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Key Witness In Trayvon Martin Shooting Changed Story

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: MSNBC A key witness to the Trayvon Martin shooting changed the story he had given Sanford, Fla., police, telling state authorities he was not sure who was screaming during the altercation with George Zimmerman, NBC Dateline confirmed Friday. The man known as [...]

Degrees Of Debt: Roland Martin, Aaron Smith and Christine Romans Discuss Student Debt On Your Bottom Line (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and Aaron Smith Co-Founder of Young Invincibles joined Christine Romans on Your Bottom Line to discuss student debt and new graduates being optimistic about their future.

More Details Emerge In Trayvon Martin Investigation

Source: CNN Trayvon Martin’s girlfriend, talking to him on the telephone, heard the teenager saying “get off, get off,” in the moments before his cell phone cut off and he was shot dead, according to a recording released Friday of the girl’s interview with a prosecutor. Another witness, however, seems to put Martin on top [...]

Gloria Gaynor’s Tribute To Donna Summer

Donna Summer has died at the age of 63. Gloria Gaynor speaks to HLN’s Showbiz Tonight about her memories of Summer. WATCH:

President Obama Ended April With $115 Million, Nearly Twice What Romney Has

Source: Fredreka Schouten / USA Today President Obama ended April with more than $115 million on hand, nearly twice the $61.4 million Republican Mitt Romney and the Republican National Committee said they had in the bank at month’s end, according to reports just filed with the Federal Election Commission. Obama spent more than $14.6 million in April [...]

Black Madam To Stand Trial For Illegal Butt Injections

Source: AP / USA Today PHILADELPHIA  – A Philadelphia woman dubbed “the Black Madam” used silicone from Thailand and Krazy Glue to perform at-home cosmetic surgery that left an exotic dancer with a plump derriere — and potentially deadly complications, the dancer testified Wednesday. Padge Windslowe charged $1,000 to perform injections on a dining room table at [...]

LISTEN: Roland Martin, Darwin Hobbs Discuss The Life Of Donna Summer, Queen Of Disco

Roland Martin talks with Darwin Hobbs about the life of Donna Summer, the queen of disco. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin Daily Podcast via iTunes. For more information visit onegirlonevoice.org.

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: BET Co-Founder Sheila Johnson, Rodney Green, Andre Halston, The Marissa Alexander Mandatory Minimum Sentence Of 20 Years, Eric Deggans

BLACK ENTREPRENEUR SHEILA JOHNSON, RAOUL JENKINS AND LINCOLN ALEXANDER, FAMILY OF MARISSA ALEXANDER, WHO IS SERVING A PRISON TERM AFTER FAILED “STAND YOUR GROUND” DEFENSE AGAINST ABUSIVE HUSBAND, ARE AMONG THE GUESTS ON A SPECIAL EDITION OF WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN ON MAY 20 - Special Black Power edition explores how black wealth and [...]

Hotly Anticipated Facebook IPO Takes Off

Source: Money Watch / CBS News Newly minted shares of Facebook (FB) were due to start trading shortly after 11 a.m. ET Friday, sending investors scrambling for a piece of one of the hottest IPOs to ever hit the tape. CEO Mark Zuckerberg opened the NASDAQ exchange remotely Friday morning from the company’s Menlo Park, [...]

Video Of Trayvon Martin Before Altercation With Zimmerman

7-11 surveillance video shows Trayvon Martin before his altercation with George Zimmerman.