Potentially life-giving water still flows across the ancient surface of Mars from time to time, NASA scientists said Monday in revealing a potential breakthrough in both the search for life beyond Earth and human hopes to one day travel there.… MORE
Obama: US willing to work with Russia, Iran on Syria crisis
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Straining for a solution to Syria’s civil war, President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States is willing to work with Russia, as well as Iran to achieve a “managed transition” to remove Syrian leader Bashar Assad from power. Syria cannot “return to the pre-war status quo,” Obama declared during…… MORE
It’s About the ‘Principal’ of it All
Esther Adler-O’Keefe, a vice principal at Southampton High School in New York, is under fire for appearing in the music video for “Best Friend,” a song by rapper J.R. featuring Trey Songz. In the video, Adler-O’Keefe agrees to let J.R. house-sit her home while she goes off on a trip. In the meantime, J.R. and Songz invite…… MORE
Get Up and Dance
Janet Jackson dropped the new single “BURNITUP!” Thursday, featuring none other than Missy Elliott. “Working with Janet is unbelievable,” Elliott, 44, said in a statement, according to E! News. “Although we are great friends and have been for so long, I am still her biggest fan. Sometimes, I still have to pinch myself when I call…… MORE
The Beautiful Lessons B.B. King Taught Us
Once a person has passed, the myth, the legend that they will become, begins in earnest. There are those whose lives have been so exceptional, so encompassing, so completely lived, that the legend begins long before they leave us to ponder and try to understand, and appreciate the life they have lived. On May 14th,…… MORE
Top 5 NFL Games of Week 3
With Week 3 of the NFL season officially underway, the 120 Crew weighs in with the top five matchups to watch on Sunday.… MORE
GOP lawmakers: Boehner to step down end of October
AP –WASHINGTON — In a stunning move, House Speaker John Boehner informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign from Congress at the end of October, giving up his top leadership post and his seat in the House in the face of hardline conservative opposition. The 13-term Ohio Republican shocked his GOP caucus early…… MORE
The one who put the satin on ya panties By Jene’ India
Lately it has really been in me to become more acquainted with current hip hop. For a while I was strictly sticking with real rap with real lyrics and actual content. Tupac, Lauryn Hill, Outkast….ya know, real and legit hip hop artists!! Of course there are times when a catchy song with a dope hook…… MORE
Saudi Arabia: 717 pilgrims dead in hajj stampede
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The latest developments from a stampede on the third day of the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. ___ 3:45 p.m. Saudi Arabia’s civil defense directorate says 717 people were killed in a crush of Muslim pilgrims near the holy city of Mecca. Thursday’s disaster was the deadliest such incident…… MORE
Avant Drops 8th Studio Album and YOU Can Get It At A Special Fan Price!!!
TJMS Exclusive! Purchase The New Avant Album “The VIII” Here! We want to thank you for being a fan of the Tom Joyner Morning Show by extending you a special offer. We’re giving you the chance to pre-order Avant’s The VIII now (scheduled for a 9/25 release) at an exclusive fan only price. Click on…… MORE
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SNOOP DOGG’S BIOPIC COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN
Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon turned cultural mainstay, is officially bringing his life story to the big screen. Read more about Snoop’s upcoming biopic, film and TV deal with Universal inside. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Doggfather has signed a multi-year first-look deal with NBCUniversal through his Death Row Pictures banner, solidifying a…
SNOOP AND NBC
NBC is going from being the Peacock network to the Canine network after inking a new deal with Snoop Dogg. Snoop’s Death Row Pictures has inked a multi-year creative partnership with NBC Universal. Part of the deal will bring him back to The Voice next season, and he’ll continue his cross-platform appearances, like he did…
SHANNON SHARPE ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT
Shannon Sharpe is being accused of sexual assault and battery. A civil lawsuit filed in Nevada by Jane Doe says she and Sharpe were in a “rocky consensual relationship” for almost two years. The woman claims that Sharpe recorded their sexual relations without her permission. Jane Doe said the infamous live stream where Sharpe allegedly…
SZA HAS A NEW MAKE UP LINE
SZA‘s new business venture is Not Beauty — literally. She just launched a new cosmetic line under the label. Fans at Grand National Tour stops this weekend were the first to get their hands on products from the new line. The initial offering includes a trio of lip glosses, called In the Flesh, Strawberry Jelly and Quartz,…