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Romney Thinks Twice After ‘Fire People’ Comment

Source: CNN It brought nearly immediate attacks from his rivals, and even a mocking ringtone: Mitt Romney’s January comment that he “likes being able to fire people.” But in an interview published Wednesday, the GOP candidate acknowledged that it is one moment that makes him “try and be a little more careful in what I [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin Discusses Congress' Failure To Freeze The Student Loan Rate

Roland Martin discusses Congress’ inability to get anything don or do anything right. On Thursday The U.S. Senate failed to pass a measure that would freeze student loan rates. Student loan rates are scheduled to double in July. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes.

California High School Football Star Brian Banks Cleared Of Rape 10 Years Later (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: MSNBC Former high school football start Brian Banks said he’s “happy to be free” after a California judge exonerated him of a 2003 rape conviction because his accuser recanted her testimony. “It was bittersweet, you know, just happy to be free now, happy [...]

Christian Head, Black UCLA Medical School Doctor, Files Lawsuit After Alleged Gorilla Depiction

Source: The Huffington Post A faculty professor who filed a racial discrimination suit against UCLA, saying that the school ignored racial slights against him over his career, has taken to YouTube to air his grievances. In a six-minute YouTube video, Dr. Christian Head, an otolaryntologist at the UCLA’s medical school, says he was the subject [...]

Mediaite: Mayor Cory Booker Goes On Awesome Anti-Drug War Rant On Twitter

Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite On Wednesday evening, the Newark mayor took to Twitter to give a brilliant rant against the drug war and the disproportionate impact it has on blacks in America. He began by lamenting the enormous cost the war has taken: He then brought up the fact that the drug war disproportionately [...]

Inside The Bus During Drum Major Robert Champion’s Fatal Hazing (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source:  Christina Ng / ABC News Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion endured a lethal pummeling down the aisle of a pitch black bus that rocked from the force of the violence inside, the culmination of a tradition of violent hazing at the nationally known marching band. Champion struggled, with a female band [...]

Former Rising Football Star Brian Banks Exonerated In Rape Case

Source:  Christina Ng / ABC News A rising football star in southern California whose career was brought to a sudden halt by a kidnap-rape conviction that landed him in prison was exonerated today after his accuser contacted him on Facebook recanted her story. “I’m just thankful to be free now and have the opportunity like anybody [...]

Senate Fails To Agree On Student Loan Rate Freeze

Source: Rosalind S. Helderman / The Washington Post The U.S. Senate held two votes Thursday on measures to ensure that student loan rates for millions of college students do not double in July — and at the conclusion of the legislative action, the issue remained exactly where it began: stuck. The measures, one offered by Democrats and the other by [...]

LISTEN: Black UCLA Surgeon, Dr. Christian Head, Discusses Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, Colleagues Depicting Him As A Gorilla, Pay Reduction

Roland Martin talks with UCLA surgeon Dr. Christian Head about an image of him being depicted as a gorilla, pay reduction, instances of and subsequent lawsuit against UCLA. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes.

Mitt Romney Expands Day One Promises In New Ad (VIDEO)

Source: Rachel Weiner / The Washington Post In his second general election ad, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney expands on his promises for his first day in office. On Day One, the narrator says, Romney would announce deficit reductions, “ending the Obama era of big government.” He will stand up to China on trade, demanding [...]