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LISTEN: Trayvon Martin's Mother, Sybrina Fulton, Talks With Roland Martin About Keeping 'Her Son's Legacy Alive'

Roland Martin talks with Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, about keeping “her son’s legacy alive” and also with attorney Ben Crump about the latest in the George Zimmerman case.

WATCH: Roland Martin “Tells It Like It Is” At NABJ Syracuse University

Video streaming by Ustream NABJ and Syracuse University Present Political Analyst and Social Commentator Roland Martin, “Tells it Like it is”

Hackers Access Federal Reserve Website, Data

Source: Charles Riley / CNN Money The Federal Reserve has acknowledged that an outside party gained access to its website and a limited amount of data, raising questions about the central bank’s cyber-security measures. “The Federal Reserve System is aware that information was obtained by exploiting a temporary vulnerability in a website vendor product,” a [...]

Monster Blizzard Could Slam Northeast

Source: CNN Two ferocious storm systems are expected to converge overnight, resulting in what could be a historic blizzard for parts of the Northeast. A winter blast churning westward across the country and a cold front barreling northward along the East Coast will amass, potentially dumping feet of snow. Boston could have its largest snowstorm [...]

MICHELLE BERNARD: Michelle Obama And The Broadsides On The Black Woman’s Backside

by Michelle Bernard President & CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy  Krissah Thompson’s story, “Michelle Obama’s Posterior Again the Subject of Public Rant” got me thinking about somatic norm image — in other words, how cultures define beauty — and about my days as an undergraduate at Howard University, one [...]

Celebs Call For Action On Gun Violence (VIDEO)

Singer Tony Bennett, Actor Adam Scott, and Martin Luther King, III were among the famous names who traveled to Washington Wednesday to call on Congress to act to stem gun violence. (Feb. 6)

Boy, 7, Suspended For Throwing Imaginary Grenade

Source: Adam Edelman / New York Daily News A second-grader in Colorado has been suspended from his elementary school for “throwing” an imaginary grenade during a harmless make-believe game he was playing called “rescue the world.” The innocent 7-year-old claimed he was, in fact, simply trying to rescue the world, but officials at Mary Blair Elementary [...]

Beyonce Slammed Over Super Bowl Outfit

Source:  Ellie Krupnick / The Huffington Post We should’ve seen this one coming: PETA is none too pleased with Beyonce’s halftime outfit at the Super Bowl. The animal right group released the following statement: We would take a bet that if Beyoncé watched our video exposés here and here, she’d probably not want to be seen again in anything made of snakes, lizards, rabbits, or [...]

Boy Scouts Postpone Decision On Admitting Gays

Source: Michael Muskal and Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times IRVING, Texas — The Boy Scouts of America decided Wednesday to put off a decision on whether to lift a national ban of gay members and leaders, saying the issue of sexual orientation was too complex and needed more time for study. The decision to wait came after [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Mike Wenger About His Book “My Black Family, My White Privilege”

Roland Martin talks with Mike Wenger about his book “My Black Family, My White Privilege”.