Have you ever heard of Relisha Rudd? Yesterday, through all of the noise about Donald Trump and his lies, I heard her name for the very first time. The sweet little eight year old girl, which is the same age of my precious daughter, Savannah, has been missing for three long years. She lived in […]
Before Donald Trump was ever elected, we knew he was a truly gross man — a liar and a cheater, a misogynist and a bigot, willing to play on the worst tendencies of this country for applause or votes. It was one thing when we knew of him that way as a reality TV star. It […]
For the past two years, as I’ve traveled the country and spoken on college campuses, and even right here on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, I’ve frequently made the point that it is hard to know a moment in history in when you’re in it. On an average day where you are stressed about work, […]
This morning I wanna tell you about a Louisiana police chief charging people with a felony hate crime punishable by 10 years in prison if they resist arrest. Now I would normally say “welcome to Donald Trump’s America,” but Louisiana’s Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards signed this horrendous bill into law before Trump was even […]
It has now been two weeks since our country elected Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. I have to admit that 14 days later, it’s still painful to accept that we are going from President Barack Obama to President Donald Trump. In fact, if anything at all is clear, it […]
Since Donald Trump was elected President last week, I’ve received thousands and thousands of emails from all over the country reporting a terrible increase in hate crimes and bigotry and racism and intimidation. At first, I’d simply read them, do my best to verify them however I could, then share them on Facebook and […]
Let me tell you about a woman. An elderly woman. A mentally ill elderly woman. A mentally ill elderly woman who was home alone, in her bedroom, naked, in the middle of a severe mental health crisis. Her name is Deborah Danner – a beautifully complicated soul, a project manager and longtime IT worker […]
A youth football team from Texas saw their coach fired and their football season canceled for taking a knee during the National Anthem.
Something amazingly powerful is happening all over the country with America’s youth. In 34 states, with at least 44 high schools, 21 colleges, and 2 youth sports leagues, brilliant, bold, courageous young student athletes – ranging from football players to cheerleaders to volleyball players and marching bands have all taken a knee during the […]
The 'Heal Our Communities' forum is a scholarship awareness reception aimed at bridging the educational gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students.
NewsOne’s Top 5 gives you a quick rundown of the viral stories we’re talking about today. 6-Year-Old Louisiana Boy Just Became The Youngest Person Killed…
Activist and New York Daily News reporter Shaun King's decision to put CNN on blast resulted in King being locked out of his Twitter account.
