Amid outcry from the state police union, a New Jersey university has decided to cancel a commencement speech from rapper Common over a song he…

Seniors gearing up for graduation at Howard University can breathe a little easier now; the Mecca is implementing a new practice that will surely lower…

  A 33-year-old Ohio man is wanted on on suspicion of starting a fight that led to a brawl during a punch-and-cookies reception after a kindergarten graduation Monday, prompting an elementary school to be placed on lock-down. Read More

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She’s come a long way from the girl ridiculed by people throughout social media and who was even asked by defense attorney Don West if she…

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  This week, an American ritual will repeat itself. Something that within the past century has morphed into a rite of passage for armies of…

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“NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin loves to offer his words of wisdom every week on the radio and TV One. Well, last week, he gave…

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Congratulations Dr. Sean Combs! Diddy graced The Yard at Howard University in Washington, DC (May 10) to receive an honorary degree in humanities and deliver the…

You would think most Americans would be eager to attend a speech when the keynote speaker is Michelle Obama, one of the most popular First…

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Roland Martin talks with Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Children’s Defense Fund about what steps need to be taken to keep black males off…

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Nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary for the Washington Post talks with the Tom Joyner Morning show about how to handle returning 2013 college graduates…

During a recent visit with Morehouse graduate Leland Shelton at his home in Baltimore, I noticed a trophy on a bookshelf honoring him as the top political science student in his class. What would he ask President Obama about politics if given the chance? Read More

The Tom Joyner Foundation’s first Full Ride Scholar, Britney Wilson of Brooklyn, New York, is graduating Saturday with the highest honors from Howard University. The native of Brooklyn, New York, Wilson is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of Washington, DC, is majoring in English, and heading law school in the fall.  She maintained […]