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Chris Paul form the Tom Joyner Morning Show couldn’t ignore making a song about Herman Cain anymore with multiple accusers coming out saying he sexually harassed them.  Using Prince’s “Purple Rain,” Chris Paul gives the listeners “Herman Cain!!!”

Baltimore is definitely showing love for the kids today. You could have been on your way to work but you stopped by Wal-art’s Catonsville location at 6205 Baltimore National Pike to drop off backpacks, pencils, paper, glue, notebooks, any and every school supply you could imagine.

We also had entertainment from the amazing youth of the St. Veronica Youth Steel Orchestra who played their little hearts out. They are truly amazing. Stay tuned for video of their performances. There was face painting and a lot of fun.

On behalf of the kids of Baltimore and the Magic 95.9 family, we would like to say “THANK YOU.” Check out how generous Baltimore has been.

In celebration of Gerald Levert’s Birthday this morning The Tom Joyner Morning Show takes a look back at the funny jokes that the two exchanged through the years. Take a listen to how Gerald Levert remixes Ginuwine’s hit “Pony” by making funny of the entire Morning Show Crew. Happy Birthday Gerald, thanks for the laughs.

Foxy Brown hasn’t quite learned her lesson yet, has she? Listen as Tom Joyner discusses the recent incident on the 2011 Fantastic Voyage. What do you think she actually did to get kicked off the cruise? Share your thoughts with us below on the message board.

Check out part two of the live In Studio Jam with R&B/soul artist Raphael Saadiq from his appearance on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Listen as Raphael Saadiq smooths out the morning show crew opening with his hit “Never Give You Up” featuring his amazing band and background vocalists.

Take a trip further down memory lane and find Raphael Saadiq’s catalog sounding just as impressive now more than ever. With a few live surprises and an encore presentation at the request of Tom Joyner, This is one In Studio Jam we’ll be playing for weeks to come and one you’ll certainly be glad that you stopped by to experience along with us. Tell us what you thought of the show below on the message board.

REMINDER: Raphael Saadiq’s new album “Stone Rollin’” hits stores everywhere May 2011.

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For the last two decades, groundbreaking musician, singer, songwriter and gifted producer Raphael Saadiq has given us a vintage sound that has quickly become second to none in the music industry. As one-third of the the 80s soul trio Tony! Toni! Tone! the multi-talented artist has gone beyond the call of duty to carry on the legacy of great R&B music for the old school as well as the new school. With his critically acclaimed multiple solo projects and musical endeavors now spanning to TV and soon reaching into scoring films, Raphael Saadiq is dead set on making new music on a consistent basis for every occasion.

Remaining true to his mature style and his references to the classics without falling short into musical predictability, Raphael Saadiq is on his way back to us with full force as the world readies itself for the new album “Stone Rollin’” expected to hit stores this May. Today, however, R&B/soul music fans received a taste of some of the new music from the iconic artist during the most recent edition of the “In Studio Jam” live on the Tom Joyner Morning Show.

Listen below as Raphael Saadiq explains what he’s been up to besides working on the new album plus gives us an exclusive album preview alongside the TJMS crew. Raphael Saadiq discusses the concepts behind many of the album’s tracks as well as offers his remarks on the highly anticipated reunion of Tony! Toni! Tone! Will it ever come to pass? Listen to find out.

Check out the Stone Rollin’ album trailer below to get an additional sneak peek into what fans can expect this time around from Raphael Saadiq.

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“The Tom Joyner Morning Show” spoke to First Lady Michelle Obama today about the one-year anniversary of her “Let’s Move” campaign that helps get kids healthier and physically fit. She also revealed her plans for Valentine’s Day with the President. Barack Obama.

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Some inheritances are a curse. I don’t mean your grandmother’s cabinet of porcelain fawns, nor your uncle’s portfolio of watercolor still lifes, nor the 40 years of Model Railroader magazines stowed in the rafters of your dad’s garage. Worse than any of these is the hand-me-down that could be hiding in your genes. No one wants to wind up with the family’s hereditary disease.

Whether it’s diabetes, Alzheimer’s, or heart disease, having a family history of a hereditary disease can cast a shadow over your life. Some folks try to ignore it, others become obsessed with their family’s medical history and genetics. There’s always that uneasy feeling: Will it get me too?

“A history of hereditary disease can cause a lot of anxiety and worry,” says Adel Gilbert, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at Johns Hopkins University. “It can really affect your quality of life, or even how you live your life.”

I’ve spent most of my life in this gloom. My father died at 43, unexpectedly, of a stroke. And his father died at 64 (heart attack), and his father at 57 (heart attack), and his father at 61 (stroke). So the average age of death for the past four patriarchs of my family is 56 — a lifespan that would be above average for a 19th century coal miner and superb for a Neanderthal. But it’s not so hot for a man of the 20th century, let alone the 21st.

I’d like to beat the odds. I’m 34 now. I’d like to forestall or avoid the cardiovascular disease that felled my forefathers. Not only would I like to surpass the current record of 64 years — I’d like to exceed that life span by decades.

But is that a foolish hope for a guy with my family history? Is an early expiration date already written indelibly in my genes? Are my chances of getting to 80 any better than a mayfly’s? Under the cover of medical journalism, I turned to genetic experts to find out.

Can Genetic Testing Trump Family History?

“I see lots of people who are convinced they’re genetically doomed,” says Carrie Zabel. She’s a genetic counselor at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, whose job is to help people better understand their hereditary risks.

