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Mike Rice Bonus: Rutgers Owes Ex-Coach $100,000 For Lasting Through The Season

Source: Geoff Mulvihill / AP / The Huffington Post NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers University’s fired basketball coach is due a $100,000 bonus for lasting through the season. Mike Rice was dismissed Wednesday after a video was made public of him kicking and shoving players and spewing gay slurs during practices. He would not be collecting [...]

Atlanta Falcons Sign Falsely Imprisoned High School Football Star Brian Banks

Source: Mike Chiari / The Bleacher Report After serving five years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, former high school football star Brian Banks will finally have the chance to live out his NFL dream. NFL insider Jay Glazer originally reported that the Atlanta Falcons had signed the linebacker to a contract, and the team later confirmed the news. The signing comes just [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Attorney General Holder On Not Taking A Pay Cut, Gun Control & More

Attorney General Eric Holder joined Tom Joyner Morning Show correspondent Roland Martin to discuss various pressing topics affecting the nation; including the current gun control initiatives, overspending in the prison system, voting rights and more. Read the entire interview below. ROLAND MARTIN :  …  Tonight the National Action Network will have their gala dinner honoring [...]

Kevin Ware Overwhelmed By Support (VIDEO)

Kevin Ware sits down for his first on-camera interview since suffering a broken leg in Louisville’s win over Duke.

BET Founder To O’Reilly: Obama Getting A Pass From Blacks, O’Reilly Pushes Back On ‘Institutionalized Racism’ (VIDEO)

Source: Josh Feldman / Mediaite Last week Black Entertainment Television Founder Robert Johnson commented on the high black unemployment rate in the United States, remarking that the nation would never tolerate white unemployment being in the double digits. He sat down with Bill O’Reilly tonight to further elaborate, admitting that President Obama is getting a pass from the black community because they still [...]

NBC Confirms Jimmy Fallon Will Replace Jay Leno In 2014

Source: Bill Carter / The New York Times “The Tonight Show” will begin a new era in February when Jimmy Fallon succeeds Jay Leno as host of the most storied and successful program in late-night television. NBC plans to announce on Wednesday its plan to install Mr. Fallon as the show’s sixth host at the conclusion of the network’s coverage [...]

West Virginia Sheriff Shot And Killed Near Courthouse

Source: Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times A West Virginia sheriff was shot and killed Wednesday near the Mingo County courthouse in the town of Williamson, officials said. The Williamson mayor’s office told the Los Angeles Times that the victim was Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum. A Mingo County emergency dispatcher said that a suspect had [...]

Karen Finney Named New MSNBC Weekend Host

Source: MSNBC MSNBC has tapped Karen Finney as the host for a new afternoon program airing weekends from 4-5 p.m. Finney, who served as the first African-American spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, has been an MSNBC political analyst and guest host on the network since 2009. “Karen’s rich background in both education policy and [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin, AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders Discuss The 45th Anniversary Dr. King's Assassination

Roland Martin talks with AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders about the 45th Anniversary of Martin Luther King‘s assassination. Dr. King was killed while standing with AFSCME 1733 sanitation workers on April 4, 1968.

Motown To Launch Gospel Label That Includes CeCe Winans, Kiki Sheard

Source: Adam Graham / The Detroit News Motown Records is getting into the gospel business. On Tuesday, Motown execs announced a new venture with EMI Gospel to launch a new label, Motown Gospel. The label’s roster includes gospel stars Kierra “Kiki” Sheard and CeCe Winans, both native Detroiters, as well as Smokie Norful, Tye Tribbett and [...]