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THE CHOICE: Break Down Of President Barack Obama & Mitt Romney’s Early Childhood Education Plans (VIDEO)

In this week’s segment of “The Choice,” where we break down Pres. Barack Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s plans on early childhood education. MR. MARTIN:  It’s now time for our new segment, “The Choice,” where we break down Pres. Barack Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s plans on issues important to America, but especially Black America.  Next month, [...]

Roland S. Martin Joins Bill Cosby, Jalen Rose Others On Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst Board Of Directors

Source: StudentsFirst.org Sacramento, Calif. _ StudentsFirst announced today the appointment of a team of diverse and dynamic leaders to its board of directors. Each will help bring the StudentsFirst movement and its message, that all kids deserve a great education, to a wide-ranging audience. Joining StudentsFirst founder and CEO Michelle Rhee on the board are: [...]

LSU Campus Evacuated Over Bomb Threat

Source: Meena Hart Duerson / New York Daily News Louisiana State University campus was evacuated on Monday afternoon after a bomb threat was reported on campus. The threat was reportedly phoned in to the East Baton Rouge Parish 911 office, sparking a campus-wide alert. A notice to the campus was posted on Twitter at 12:37 [...]

NBC Chicago: Judge Holds Off Order To End Chicago Teacher Strike

Source: NBC Chicago A Cook County Circuit Court judge on Monday declined a request to hold a same-day hearing for an injunction to immediately end Chicago’s teacher strike. During a short meeting, Judge Peter Flynn postponed the requested hearing until Wednesday, city law department spokesman Roderick Drew said. That comes after the Chicago Teachers Union’s [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: The Impact Of The Economy, Unemployment, Limbaugh And The Housing Crisis On The 2012 Presidential Election (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the how the economy, unemployment numbers, housing crisis will impact the 2012 Presidential election. Is Rush Limbaugh the mouthpiece of the Republican party; will Mitt Romney tell Limbaugh to be quiet? Plus, New York places a ban on 32 oz.drinks; has the Big Apple become a nanny [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: The Impact Of The Latest Polls And Politics Of The 2012 Presidential Election (VIDEO)

It’s hard to escape the presidential campaign these days. We are some 50 days from Election Day. The aftermath of the tragic death of our ambassador to Libya and riots all over the Arab world could become decisive in the campaign. Americans’ satisfaction with the way things are is still low at 30 percent, according [...]

Weighing Offer, Chicago Teachers Stay on Strike (VIDEO)

Chicago teachers uncomfortable with a tentative contract offer decided Sunday to remain on strike, insisting they need more time before deciding whether to end an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (Sept. 17)

A $23 Million Mansion Heads To Foreclosure As An Entrepreneur’s Fortune Vanishes

Source: J. Freedom du Lac and Annys Shin / The Washington Post Rodney P. Hunt was running one of the country’s most successful black-owned government contracting firms in 2003 when he began building the ultimate symbol of his ascent: A riverfront McLean mansion so big, Hunt once joked, that he worried he’d “need walkie-talkies just to communicate” with his son. [...]

The Latino Gender Gap: Latina Voters Prefer Obama By 53 Point Margin

Source: Sylvia Manzano / Latino Decisions  With seven weeks until the election Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s potential gender gap with women faces a new hurdle in the Latino community, as reported today by Pilar Marrero.  According to the fourth week of the impreMedia/Latino Decisions tracking poll Latina voters plan to vote for President Obama by a margin of 74% [...]

WATCH The McDonald’s 365Black Awards Online

The McDonald’s 365Black Awards is officially available online at http://www.365blackawards.com.