In 1781, Elizabeth “Mum Bett” Freeman became the first African American woman to win her freedom from slavery through a court of law. The case…
Stay away from Dearborn Heights. Those were five unsettling words I remember as a teenager growing up in Detroit during the mid-1960’s. I was warned…
It’s been eight months since Pedro Quezada (pictured right) got lucky by winning the fourth-largest lottery pot in history at a whopping $338 million. Now Quezada is…
In 1966 Dr Maulana Karenga created an Afro-American holiday designed to honor African heritage and tradition called Kwanzaa. The week long celebration is observed between…
Richard Overton (pictured) must have done quite a number of right things in his very long life because at 107 years young, he still has a sober mind,…
They put a green screen in the Red Room, directly across from an early 19th-century portrait of Dolley Madison. In the Blue Room, where the president receives guests beneath a large crystal chandelier, period costumes were being fabricated and gory makeup was being made to look like deeply stitched wounds. See Pics
The afternoon couldn’t be more perfect at Arlington National Cemetery. The sky is blue; the leaves have just begun to change color. Paula Davis sits in a lawn chair by her son’s grave. Read More
Amazon announced Monday that it will begin Sunday deliveries using the government agency’s fleet of foot soldiers, office workers and truck drivers to bring packages to homes seven days a week. Read More
Even scientific evidence can’t convince a racist that his genes, like many people on this planet, are connected to The Motherland. When Craig Cobb, a…
Julius “Dr. J” Erving says he didn’t mean any harm in writing his new autobiography. The NBA living legend known as much for his towering…
11/11/13- Comedian Lavell Crawford and his mom Anita talk with the TJMS crew about his childhood birthday parties, how she taught him how to fight,…
