Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 196

F.C.C. Backs Plan To Update A Fund That Helps Connect Schools To The Internet

Source: Edward Wyatt / The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission voted on Friday to overhaul and possibly expand its E-Rate program, a $2.3 billion effort to provide schools and libraries with up-to-date telecommunications service and equipment, including high-speed Internet connections. A proposal approved by the commission, which will be made available [...]

Saunteel Jenkins Chosen As New Detroit City Council President, Will Replace Pugh

Source: Joe Guillen /  Detroit Free Press The Detroit City Council today picked Saunteel Jenkins as its new council president to replace Charles Pugh, who suddenly stopped showing up to meetings three weeks ago and remains in seclusion. The council, which is down to six members who regularly attend meetings, also chose Councilman Andre Spivey as president pro [...]

Ex-Detroit City Council Staffer Charged In Bribery

Source: Robert Snell / The Detroit News Detroit — Federal prosecutors charged a former City Council staffer Tuesday with pocketing a $15,000 bribe as part of a widening scandal involving the city’s pension funds. George Stanton of Detroit, the former chief of staff to ex-Councilwoman Alberta Tinsley-Talabi, was charged in a criminal information. If convicted, Stanton [...]

Readout Of The President’s Meeting With The Congressional Black Caucus

Source: White House   THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary This morning, President Obama met with Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) at the White House. During the meeting, they discussed a range of topics including the economy, voting rights legislation, education, comprehensive immigration reform, youth employment, gun violence, and anti-poverty programs. [...]

NABJ Congratulates Roland S. Martin On New Role As Host Of TV ONE’S, NEWS ONE NOW

Source: Veronique Dodson / NABJ WASHINGTON (July 9, 2013) – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates member Roland S. Martin on his new role with News One Now. TV One, which entertains, informs and inspires Black adult viewers, has announced the creation of News One Now, a live one-hour, weekday morning news program slated to premiere [...]

Newsroom Diversity: A Casualty Of Journalism’s Financial Crisis

Source: Riva Gold / The Atlantic The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) recently released its annual study of newsroom diversity. The results only confirmed what many who have lived through the industry’s deep recession have already experienced: a steady decline in minority journalists and stagnation in prior progress. Despite claims by news organizations that they value [...]

‘Angry Trayvon’ App To Shut Down, Developer Says

Source: Hayley Tsukayama / The Washington Post The developer of the game “Angry Trayvon” said the app has been removed from app stores after drawing complaints that the app was inappropriate and racist. The game app featured a main character who wore a hooded sweatshirt and shared a name with Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old who was shot and [...]

Russian Official: Snowden Accepts Venezuelan Offer

Source: AP / Yahoo! News MOSCOW — NSA leaker Edward Snowden accepted Venezuela’s offer of political asylum, according to a posting Tuesday on the Twitter account of a Russian lawmaker with close ties to the Kremlin. However, the tweet disappeared a few minutes later. It was not possible to immediately reach Alexei Pushkov, the head [...]

Gunshot Wound Expert: Martin Was On Top Of Zimmerman (VIDEO)

Source: Erin Donaghue / CBS News SANFORD, Fla. — A nationally renowned gunshot wound expert testified Tuesday that Trayvon Martin’s gunshot wound was consistent with accused murderer George Zimmerman’s story that the teen was on top of him and leaning over when he was shot. George Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch captain standing trial in the teen’s [...]

Where The Bed Bugs Are: Report Shows Rise In 15 Cities

Source: Jayne Clark / USA Today Start scratching. Terminix has just issued its annual list of top bed-bug infested cities. In a twist this year, the exterminator has identified the 15 top cities with the largest increase in infestations. The 15 cities with the greatest increases in bed bug complaint calls to Terminix: Sacramento — 54% Milwaukee — 53% Las [...]