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Chuck Norris: If Obama Is Reelected, It Could Bring About ‘One Thousand Years Of Darkness’ (VIDEO)

Source: Josh Feldman /  Mediaite Last week’s impromptu speech by Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention garnered a lot of attention, particularly for Eastwood going off-message in his improvised argument with a chair. Over the weekend, another conservative action star, Chuck Norris, released a YouTube video decidedly more on point about the choice in the presidential election. [...]

LIVE VIDEO: Democratic National Convention In Charlotte, N.C.

Democratic National Convention opens in Charlotte, N.C.

REMEMBERING MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN: Michael Clarke Duncan On Life Before Fame (VIDEO)

In a 2000 interview, Michael Clarke Duncan talks about how he made his living before becoming a Hollywood success.

Washington Watch With Roland Martin, 09.02.12, Video Podcast

At the top of our agenda this week, the “We Built It” GOP nominates Mitt Romney at a government-subsidized convention in a government-subsidized building. How ’bout that? Republicans use false ads about welfare to fire up White, working-class voters. The Democrats convene next week in North Carolina, facing lower enthusiasm for Pres. Barack Obama. And [...]

Michael Clarke Duncan, Academy Award Nominee For ‘Green Mile,’ Dead At 54

Source: CNN Michael Clarke Duncan, nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the 1999 film “The Green Mile,” died Monday morning at age 54, according to a representative for his family. Duncan “suffered a myocardial infarction on July 13 and never fully recovered,” a written statement from Joy Fehily said. Clarke died at [...]

HOODWINKED: New Documentary Aims To Erase Myths About Black Men (VIDEO)

During this week’s edition of Washington Watch, Roland Martin asked if there were more Black men in jail than in college. You’ve heard this all across the country for years. The answer is “college” – but you wouldn’t know that if you listen to people on radio, on television. They use this misconception all the [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Black Republicans On How The GOP Can Reach More African Americans (VIDEO)

While Roland Martin was in Tampa this week, he was on the lookout for some Black Republicans. Yes, they do exist, and he found three, who explained why there were there and how the Republican Party can do more to reach out to African-Americans. It’s a great chance to hear from real Black Republicans in [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Have The GOP Unleashed An Attack On Working Families, Middle Class, Unions And Lying About Medicare? (VIDEO)

With more than 1.6 million active and retired members, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — or, AFSCME — is the largest and fastest-growing public-service employees union in the country. This year, they elected their first African-American president, Lee Saunders, who happens to also have a new book out. It is called [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Bush Tax Cuts Contributed To The National Debt, Van Jones Says Dems May Have A Problem (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the GOP unveiling the debt clock, Bush tax cuts contributing to the national debt and Van Jones says the Democrats may have a problem to contend with in the 2012 elections. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Republican strategist Elroy Sailor, founder and CEO of J.C. Watts [...]

How The 2012 Presidential Election Will Impact Health Care Coverage For African Americans (VIDEO)

We’re hearing a lot these days about entitlement reform — a lot of talk about Medicare, for example, and we’ll get to that in a latter show. But today, we want to take a look at what entitlement reform may mean to folks who use Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, also known as [...]