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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Vote Or Shut The Hell Up (VIDEO)

Roland Martin asks us to stop complaining and to use our right to vote. #VoteOrShutTheHellUp

WATCH One Vote Matters 2012 Election Night Coverage With NBC News’ Craig Melvin And Roland Martin On TV One

NBC NEWS AND TV ONE CONFIRM GUESTS AND PANELISTS FOR 2012 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE Line-up Includes: Karen Finney, Joe Madison, Robert Traynham, Steve Gray, Mara Schiavocampo, Marc Morial, Benjamin Jealous, Patrick Gaspard, Tara Wall, Michael Hancock and Stacey Dash SILVER SPRING, MD, NOVEMBER 02, 2012 – NBC News, a leading source of global news [...]

Emergency Lawsuit Filed In Florida Over Long Lines At Early Voting (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post There was no sympathy from the state for Floridians who have reportedly waited as long as eight hours to vote early, prompting Florida Democrats to file an emergency lawsuit Sunday morning. The suit, filed in Miami federal court, seeks extended voting hours because of “inadequate polling facilities.” “The extraordinarily long lines deterred [...]

BLACK AMERICA WEB: 30K Ohio Voters Could Be Disenfranchised

Source: Black America Web Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted acknowledged “losing” more than 30,000 registration updates, meaning these voters could be disenfranchised. According to Husted, the loss is due to a computer error which prevented the updates from being recorded by the Secretary of State’s office, The Advancement Project reported Thursday. A new CNN/ORC [...]

Chris Rock’s Message For White Voters On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ In Brooklyn (VIDEO)

With election day nearly upon us, Brooklyn native Chris Rock wanted to take an opportunity to address white voters while Jimmy Kimmel is still in town doing “Live!”

Ohio Secretary Of State Jon Husted Adds A Step For Voters Who Will Cast Provisional Ballots On Tuesday

Source:  Brandon Blackwell / The Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Four days before Election Day, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted added a new step for voters who will use a provisional ballot on Tuesday. Previously, election officials were required to write down the form of ID a voter uses when provisional ballot paperwork is [...]

Brian Williams Eviscerates Limbaugh And Former FEMA Director ‘Brownie’ For Their Post-Sandy Reactions

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite During Thursday night’s broadcast of NBC’sRock Center, anchor Brian Williams took shots at both former FEMA head Michael Brown and conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh for what Williams considered to be their unsavory remarks in the wake of Hurricane Sandy’s destructive path. Delivering a monologue on news items-of-the-day, Williams mentioned that “‘Brownie’ is back. Michael [...]

Civil Rights Icon Rev. Amos C. Brown Fighting For Change One Registered Voter At A Time

Source: Jen Christensen / CNN At 82 and slowed by a stroke, Brown could be satisfied as senior pastor to his 3,000-strong flock at Third Baptist Church of San Francisco, the Bay Area’s version of King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Instead, he has been working behind the scenes – praying with President Barack Obama before his [...]

Ohio Secretary Of State Acknowledges Loss Of Thousands Of Voter Registration Records

By D.L. Chandler With the presidential election happening in just four days, the battleground state of Ohio is once again a major piece of the election puzzle. Already a hotbed for controversial moves and measures concerning the voting rights of its citizens, the “Buckeye State” finds itself on the map again after Republican Secretary of State, Jon Husted, acknowledged that [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: The Impact Of Friday’s Jobs Report; Fed’s Response To Sandy; Romney’s Misleading Ads; New Film From Charles S. Dutton

ACCLAIMED ACTOR CHARLES S. DUTTON AMONG NEWSMAKER GUESTS ON NOVEMBER 4 WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN Topics to include: The impact of Friday’s jobs report, the federal government’s response to Hurricane Sandy, GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney’s misleading advertisements, the weekly update on voter suppression, and compelling new film, “Least Among Saints.” November 4, 2012, [...]