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THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Licensing Controversy Over The Use Of Rev. Martin King Jr.’s Name & Likeness; GOP Plans To Attract Minorities; Changes In Financial Aid Policies May Impact HBCU Students; Bishop T.D. Jake’s Mission To Keep Ex-Cons Out Of Pris

LICENSING CONTROVERSY OVER USE OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S NAME AND LIKENESS IS AMONG THE TOPICS ON MARCH 24 WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN Topics to include: licensing controversy over the use of Rev. Martin King Jr.’s name and likeness; GOP plans to attract a more diverse audience; how new financial aid policies will [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Licensing Controversy Over The Use Of Rev. Martin King Jr.’s Name & Likeness; GOP Plans To Attract Minorities; Changes In Financial Aid Policies May Impact HBCU Students; Bishop T.D. Jake’s Mission To Keep Ex-Cons Out Of Pris

LICENSING CONTROVERSY OVER USE OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S NAME AND LIKENESS IS AMONG THE TOPICS ON MARCH 24 WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN Topics to include: licensing controversy over the use of Rev. Martin King Jr.’s name and likeness; GOP plans to attract a more diverse audience; how new financial aid policies will [...]

Female DJs: We’re Taking Over (VIDEO)

From nightclubs to fashion shows, women are jumping on the DJ circuit, proving that spinning turntables isn’t just for men. WATCH:

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Joseph Williams About The MLK Memorial Foundation Being Forced To Change Its Name By The King Kids

Roland Martin talks with journalist Joseph Williams about the MLK Memorial Foundation being forced to change its name by the King children.

Police: Boy Kills Georgia Infant In Stroller

Source: Katharine Lackey / USA Today Police are searching for two young suspects in Brunswick, Ga., on Friday after a shooter opened fire on an infant being pushed by his mother in a stroller, killing the 13-month-old boy. WTLV reports the mother and her toddler were on a morning walk Thursday, when they were approached by two [...]

Marine Kills 2 Hostages, Self At Base In Virginia

Source: Jim Michaels and Doug Stanglin / USA Today A Marine shot and killed two fellow Marines at a barracks near Washington, D.C., late Thursday and early Friday then took his own life, according to the commander of Marine Corps Base Quantico. All three, including a male and a female hostage, were active duty Marines assigned [...]

MLK Memorial Foundation Forced To Change Name By King Children

By Joseph Williams and Roland S. Martin TV One, Washington Watch They spent six years raising more than $100 million, one cocktail fundraiser, and souvenir mug and lapel pin at a time. And on October 16, 2011, the idea to build a monument in honor of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on the National [...]

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: Cook County Commissioner William Beavers Convicted Of Tax-Evasion

Source: Annie Sweeney / Chicago Tribune Cook County Commissioner William Beavers was convicted today on tax-evasion charges at the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago. A jury convicted Beavers on one count of corruptly impeding the Internal Revenue Service and three counts of filing a false federal income tax return for 2006, 2007 and 2008. A [...]

Chicago Public Schools To Close 61 School Buildings

Source:  Bob Secter, Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah and John Chase / Chicago Tribune After months of suspense and anxiety, Chicago school officials announced Thursday that they planned to close 61 school buildings, nearly 13 percent of the total number of schools in the district in what shapes up to be one of the largest mass school shutdowns [...]

1 In 10 U.S. Deaths Blamed On Salt

Source: Katie Moisse / ABC News On the heels of a study linking sugary drinks to 25,000 U.S. deaths a year, new research suggests salty food is even more dangerous. The new study, by the same Harvard research team, linked excessive salt consumption to nearly 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths worldwide in 2010. One in 10 Americans dies from eating too much [...]