It’s been eight years since the Tom Joyner Morning Show, family members and I were in Chicago at Grant Park for one of the most significant events in history. We were surrounded by politicians, media and civil rights icons, and even though we were hoping and praying for a victory that night, we were almost […]

This is the first graduation season in many years I haven’t done a HBCU commencement speech.  It’s been a busy spring for me though.  Along with…

There are some big problems going on in the country right now and we have the power to fix them. Gun violence, police brutality, and high…

I’ve spent much of my career working with Black comedians – some of them A-listers who have risen from the comedy clubs up the food chain…

Mother’s Day is about moms, but it’s also about all the women who played roles in our lives. If you’re Black, especially, chances are your…

It’s just human nature that extreme measures have to be taken just to make people in power do the right thing. We’ve seen it with…