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WASHINGTON WATCH: Engaging Voters And Getting Out The Vote; Black Pastors Allegedly Not Supporting Pres. Obama (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss engaging the electorate where they are, encouraging minorities to vote and address the Associated Press article that alleges Black pastors telling their congregations not to vote on election as a protest against Pres. Obama’s support of same-sex marriage. MR. MARTIN:  One of the things that jumps out [...]

700,000 To 1 Million Minority Voters Under 30 May Be Unable To Vote Because Of Voter I.D. Laws

Getting the right to vote was a hundred-year-long struggle that saw beatings, violence and even deaths; and that fight for the right to vote isn’t over. Half a century ago, Blacks were prevented from voting by a variety of intimidating tactics, including literacy tests; poll taxes; dogs; police batons; and violence from angry, White citizens. [...]

WHAT’S THE ASK: What Should We Ask Of The Politicians Running For Elected Office? (VIDEO)

This week’s segment of Washington Watch’s What’s The Ask features Ryan Mack, activist and president of Optimum Capital Management; Janaye Ingram, D.C. bureau chief of the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network; Rev. Jamal Bryant, pastor at Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore, Maryland and David Johns IMPACT director and former senior senate staffer. What [...]

Keija Minor Named ‘Brides’ Editor-In-Chief, First African-American To Head Up A Condé Nast Magazine

Source: Julee Wilson / The Huffington Post Keija Minor has been named the editor-in-chief of Brides, making her the first person of color to ever hold the title at a Condé Nast Publications (CNP) magazine. To put it simply–Minor’s new appointment is major news. CNP, the privately owned company that produces 18 magazines including Vogue,Glamour, Vanity Fair and GQ, has been in existence since 1909. [...]

THE BIGGEST DAMN LIE: Mitt Romney’s 47% Comments (VIDEO)

This week’s winner of The Biggest Damn Lie is Mitt Romney. Romney won hands down this week with his 47% comments. Actor and activist Tatyana Ali; political activist Jeff Johnson, founder of UrbanCusp.com; “Washington Post” contributor, Rahiel Tesfamariam; and, political journalist and TheGrio.com contributor Joe Williams joined Roland Martin on location during the Congressional Black [...]

NYC Schools Handing Out Morning-After Pill Without Telling Parents

Source: Claudine Zap / The Slide Show / Yahoo News Back to school checklist: note books? Check. Class assignments? Check. Plan B morning-after pills? Check. Wait, what? It’s true: Students as young as 14 can get birth control at 13 New York City high schools without parental consent. Although condoms have been provided free for [...]

Usher Encourages Young People To Get Registered And Vote (VIDEO)

Source: Abdul Sada / theGrio Usher, like many celebrities and public figures, is lending his voice to OurTime.org, encouraging young people to get out and register to vote. In the video on their website, the musician’s message to the youth is: “This is when your voice would matter, this is the time that you should engage, this is [...]

Facebook Bug Exposing Users’ Private Messages On Timeline? New Glitch Reportedly Spotted

Source: Catharine Smith / The Huffington Post Have Facebook users discovered a bug that exposes private correspondences between friends on the social networking site? According to Metro France, non-public messages sent between 2007 and 2009 may be appearing publicly on some users Timelines. France’s Le Nouvel Observateur is also reporting that private correspondences from 2010, 2011 and [...]

Tracy Morgan’s Emmys Stunt Instantly Sparks 25,000 Tweets

Source: Brian Anthony Hernandez / Mashable During the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, host Jimmy Kimmel urged viewers to take to Twitter and type about comedian Tracy Morgan passing out on stage, instantly sparking 25,000 tweets. Of course, Morgan didn’t really pass out, but he did lie on the stage. Morgan even stayed on his back when the award [...]