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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Do Not Be Silent About The Affordable Care Act

Roland Martin: Do Not Be Silent About ACA by Roland S Martin on Mixcloud Roland Martin says American’s who believe in ACA cannot be silent while the Tea Party tries to end the Affordable Care Act.

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast 10:18:13: Dr. Ben Carson Stands By ACA Comments, Grambling Football Team Revolt, Things You Should Not Say To Your Woman

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast 10:18:13 by Roland S Martin on Mixcloud Roland Martin talks with Dr. Ben Carson about comparing the Affordable Care Act to slavery. During the interview, Dr. Carson stated that as a result of ACA, insurance companies will begin to fold. Grambling State University’s football team is staging a revolt against the [...]

Inside The Fox News Lie Machine: I Fact-Checked Sean Hannity On Obamacare

Source: Eric Stern / Salon.com I happened to turn on the Hannity show on Fox News last Friday evening. “Average Americans are feeling the pain of Obamacare and the healthcare overhaul train wreck,” Hannity announced, “and six of them are here tonight to tell us their stories.”  Three married couples were neatly arranged in his studio, [...]

Eastern Michigan Wideout Survives Chicago Streets, Killed In Off-Campus Apartment

Source: AP / ESPN DETROIT – A 20-year-old Eastern Michigan player was found shot to death Friday in an off-campus apartment building in what authorities said was a homicide that could have been a robbery. Police were investigating the slaying of junior wide receiver Demarius Reed, which came a day before a home game against Ohio University that will be played [...]

Aretha Wows Producers Was, ‘Babyface’ With Soulful Vocals, Arrangements

Source: Susan Whitall / The Detroit News Southfield —After hearing Aretha Franklin run through a number of songs for her forthcoming album on Thursday, producer Don Was teased her. “I saw you on TV this morning,” he said. “You were saying you hoped I brought some Grammys in my suitcase.” Franklin laughed. On Wednesday she had talked [...]

OJ Simpson Planning To Become TV Evangelist (VIDEO)

OJ Simpson hopes to be out of prison by Christmas so he can bring the gift of God to the world.

The Inside Story Of What Caused Grambling Football Players To Revolt

Source: George Dohrmann / Sports Illustrated GRAMBLING, La. – Anyone who wants to understand why the players on the 0-7 Grambling State football team revolted this week — walking out of a Tuesday meeting with the school’s president and athletic director, boycotting practice and finally refusing to travel to Saturday’s game with Jackson State — [...]

Bernard Kilpatrick Sentenced To 15 Months In Prison For Tax Crime

Source: Robert Snell / The Detroit News Ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s father, Bernard, was sentenced Thursday afternoon to 15 months in prison for a single tax crime stemming from the City Hall corruption case. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said Bernard Kilpatrick, 72, took money and did no work for contractors who were strong-armed by his [...]

Light-Skinned Only On New Latino Network?

Source: Richard Prince / The Root The new Fusion network, aimed at English-speaking Latino millennials, is following in the footsteps of its Spanish-language counterparts and so far is featuring only light-skinned Hispanics. Asked whether Afro-Latinos will be on the network, a joint venture of ABC News and Univision, spokesmanDavid Ford told Journal-isms by email, “He’s not [...]

What’s the Most You Will Do for a Ring? One Woman Is Making 300 Sandwiches

Roland Martin talks with New York Post Page Six reporter Stephanie Smith about her journey to get an engagement ring through 300 sandwiches!