Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 517

Texas' Contested Voter ID Law Could Shave Voter Rolls

Source: Lise Olsen / The Houston Chronicle The state's contested voter ID law could provoke widespread complications in the upcoming presidential elections, with as many as 18 percent of all registered voters across Texas apparently lacking state government-issued photo IDs to match their voter registration cards, according to records obtained by the Houston Chronicle. Texas secretary of state [...]

LISTEN: Director TJ Martin Discusses The Oscar-Winning Documentary Undefeated

Roland Martin talks with TJ Martin about the Oscar-winning  documentary Undefeated.

Newt Gingrich Responds To Calls To Get Out By Attacking Rick Santorum

Source: Jon Ward / The Huffington Post Newt Gingrich isn't getting out of the Republican primary. Far from it. On Wednesday afternoon, he responded to calls that he exit the race by sending out a document attacking Rick Santorum, whose campaign has issued calls for him to drop out. Senator Santorum: Typical PoliticianSenator Santorum is a typical [...]

California High School Brawl: 2 Injured In Racially Motivated 30-Student Fight (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post CARSON, Calif. — Los Angeles Unified School District officials say two students have been injured and three arrested in a racially motivated brawl that erupted on a high school courtyard. District spokeswoman Monica Carazo says about 30 students at Carson High School were involved in the fight that broke out around [...]

David Axelrod: If Romney Can't Condemn Limbaugh, 'How Can He Stand Up To Ahmadinejad?'

Source: The Huffington Post Top Obama re-election adviser David Axelrod took a page from the neocon playbook on Wednesday, arguing that Mitt Romney's unwillingness to call out Rush Limbaugh for making incendiary remarks raised questions about whether he would be able to face the world's worst dictators if elected president. The president's communications guru, along [...]

End Of An Era: Colts Release Peyton Manning (VIDEO)

Source: ESPN INDIANAPOLIS – Colts owner Jim Irsay announced Wednesday that his team will release quarterback Peyton Manning, making the four-time MVP perhaps the most-coveted free agent in NFL history — if he's healthy enough to play in 2012. Both men paused frequently to fight tears, with their voices shaking, when they appeared together at a news conference [...]

Apple Unveils IPad With Sharper Screen

Source: Matt Burns / The Huffington Post Today, in downtown San Francisco, Apple's CEO Tim Cook unveiled the iPad 3. "We are redefining the category that Apple created with the original iPad," he said. The device looks very similar to the iPad 2 but the new model is equipped with internal hardware including a high-resolution [...]

Romney Campaign Says Losing Nomination Would Take 'Act Of God'

Source: Garrett Haake and Jamie Novogrod BOSTON — Mitt Romney's campaign gathered the national press corps in their campaign war room this morning to deliver a simple message: It would take an "act of God" for any candidate not named Mitt Romney to win the Republican nomination. The Boston-based campaign projeceted confidence in Romney's ability to [...]

Statement By The President On The Passing Of Congressman Donald Payne

Source: The White House Office of the Press Secretary Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Congressman Donald Payne, Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and former Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus. By any standard, Don lived a full and meaningful life. After serving as the first African American [...]

NJ Rep. Donald Payne Dead At 77

Source: Brian Thompson / NBC New York Democratic New Jersey Rep. Donald M. Payne, the first African American to represent the state in Congress, has died, NBC New York has confirmed. He was 77. Payne died early Tuesday in Essex County after a brief battle with colon cancer, according to a member of his staff. [...]