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Roland Martin talks about the nationwide removal of the confederate flags in the midst of the South Carolina massacre last week. “I’m not satisfied that a flag might com down. I’m not going to force you to have courage only because nine people were gunned down in a church, Forgive me if I’m not satisfied. […]
President Barack Obama’s use of the N-word during a podcast has triggered concern with Fox News host Elisabeth Hasselbeck. So much so that she’s worried he will say the word during an important speech like the State of the Union. Hasselbeck’s worry stems from a discussion Obama had with Marc Maron on the state of […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has granted a mistrial in the case of two former Vanderbilt football players convicted in the dorm-room rape of a student, saying “bias has been clearly shown.” Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins on Tuesday ruled in favor of defense attorneys who said a juror, 31-year-old Todd Easter, (pictured) intentionally […]
BALTIMORE (AP) — A medical examiner found Freddie Gray suffered a “high-energy injury,” most likely caused when the Baltimore police van he was riding in slowed down, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun. The report says Gray’s death could not be ruled an accident and is instead a homicide because officers […]
Even as national retailers pull Confederate flags from shelves and websites after the shooting deaths of nine black church members in South Carolina, manufacturers that produce the divisive symbol say that sales are now surging. “I don’t sell the Confederate flag for any specific group, I just sell the flag,” said Kerry McCoy, owner and […]
We’ve already heard enough about driving while Black, racial profiling and stop and frisk. But does discrimination even extend to shopping while Black? Indeed it does, alleges a report by the Center For Popular Democracy, a labor advocacy group. The group says that their recent report indicates that Zara discriminates against Black shoppers by targeting […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Purchases of new U.S. homes surged in the Northeast and West in May, as steady job growth over the past year has lifted the real estate sector. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that new-home sales rose 2.2 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 546,000, the strongest pace in […]
A trail date to indict the six Baltimore police officers, that were involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, has finally been set…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart said Monday it is removing any items from its store shelves and website that feature the Confederate flag. The announcement by the world’s biggest retailer comes as the shooting deaths of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, have reignited the debate over the flag’s symbolism. […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor declared Monday that the Confederate flag should be removed from the statehouse grounds as she acknowledged that its use as a symbol of hatred by the man accused of killing nine black church members has made it too divisive for the state to display in such a public […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidates, GOP lawmakers and the lone black Republican in the House are returning donations from the leader of a white supremacist group cited by Charleston church murder suspect Dylann Roof or giving the money to charity. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, an African-American Republican woman who was elected to the […]
A White House spokesman said on Monday afternoon that President Barack Obama will travel to Charleston this Friday to eulogize Rev. Clementa Pinckney, who was killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel AME church along with nine others. On Friday, June 26th, the President and Vice President will travel to Charleston, South Carolina to attend […]
