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LISTEN: Is Beyonce Wrong For Telling B**ches To ‘Bow Down’?

Roland Martin talks with life-coach Valorie Burton about Beyonce‘s controversial song “Bow Down” where she exclaims “Bow Down B******” in the song’s chorus.

GM Recalls 34K Vehicles Over Bad Transmissions

Source: CBS News DETROIT – General Motors is recalling nearly 34,000 Buicks and Cadillacs in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere to fix a problem with the automatic transmissions. The recall affects Buick LaCrosse full-size cars and Cadillac SRX crossover SUVs from the 2013 model year. The company says a software problem can cause transmissions to [...]

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama, Israel’s Peres Deliver Remarks

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Following the first meeting of his Mideast tour, President Obama delivers a statement with Israel’s President Shimon Peres.

Colorado Prisons Chief Fatally Shot At His Home

Source: Doug Stanglin / USA Today The executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections was shot and killed Tuesday night as he answered the door at his home in a rural, wooded area, authorities said. El Paso County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Kramer said Tom Clements was shot in the chest around 8:30 p.m. by an [...]

ERIC DEGGANS: Cable News Is Still Unbearably White

Source: Eric Deggans / Daily Download.com It‘s easy to sound like a broken record when you’re talking about the lack of diversity among major cable TV news anchors. Critic and columnist Rachel Sklar wrote about it back in 2010, with a trenchant piece for the Daily Beast called “The Unbearable Whiteness of Cable” around the [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Tell Stores Your ZIP Code

Source: A. Pawlowski  / NBC News When it comes to paying with plastic at the cash register, you know the drill. A quick swipe, a signature and the contents of your shopping cart are yours. But sometimes the cashier asks for one more thing: “May I have your ZIP code, please?” You may think it’s necessary [...]

Dems Shelving Assault Weapons Ban For Now

Source: Stephanie Condon / CBS News Citing the minimal support for legislation that would ban assault weapons, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said today that he would leave the proposal out of the gun violence bill he’ll bring to the Senate floor. Instead, the assault weapons ban will be offered as an amendment to [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Bishop T.D. Jakes Discusses New Pope And Christianity; Can The GOP Attract African-Americans; Growing Wealth Gap Between White And Black Families; The Combined Political Power Of Blacks And Hispanics

BISHOP T.D. JAKES DISCUSSES NEW POPE AND CHRISTIANITY, HELPING FORMER INMATES ON MARCH 17 EDITION WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN Topics to include: the election of the first Latin American pontiff – Pope Francis; the Conservative Political Action Conference; the growing wealth gap between black and white families and the combined political power of blacks [...]

Steve Harvey: ‘Hollywood Is More Racist Than America’

Source: Marisa Guthrie / The Hollywood Reporter Steve Harvey commands a room with the natural grace of a Southern Baptist preacher — though he’s a product of a Midwestern Rust Belt upbringing. It is mid-September, early in the run of his daytime talk show, and the comedian, best-selling author and dispenser of advice to the [...]

CBC Chair Marcia Fudge Talks To Andrea Mitchell On Need For Diversity In President Obama’s Cabinet (VIDEO)

Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, talks about the importance of diversity, and the need for African Americans to be included in President Obama’s cabinet. She discusses the importance of all groups to have a seat at the table with MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Andrea Mitchell Reports