TJMS: If You Missed It

Gwen Ifill was a pioneering Black journalist, providing a role model for young Blacks aspiring to media careers, especially women. Ms. Ifill succumbed to her battle with cancer Monday at the age of 61, prompting a nation to mourn one of its most respected journalists. Ifill was born September 29, 1955 in New York City […]

TJMS: If You Missed It

Racial cleansings have occurred in America at various instances throughout history. But in 1912, an incident in Forsyth County, Ga. is remembered as the largest case of Black expulsion ever recorded. Back in September of that year, two white women were attacked at separate intervals, allegedly by Black residents of the predominately white county. Ellen […]

TJMS: If You Missed It

Long before the likes of programs like The Arsenio Hall and The Tavis Smiley Show, a program based out of New York aimed to combine Black entertainment and culture. The SOUL! program was the brainchild of the pioneering Ellis “Mr. Soul” Haizlip which ran from 1968 to 1973. Haizlip, a native of Washington, D.C., made a […]

  Monday night Stanley Nelson’s ‘Vanguard Of The Revolution’ documentary had us glued to our TV screens. The fascinating tribute to the Black Panther Party not only chronicled the rise and fall of the group but also enlightened us all. See the best reactions to the film below: https://twitter.com/fiyawata/status/699782088556474368 https://twitter.com/KimBrownTalks/status/699777013972934661 https://twitter.com/beneviera/status/699795096288542720 https://twitter.com/ChrissyCole/status/699777899428245504 https://twitter.com/EBONYMag/status/699779359310245888 https://twitter.com/Nettaaaaaaaa/status/699815187298148352 https://twitter.com/ReignOfApril/status/699793601862230016 […]

Black History Month, National

Watch Roland Martin and Stanley Nelson discuss the upcoming documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution in the video clip above. Don't miss the premiere of the film tonight on PBS.

Black history can’t be made unless there are black men who educated and alive to make it. As Black males fall further and further behind…

NewsOne Now

Bobbito Garcia, an original member of the Rock Steady Crew and street baller, was on “NewsOne Now” to discuss his new PBS documentary, “Doin’ It…

  PBS two-hour Football documentary claim the league has covered up how football inflicted long-term brain injuries on many players in the PBS’ Frontline series League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis.” It’s tagline: What did the NFL know, and when did it know it? Former New York Giants linebacker Harry Carson, who is featured in the […]