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Charles Barkley Responds To Donald Sterling Racist Comments

NBA legend Charles Barkley responded to Donald Sterling’s racially charged comments during the NBA on TNT.

LeBron On Donald Sterling Comments: It’s Unacceptable In Our League

LeBron James speaks on Donald Sterling’s racial remarks. For more info go to http://www.sun-sentinel.com/

Clippers Coach Doc Rivers Responds To Donald Sterling’s Comments

Black or white … doesn’t matter — Clippers head coach Doc Rivers says every one of his players is angry about Donald Sterling’s racist comments and how it could affect them in the NBA Playoffs.

Adam Silver Addresses Alleged Racist Comments Made By Donald Sterling

NBA commissioner Adam Silver holds a press conference to address alleged racist comments made by Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

Stephen A. Smith Reacts To Donald Sterling’s Comments

Stephen A. Smith joins “SportsCenter” to comment on the news of Donald Sterling’s purported racist comments.

President Obama: Comments By NBA Team Owner ‘Ignorant’

President Barack Obama on Sunday described comments reportedly made by the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers as racist, before casting them as part of a continuing legacy of slavery and segregation that Americans must vigilantly fight. (April 27)

Georgia Governor Signs ‘Guns Everywhere’ Into Law

Source: Larry Copeland / USA Today ELLIJAY, Ga. — It’s legal for licensed gun owners in Georgia to pack heat in bars, schools, churches and some government buildings. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, a Republican, on Wednesday signed the state’s “Safe Carry Protection Act,” which critics dubbed the “guns everywhere bill,” in north Georgia, on the edge of […]

Justice Sotomayor Rebukes SCOTUS In Response To Affirmative Action Ruling

Today On the Tom Joyner Morning Show: Roland Martin talks with Sherrilyn Ifill, head of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund about the Supreme Court’s ruling on Michigan’s Affirmative Action ban. Yesterday the nation’s highest court upheld Michigan’s ban on Affirmative Action in college admissions. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who recused herself from the […]

The Cast Of Love In The City Get Candid With Roland Martin On NewsOne Now

The cast of OWN TV’s Love in the City get candid about their character traits and give a sneak peak into their love lives. Watch Tiffany Jones, Bershan Shaw, Kiyah Wright and Chenoa Maxwell Saturdays at 10 PM EST in Love In The City on OWNTV.

Steady On The Grind: Police Say Woman Peddled Heroin — From Her Hospital Bed

Source: Ashlie Hardway / WTAE.com GREENSBURG, Pa. —A woman is accused of selling heroin from her hospital bed while she was in the intensive care unit at a Westmoreland County hospital, police said. Lori Sullenberger, 38, of Youngwood, was charged Tuesday with felony counts of possession with intent to deliver and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, […]