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Hill Harper Leaves ‘CSI:NY’, Joins USA’s ‘Covert Affairs’ As New Series Regular

Source: Nellie Andreeva / Deadline CSI: NY‘s Hill Harper is joining the upcoming fourth season of of USA’s drama series Covert Affairs as a new series regular alongside Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett and Peter Gallagher. CSI:NY’s ninth season finale airs tonight on CBS, and by most accounts it will be a series finale as the CSI spinoff appears unlikely to return. CBS [...]

Here’s How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List

Source: Jeff Bercovici / Forbes An endorsement from Oprah Winfrey. A film deal from Steven Spielberg. A debut at the top of The New York Times bestsellers list. These are the things every author craves most, and while the first two require the favor of a benevolent God, the third can be had by anyone with the ability to write a [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: One Year Later, The Impact of Trayvon Martin’s Death

by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com  In the age of rapidly shortening attention spans and the mass media hopping from one story to the next, it is fairly remarkable that the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one year ago Tuesday, continues to resonate in the consciousness of many Americans. Most of this is because of [...]

Green Bay Packers In Need Of Defensive Help From Coach Sumlin, Aggie Football

Source:  John Brannen / Houston Chronicle The NFL has come calling for Texas A&M’s Kevin Sumlin once again. But this time, it’s not about filling a coaching vacancy. The Packers were eliminated from the playoffs in a 45-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. A big reason for that was the dual-threat capabilities of quarterback Colin [...]

Emory University Leader Revives Racial Concerns

Source: Kim Severson and Robbie Brown / The New York Times ATLANTA — A reception Friday at Emory University to celebrate the work of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in the years after the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. could have been more poorly timed, but not by much. All week long, the [...]

‘Great 9th’ May Lose More Of Its African American Political Clout

Source:  David Zahniser / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles reached a benchmark half a century ago when the City Council’s first African American was appointed to represent the area then known as South Central. Gilbert Lindsay, a former cotton field worker and city janitor, was chosen in 1963 to fill a vacant seat in the 9th [...]

Sec. LaHood: Sequester Will Lead To Flight Delays (VIDEO)

Speaking at the daily White House briefing, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told reporters that a sequester would lead to furloughs for most FAA employees, which would cause many flights to be delayed or cancelled. (Feb. 22)

Retired General Says National Guard Could Help Curb Chicago Violence

Source: Lolly Bowean / Chicago Tribune To reduce the homicides and shootings plaguing Chicago streets, elected officials should consider calling on the state and federal governments for help, even the National Guard if necessary, said a retired Army lieutenant general who spearheaded the military response after Hurricane Katrina. “Just like we do with any disaster. When [...]

Aspiring Rapper Among Dead After Shooting, Fiery Crash On Las Vegas Strip (VIDEO)

Source: Miguel Marquez / CNN Las Vegas – An aspiring rapper was among three killed during a shooting and subsequent car crash that killed three and closed a block and a half of the Las Vegas Strip. Kenneth Cherry Jr. — known as Kenny Clutch — was driving his Maserati on Thursday when someone in a [...]

Judge Grants Bail To Oscar Pistorius (VIDEO)

Criminal defense attorney Ted Simon on a magistrate’s decision to grant bail to Oscar Pistorius. WATCH: