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Roland Martin, Ali Velshi Discuss The Economy And If We Are In The Midst Of A Sustainable Economic Recovery

Roland Martin talks with Ali Velshi about the United States economy and if we are in a sustainable economic recovery.

President Obama Speaks At The Groundbreaking Of The National Museum Of African American History And Culture (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that a new national black history museum will help future generations remember the sometimes difficult, often inspirational role, that African Americans have played in the nation's history. (Feb. 22) (The Associated Press)

Transcript: Remarks By President Obama At The Groundbreaking Ceremony Of The National Museum Of African American History And Culture

President Obama's address at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Comcast To Start New Minority-Owned Cable Channels Spearheaded By Sean "P. Diddy" Combs And Earvin "Magic" Johnson

Source: AP / The Wall Street Journal NEW YORK — Comcast says four minority-owned networks will be launched on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by music mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Combs' network, called Revolt, will have programming fueled by music [...]

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama Hosts A celebration Of Blues Music In Recognition Of Black History Month

JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Obama Hosts a celebration of Blues music in recognition of Black History Month at The White House.

LISTEN: Santorum In '08: "Satan Is Attacking" America (AUDIO)

Source: Brian Montopoli / CBS News Controversial comments made four years ago by Rick Santorum are making waves ahead of a key election next Tuesday in Michigan, where the conservative former senator from Pennsylvania is in the midst of tight race against former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination for president. Santorum said [...]

Former U.S. Representative Katie Hall Dies At 73

Source: AP / The Huffington Post SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Former Indiana congresswoman Katie Hall, one of the sponsors of the 1983 legislation that established a national holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. She was 73. Hall's husband, John Henry Hall, said she died Monday at Methodist Hospitals' Northlake campus in Gary [...]

Maya Angelou's "Note To Self" (VIDEO)

Celebrated poet, actress, author, and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou's letter to her teenage self. If you could offer insights and advice to the person you were as a teenager, what would you say?

High Price Of Monopoly: Why American Farmers Must Buy From Just One Seed Company

Source: Dr. John Boyd / BlackFarmers.org Black farmers in the United States are disappearing. Their numbers shrank from approximately 900,000 in the 1920s down to about 43,000 in the last U.S. Census — down to less than 1 percent of America's farmers. But the staggering 98 percent decline in Black farm ownership does not tell [...]

Gingrich Backer Willing To Give $100M To Benefit Former House Speaker Gingrich

Source: CBS News The billionaire casino magnate backing Newt Gingrich said he is prepared to give $100 million to help the former House speaker in his quest for the White House if he decides it is necessary. Sheldon Adelson, who has already given $11 million to the outside group backing Gingrich and is expected to [...]