It’s no wonder people can feel so hopeless about their DNA. We view genes and genetic testing with superstitious awe. A news report about the discovery of a gene can sound as ominous as the prophecy of an ancient oracle. Genes seem to control everything — our intelligence, our risk for disease, whether we like anchovies. Each breakthrough in genetic medicine seems to erode a bit more of the tiny allotment of free will that we thought we had.

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Via: MedicineNet.Com

Research shows that there is an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease among men with erectile dysfunction and low testosterone levels. The study, conducted by Dr. Giovanni Corona, observed the testosterone levels of men who were seeking treatment for erectile dysfunction.

Many of those men suffered from heart attacks or other major heart problems. A few men that participated in the study died. Corona found that men who had low testosterone levels were more likely to die of heart problems.

“Our work shows that screening for testosterone deficiency in men with erectile dysfunction may help clinicians identify those at higher risk from cardiovascular events,” Corona said in a news release from the European Society of Endocrinology. “However, at the moment we can’t say whether low testosterone levels are the cause or the consequence of this higher risk.”

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The dictionary defines the popular term “comfort food” as “food prepared in a traditional style having a usually nostalgic or sentimental appeal.” It has been known to have a buffering effect as it soothes the soul and spurs memories of more “comforting” times. If that concept holds up in the kitchen, then it makes perfect sense that it should hold true in the living room with its aural equivalent. While it’s already a known fact that popular songs often connect with listeners in a highly personal way, often recalled alongside life’s more personal moments, only a few distinctive voices in popular music can achieve that same effect with instantaneous familiarity. With his eternally smooth and instantly recognizable falsetto alone – without the strings, bass, guitar or drums – legendary singer/songwriter/producer SMOKEY ROBINSON’s honey-coated voice absolutely is the audio equivalent of comfort food…comfort food for the soul…with soul. In following with the aforementioned definition, the Motown legend’s forthcoming ROBSO Records CD, Time Flies When You’re Having Fun has certainly been “prepared in a traditional style,” while that oh-so-familiar, highly identifiable crooning has an indisputable “nostalgic or sentimental appeal.”

Indeed, the “traditional” element of Time Flies When You’re Having Fun had already been determined while Robinson was recording his last CD, 2006’s pop/jazz standards collection Timeless Love. Just as that particular project had been recorded live in the studio with musicians – the first time he had recorded a full LP that way in years – Smokey knew he wanted to record his newly-written contemporary R&B songs in the very same fashion. In fact, he was so inspired by recording the “old school way” that the recording schedule for both projects actually overlapped. “I was having such a ball making that project (Timeless Love),” he explains. “I hadn’t intended on doing them simultaneously because I knew that Timeless Love was the one I was going to come out with. But things were going so well with that project that I said, ‘I’m gonna start putting in some of the original material I’d written for my new CD (Time Flies When You’re Having Fun) and record it this way too.’ I knew I was going to do these particular songs, but I didn’t realize I was going to wind up recording them live like I did with Timeless Love. So I did and we had a ball.” Though he’s the first to acknowledge and appreciate the technologically advanced way that recording for most releases are done today, like the cleaner sound and creative lee-way afforded by ProTools, Robinson was steadfast in his penchant for live instrumentation for this CD. “I think that you still don’t get that feeling that you used to get in the old days when everybody was in the studio together,” says Robinson, whose early Motown classics were recorded in this fashion. “That way was like doing a concert, because everybody was feeding off of each other. It’s just that live vibe.”

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Born August 25, 1927 in Silver, SC, A right-hander, grew up in Harlem. Her family was poor, but she was fortunate in coming to the attention of Dr. Walter Johnson,
a Lynchburg VA physician who was active in the black tennis community. He became her patron as he would later for Arthur Ashe, the black champion at Forest Hills (1968) and Wimbledon (1975). Through Dr. Johnson, Gibson received better instruction and competition, and contacts were set up with the USTA to inject her into the recognized tennis scene.

A trailblazing athlete who become the first African American to win championships at Grand Slam tournaments such as Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Doubles and the United States Open in the late 1950s. Gibson had a scintillating amateur career in spite of segregated offerings earlier in the decade.

She won 56 singles and doubles titles during her amateur career in the 1950s before gaining international and national acclaim for her athletic prowess on the professional level in tennis.

Gibson won 11 major titles in the late 1950s, including singles titles at the French Open (1956), Wimbledon (1957, 1958) and the U. S. Open (1957, 1958), as well as three straight doubles crowns at the French Open (1956, 1957, 1958).

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Washington, D.C., native Taraji P. Henson didn’t always know that her smoldering charisma and beautiful face would make her a professional actress.

On the contrary, she originally studied electrical engineering when she enrolled at North Carolina Agric & Tech. She later transferred to Howard University, where she attended classes while working as a secretary at the Pentagon, and as a singer and dancer aboard a cruise ship. She eventually changed her academic focus to theater and graduated in 1995.

Henson’s career began with appearances on Homicide: Life on the Street and ER, but it really took off when she was cast in a major supporting role in 2001′s Baby_Boyand 2004′s Hustle_&_Flow, in which she also showcased her vocal talents, singing on the track “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” for the movie’s soundtrack, which took home the Best Song Oscar that year. Henson later moved on to take major roles in Smokin’_Aces and Talk to Me. Henson made the most of her work as the mother of the backward-aging man in David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and her performance garnered Best Supporting Actress nominations from both the Screen Actors Guild, and the Academy.