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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Mandatory Minimums The Problem In The Marissa Alexander Case

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com There is no reason Marissa Alexander should spend the next 20 years in prison. If you are the most hardened law-and-order person in the world, even you should have some compassion for Alexander and the ridiculous Florida law known as 10-20-Life. The law requires that anyone convicted of an [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch: Darlene Nipper, Bishop Harry Jackson, Michelle Singletary, Kelvin Boston, Jennifer Mathews & More

THE REVEREND DARLENE NIPPER OF THE GAY AND LESBIAN TASK FORCE, BISHOP HARRY JACKSON OF HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, AND MELANIE CAMPBELL OF THE NATIONAL COALTION ON BLACK CIVIC PARTICIPATION ARE AMONG THE GUESTS ON WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN ON MAY 13      - Topics to include President Obama’s remarks supporting gay marriage, the impact of [...]

Marissa Alexander Sentenced To 20 Years In Controversial Stand Your Ground Case

Source: CNN Saying he had no discretion under state law, a judge sentenced a Jacksonville, Florida, woman to 20 years in prison Friday for firing a warning shot in an effort to scare off her abusive husband. Marissa Alexander unsuccessfully tried to use Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law to derail the prosecution, but a [...]

Jury Finds William Balfour Guilty In Hudson Case

Source: Ted Rowlands / CNN Chicago  - A Chicago jury found William Balfour, Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law, guilty Friday on three counts of first-degree murder and four other counts related to the 2008 slayings of the entertainer’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. He will be sentenced to life without parole. Jennifer Hudson, who was in the [...]

LISTEN: Darlene Nipper On How The Black LGBT Community Is Responding To POTUS Decision To Support Same-Sex Marriage And What's Next

Roland Martin talks with Darlene Nipper, Deputy Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, about how the Black LGBT community is responding to President Obama’s decision to support same-sex marriage and if the issue will be decided on the state level or in the court system. Subscribe to the Roland S. Martin [...]

MUST SEE: Zimmerman Family Photo Suggests He Has African-American Heritage (VIDEO)

CNN Legal Analyst Mark Nejame shares an exclusive Zimmerman family photo which suggests he has African American heritage WATCH:

Biden Apologizes To Pres. Obama For Marriage Controversy

Source: Jessica Yellin / CNN Washington – Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama’s announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday. Obama said in an interview that aired Thursday on ABC that he made his decision public [...]

Pres. Obama Touts Marriage Stance, Fairness — Hollywood Answers With $15M For Campaign

Source: Mark Knoller / CBS News LOS ANGELES – “I want to thank Clooney for letting us use his basketball court” – words never before spoken by a U.S. president – until Thursday night. Those words passed the lips of President Obama as he thanked actor and activist George Clooney for hosting an Obama Campaign [...]

President Obama Calls Mitt Romney’s Auto Claim An Etch-A-Sketch Moment (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Will Cain, Dee Snider and Soledad O’Brien discuss Mitt Romney attempting to take credit for the auto bailout and President Obama calling Romney’s claims an Etch-A-Sketch moment.

Attachment Parenting: Are You A Bad Mom, Are You Mom Enough? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Will Cain, Dee Snider, Belinda Luscombe, Time Magazine’s Editor At Large and Soledad O’Brien discuss attachment parenting.