to create the leading African American network radio company. Radio One’s Syndication One Urban programming combined with Reach Media [...]
*Cee Lo had a heck of a time at a recent presidential fundraiser. Without a guarded tongue, the singer performed his hit song, “F*ck You,” for a room full of Obama supporters. And he didn’t even do the clean version. Immediately supporters were appalled by the blatant disregard of circumstances. So he went on the [...]
*Frustrations and controversy ran high over Jenna Six as we witnessed young black men being discredited and treated unfairly through the judicial system in Louisiana. But, there was also another case where a young man was sent to prison for his indiscretions…not crimes. If you don’t remember the story of Genarlow Wilson, he was the [...]
*Since music has taken a turn for the worst, SWV (Sisters with Voices) is taking the industry back and has planned to return to R&B with a tour beginning March 24. The 90s singing group will kick off the return to good music on the Tom Joyner Cruise before getting to the Fresh Music Festival [...]
*With all of the specifics still pending, NAACP Chairwoman Roslyn Brock’s official statement is that the organization hopes for a resolution between suspended CNN political commentator Roland Martin, CNN and GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). Brock’s comments are in response to Roland Martin’s Super Bowl Sunday twitter controversy when his tweets referred to [...]
*Talk show diva, Wendy Williams, got really excited on her show last Wednesday when she told her audience members Oprah sent her a personal letter stating that she and Gayle King’s relationship were just dandy. This came after speculation that the two were feuding because Gayle is leaving Oprah’s OWN channel for the CBS morning [...]
*It is no secret that a lot of African Americans voted for President Obama simply because he was African American. For some, that was all the credentials he needed to win them over. Well, the Fly Jock is revving up the campaign trail with that element as a key factor in voting for the President. [...]
*Politico.com is reporting that a White House official and a reporter who was in the room today denied a report from an African-American radio host who says Obama told a group of black journalists that he tried to save Troy Davis. As previously reported, the post from Rob Redding Jr. at The Redding News Review [...]
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