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Where The Tupac Hologram Was Made (VIDEO)

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ABC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: President Obama Affirms His Support For Same Sex Marriage

video platform video management video solutions video player Source: Rick Klein / ABC News President Obama today announced that he now supports same-sex marriage, reversing his longstanding opposition amid growing pressure from the Democratic base and even his own vice president. In an interview with ABC News’ Robin Roberts, the president described his thought process [...]

Roland S. Martin Explains The Politics Of Same Sex Marriage And How It Could Affect The 2012 Presidential Race (VIDEO)

Source: CNN This morning, protesters in North Carolina are saying “our fight for fairness is not over.” This comes after North Carolina voters passed a strict amendment to their constitution that eliminates same sex marriages. Amendment One also bans civil unions and domestic partnerships for both gay and straight couples in the state. Gay marriages [...]

WTF? Dirty Words Are Good for Your Health

Source: Tips On Healthy Living Ah, #$@! it. We all know cursing is a social landmine, but sometimes—when you bang your elbow, are having a bad day, or maybe even had a teensy bit too much to drink—you unleash a blue streak that could cause the heavens to weep. But is it as good for [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Sec. Hilda Solis Discusses The April Jobs Report And New Summer Jobs Program (VIDEO)

The April jobs report came out on Friday, and the news was mixed. There were 130,000 private-sector jobs created last month, below expectations, but the overall unemployment rate dropped one tenth of 1 percent, to 8.1 percent. Black unemployment dropped one whole percentage point, from 14 to 13 percent. It’s down from over 16 percent [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH: Congressman Pete Olson On The Keystone Pipeline And Its Impact On Job Creation (VIDEO)

As the country continues to struggle with unemployment, House Republicans and some Democratic supporters say the Keystone XL oil pipeline might be at least one solution. Republican congressman Pete Olson, a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce joined Roland Martin on Washington Watch to discuss this the Keystone Pipeline and more. MR. MARTIN: [...]

KENNETH T. WHALUM JR.: Paddling Deters Misbehavior

Source: Kenneth T. Whalum Jr. / USA Today In a nation where more than 60% of respondents support capital punishment, the shrill outcry over corporal punishment in our public schools is hypocritical to the point of being hysterical. Those who object to corporal punishment usually wax eloquently liberal in their arguments that corporal punishment is “violence that begets [...]

The Mo’ Kelly Report: It’s Okay For President Obama To Earn Black Votes

Source: The Mo’ Kelly Report In this 24-hour news cycle, ostensibly we should be inundated with more news, information and substantive analysis, which would provide a solid foundation to measure the performance of politicians. Instead, we seem to get bogged down in soundbite minutia, to the point we miss the obvious. For example, when President [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Ignore Racism? Fat Chance, Rush

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com It’s always funny to get tweets and emails from followers of radio entertainer Rush Limbaugh’s. None of them ever actually thinks of checking the facts out before beginning an ignorant, vile and rambling rant. I suppose that’s to be expected, because all they are doing is following their feckless [...]

Voter Registration Down Among Hispanics, Blacks

Source: Krissah Thompson / The Washington Post The number of black and Hispanic registered voters has fallen sharply since 2008, posing a serious challenge to the Obama campaign in an election that could turn on the participation of minority voters. In the 2008 election, robust turnout among black and Latino voters is credited with putting Obama over the [...]