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Nicki Minaj Apologizes For Using Malcolm X Art

Source: Haley Blum / USA Today Nicki Minaj has apologized after an intense backlash followed the release of the artwork for her single, Lookin A– N—-. The rapper released the art for the video Wednesday. It featured her name and the song title on an image of civil rights leader Malcolm X that was originally released by Ebony magazine in 1964. Minaj posted a [...]

How Does The Time Warner-Comcast Merger Impact YOU? Ali Velshi Lets Us Know

Roland Martin talks with Al Jazeera America’s Ali Velshi, host of “Real Money with Ali Velshi”, about the Time Warner and Comcast merger and how it will impact customers.

Ted Wells Released Report To NFL

Source: Sports Illustrated On Friday, Ted Wells released his much anticipated report on his investigation into Jonathan Martin’s bullying accusations and workplace conduct at the Miami Dolphins. Wells reports while Dolphins offensive lineman  Richie Incognito, John Jerry and Mike Pouncey engaged in a patter of harassing Martin, another teammates and an assistant trainer, they did not intend to [...]

Conversation w/ Jacquie & Karen Audio Podcast 02.12.14

This week on the Conversation with Jacquie and Karen Audio Podcast: Janaye Ingram Executive �Director, National Action Network; Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. calls in from the Rainbow Push Annual Wall Street Project in New York City and political strategist Corey Briscoe. Trending topics include NSA snooping and the class action suit against President Barack Obama; [...]

Senate Fails To Advance Unemployment Extension

Source: Jeremy W. Peters / The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Senate failed to move forward on a three-month extension of assistance for the long-term unemployed on Thursday, leaving it unlikely that Congress would approve the measure soon and dealing a setback to President Obama’s economic agenda. The cloture vote was 58-to-40, falling short of [...]

Oprah Winfrey Eyes ‘’Night, Mother’ For Broadway Debut

Source: Patrick Healy / The New York Times Oprah Winfrey is in talks to make her Broadway debut in a revival of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “’Night, Mother,” starring opposite Tony-Award winner Audra McDonald as a mother struggling to stop her daughter from killing herself, according to two theater executives familiar with the plans. The Tony winner [...]

Family Of Medric Mills, Who Was Ignored By D.C. Firefighters As He Died Of A Heart Attack, Wants Everyone Involved To Be Fired

Source: Irving DeJohn / New York Daily News The family of the elderly man that died of a heart attack in front of a Washington, D.C. fire station after firefighters refused to help him is demanding that the department extinguish everyone involved with the botched response. Medric Mills’ devastated kin called for the firing of the [...]

Man Claims ‘People Search’ Site Spokeo Harmed His Job Hunt

Source: Susanna Kim / ABC News While people willingly share personal information on social media sites such as Facebook, one Virginia man claims in a lawsuit that “people finder” sites like Spokeo.com aggregate personal information to the point of being “harmful” in his attempt to find a job. Ben Richman, an attorney for Thomas Robins, of Vienna, [...]

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Cops Sexually Assault Mother, Break 10-Year-Old Son’s Leg, Claims Lawsuit

Source: John Marzulli / New York Daily News A Brooklyn cop kicked a 10-year-old boy in the shin, breaking his leg, as the child was recording him with his cell phone, according to court papers. Cops were responding to Krystle Silvera’s Flatbush home looking for her ex-boyfriend in connection to violating an order of protection, according [...]

GOP House Leader Faces Ethics Committee Probe

Source: Paul Singer / USA Today The House Ethics Committee is investigating Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-ranking House Republican, her lawyer said Thursday. The probe apparently involves allegations of improperly mixing campaign and official funds. USA TODAY reported Wednesday that McMorris Rodgers had spent nearly $70,000 on legal services at the end of last year from [...]