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Stop And Frisk Led To 400,000 NYPD Encounters With Innocent Black And Latino New Yorkers In 2012

Source:  Matt Sledge / The Huffington Post NEW YORK — A new analysis of the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk practice found that it resulted 400,000 stops of innocent black and Latino New Yorkers, far more than of other racial groups, and those encounters frequently targeted young people of color. The police also made more arrests for [...]

Sergio Garcia Issues 2nd Apology

Source: Bob Harig / ESPN Saying he had difficulty sleeping and contemplated withdrawing from this week’s European Tour event, Sergio Garcia on Wednesday afternoon apologized for racially insensitive remarks directed at Tiger Woods at a tour function outside London the previous night, saying his comments were “totally stupid and out of place.” The two golfers have been engaged in a war [...]

IRS Official Invokes Fifth Amendment During House Hearing (VIDEO)

Source: William Branigin and Ed O’Keefe / The Washington Post The head of the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt organizations office, faced with allegations of improper targeting of conservative groups, told a House committee Wednesday that she has done nothing wrong but declined to answer questions, invoking her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Lois G. Lerner [...]

Anthony Weiner Comeback Try Begins: He’s Running For NYC Mayor

Source: CBS News NEW YORK – Anthony Weiner has tossed his hat into the race for New York City mayor, joining a crowded field and formally beginning an attempt to come back from a scandal that forced him to resign from the House of Representatives. After weeks of speculation, the disgraced former congressman made it [...]

Brian Urlacher Retiring From NFL After 13 Seasons

Source: ESPN Chicago Brian Urlacher is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, according to his official Twitter account. “After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire,” Urlacher said in a statement he posted on Twitter. “Although I could continue playing, [...]

LISTEN: Morehouse Grad Leland Shelton On President Obama’s Shout-Out

Roland Martin talks with Leland Shelton about President Obama’s monumental shout-out at the Morehouse College commencment. Read what the President said below: “When Leland Shelton was 4 years old, social services took him away from his mama, put him in the care of his grandparents. By age 14, he was in the foster care system. [...]

Who Are You With? #TeamMayo Or #TeamMustard?

The #teammayo or #teammustard social media chat ranks in the top 5 of all time funniest social media chats we’ve had. Now here your chance to Voice Your Choice … stLight.options({ publisher:'18355ba4-a04c-4a33-a76f-847aadfc0f80', onhover:false }); Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Mobile Surveys | Feedback TabView MicroPoll  

Oklahoma: Images Of Devastation, Reunion (VIDEO)

Residents of the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore sift through the remnants of their homes and parents embrace children outside a demolished elementary school after a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister flattened the area. (May 21)

Mommie Dearest: Alice Walker’s Daughter Writes About How Her Mom’s Fanatical Feminist Views Tore Apart Their Relationship

Source: Rebecca Walker / Daily Mail She’s revered as a trail-blazing feminist and author Alice Walker touched the lives of a generation of women. A champion of women’s rights, she has always argued that motherhood is a form of servitude. But one woman didn’t buy in to Alice’s beliefs  -  her daughter, Rebecca, 38. Excerpts from [...]

Rough Economy, Tough Job Market, Fear Of Being Laid Off? Roland Martin Has Some Advice For You Via The Movie, ‘The Company Men’

by Roland S. Martin via Twitter Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com      Do y’all remember those #CompanyMen tweets I sent out last year? They came to mind when I saw today’s job layoffs at @espn. Life lesson #1: Never live above your means. Tomorrow’s paycheck isn’t promised #companymen Life lesson #2: You are a line item on a corporate balance sheet. [...]