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Tom Joyner: Listeners
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Unlike more strident pundits, Mr. Joyner does not tell listeners what to think. But what Mr. Joyner calls his “air advocacy” is on display, especially when he joins with Tavis Smiley, the media personality and editor of the best-selling book “The Covenant With Black America,” who offers twice-weekly commentary on Mr. Joyner’s show. Over the years, the two have led a number of campaigns. They pressured the owner of some slave artifacts to donate them to a museum instead of putting them up for bid at Christie’s auction house. They pushed for the Congressional Gold Medal for Rosa Parks , which she received in 1999.
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Joyner immediately incorporated his sense of social responsibility and "giving back" to his listeners and to his community. "Be like the Jeffersons. It's all right to move on up and move on out. Yeah, it's OK to move out the neighborhood once you get some zeros in that paycheck, the zeros that you're striving for. Don't be ashamed or afraid to do that, but come back as often as you can. Spend time in the 'hood. Spend money.
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"I really appreciate all of the sympathy and prayers expressed by all of my close friends and my listeners," Tom Joyner said. "Those that ever had the pleasure of meeting Pops know what an inspiring life he lived and what a proud man he always was. My family and I are thankful for all of your prayers."
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