Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 531

BIG VICTORY: Civil Rights Activist Helen Bailey And JPMorgan Chase Reach Agreement On Home

Roland Martin talks with Nancy DeVille about civil rights activist Helen Bailey's fight to keep her home from being foreclosed on by JPMorgan Chase. Bailey and Chase have reached an agreement on her home and will be allowed to stay in her house.

CBO Report Finds House GOP Highway Bill Would Bankrupt Trust Fund

Source: Keith Laing / The Hill Republicans are pushing back against a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that says the highway bill would bankrupt the nation's trust fund for road projcts. The CBO report released late Monday night finds that the cost of the $260 billion bill would not be offset by [...]

White Grandfather Detained, Cuffed By Texas Police While Walking With Black Granddaughter

Source: David Moye / Huffington Post A crime and politics blogger living in Austin, Texas, claims he was cuffed and detained by police for simply walking home with his five-year-old granddaughter. The reason this happened, he says, is because he is white and she is black. Scott Henson, a political consultant who blogs about the [...]

The View's Sherri Shepherd Calls Chris Brown A 'Role Model' For Abuse Victims (VIDEO)

During a segment on The View Tuesday, the panelists discussed the disturbing series of tweets from female fans of R&B star Chris Brown saying they would have gladly let him beat them. Sherri Shepherd opined that people were being too hard on the entertainer, saying that he was "reformed," and going so far as to say he could even be seen a "role model."

Poll: Rick Santorum Takes Slight Lead In GOP Race

Source: CBS News CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. Rick Santorum has pulled slightly ahead of Mitt Romney in Republican primary voters' preference for the presidential nomination, a national CBS News/New York Times Poll shows. Santorum has the support of 30 [...]

Teens Injured In Hammer Attack At Columbine (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy A 14-year-old female at Colorado's Columbine High School, the site of the country's deadliest high school massacre, attacked two fellow students with a hammer. One of the victims, 16-year-old Aaron Flowers, discusses the attack with KUSA-TV's Eric Kahnert reports.

President Obama Asks Public To Push Congress On Tax Cuts (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama is turning to the American people for help in pushing Congress to extend a payroll tax cut due to expire at the end of February.

THE BIGGEST DAMN LIE: Hannity's Assertion That POTUS Really Didn't Want Bin Laden Dead (VIDEO)

It's time for The Biggest Damn Lie! This week it's from Fox News host Sean Hannity. With Hannity, so much of what he says is a lie, and so we had lots to work with; but this week he really outdid himself. Hannity says that the President Obama really didn't want Osama bin Laden dead. [...]

Roland Martin Talks With Earl Butch Graves President & CEO Of Black Enterprise About This Year's Women Of Power Summit

Roland Martin talks with Earl Butch Graves the President and CEO of Black Enterprise about Black Enterprise's 7th Annual Women of Power Summit.

SOPHIA A. NELSON: Where Do Broken Hearts Go: Whitney Has Found Her Way Home

Source: Sophia A. Nelson / Huffington Post "Where do broken hearts go, can they find their way home, back to the open arms of a love that's waiting there. And if somebody loves you-won't they always love you. . ." I am shocked. I am saddened. I was crying as I penned this column in the [...]