Birth Name: Thomas Joyner
Place of Birth: Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 23, 1949
Ethnicity: African-American, as well as English
Tom Joyner is an American radio personality, host, philanthropist, and musician. He was the hosted of the syndicated radio The Tom Joyner Morning Show. He founded Reach Media Inc., the Tom Joyner Foundation, and BlackAmericaWeb.com.
Tom is the son of Frances Lincoln (Dumas) and Hercules Lionel Joyner. He has two children with his former wife Dora Chatmon.
A DNA test shown on the show African American Lives 2 (2008) stated that Tom’s genetic ancestry is:
*65% Sub-Saharan African
*35% European
Tom’s paternal grandfather was Dr. Oscar Albert Joyner. Oscar was born in South Carolina.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was named Ruth Griffin.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was Isaac Lafayette Dumas (the son of Isaac Dumas and Frances). Tom’s grandfather Isaac was born in Alabama. Tom’s great-grandfather Isaac was the son of Ralph Dumas, who was born into slavery, and of Caroline Collie.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was Nettie Lavinia Stanback (the daughter of Zachariah Stanback and Janet Hall). Nettie was born in North Carolina. Janet was the daughter of Edward Hall, a white lawyer, and of Jane Hall, who was Edward’s black slave. The two appear to have lived together after slavery ended. Edward’s father was a Supreme Court Justice in North Carolina.
Source: Genealogies of Tom’s parents – https://www.findagrave.com
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