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Aftermath Of Massive Tornado In Oklahoma (VIDEO)

A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row Monday, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread to other parts of the Plains and Midwest. (May 20)

‘Major Damage’: Massive Tornado Hits Oklahoma City

Source: Erin McClam / NBC News A huge tornado appeared to touch down just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon, perhaps near a casino where people were sheltered, a helicopter pilot for NBC station KFOR reported. A forecaster for the station said the tornado was kicking up a debris cloud about 2 miles wide [...]

Poor In Suburbs Outnumber Those In Cities, Study Claims

Source: CBS News Many of America’s cities have grown and prospered over the last few decades, showing surprising declines in poverty and crime rates. America’s iconic suburbs, however, have shown a dissimilar trend, so much so that there are now more poor people living there than in urban centers, according to a new analysis from [...]

50th Anniversary Of Medgar Evers’ Broadcasting Milestone (VIDEO)

Source: Randall Pinkston and Phil Hirschkorn / CBS News JACKSON, Miss. – In the early 1960s, as Medgar Evers was becoming better known nationally as a civil rights leader in Mississippi, he found himself shut out of local television newscasts in his hometown and the state capital, Jackson. DON’T MISS: Roland Martin Talks With Marcus Ward [...]

Essence And MSNBC Unite For Live Coverage Of The 2013 Essence Festival

Source:  Alexis Garrett Stodghill / theGrio Essence and MSNBC are uniting for live coverage of the 2013 Essence Festival, Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc., and Phil Griffin, president of MSNBC, announced Monday. Taking place from Thursday July 4, through Sunday, July 7, this much-anticipated annual event will heat up New Orleans even further during this long [...]

Teenager Recounts Moment When 14-year-old D’aja Robinson Cut Down By Gunfire On Queens City Bus

Source: Vera Chinese, Pete Donohue and Corky Siemaszko / New York Daily News A still-stunned friend of D’aja (Asia) Robinson, the sweet 14-year-old Queens girl killed when a bullet pierced the window of a Q6 bus, said she was just “arm-distance away from her” when the gunfire erupted. “My friend Cene had blood all over [...]

President Obama To Morehouse Grads: ‘There’s No Longer Any Room For Excuses’ (VIDEO)

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy At his commencement address at Morehouse College, President Barack Obama tied Dr. Martin Luther King’s journey to his own struggles, NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

President Obama Exhorts Good Deeds By Morehouse Graduates (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to take the power of their example _ as black men graduating from college _ and use it to improve people’s lives. (May 19)

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Don’t Allow Personal Drama To Interfere With Your Worship, Faith In God (VIDEO)

Over the past hour, we’ve heard some amazing stories. Some things will make you laugh, some make you cry, some that will leave you outraged. But the most important lesson for all of us is to understand the church is a place for us to come together to worship, for healing, for prayer, for salvation. [...]

DRAMA IN THE CHURCH: Pastors Panel Discussion On How To Deal With And Overcome Drama In The Church (VIDEO)

Imagine getting a phone call from a fellow pastor saying, “There’s a woman in my hotel room, and I don’t know how she got here.” What about dealing with the ego of congregation members who think they run the church, and you don’t? During this segment Roland Martin talks to three pastors who give us [...]