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Washington Watch Nominated For An NAACP Image Award, POTUS & FLOTUS Having Fun In The White House (VIDEO)

"Washington Watch" has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have a little fun in the White House. MR. MARTIN: Well, folks, next week the show will be coming to you from Los Angeles.  We're all out there for the NAACP Image Awards, where "Washington Watch" has once [...]

Harry Belafonte Gets Fired Up Over Obama While Speaking At St. Sabina

Source: Maudlyne Ihejirika / Chicago Sun-Times It was both a walk down memory lane and a call to action when singer, actor, civil rights activist and international humanitarian Harry Belafonte spoke at St. Sabina Church. Part of a Black History Month program that also brought Princeton Professor Cornel West to the South Side church on [...]

Washington Watch Roundtable: Santorum Sweeps Romney, POTUS Reverses On Super PACs, New Housing Plan Unveiled (VIDEO)

The Republican race for President is getting very interesting, Rick Santorum wins Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. Republicans still may not be ready to rally behind GOP presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, President Obama reverses willing to accept super PAC money and his new housing plan. This week's Washington Watch roundtable features Sophia Nelson, Joseph Williams, Michelle [...]

Washington Watch Roundtable: Obama Administration Faces Backlash From The Catholic Church Over Birth Control Mandate (VIDEO)

Obama Administration faces backlash from the Catholic Church over the health care birth control mandate. Could they have avoided this conflict? This week's Washington Watch roundtable features Sophia Nelson, Joseph Williams, Michelle Bernard and Joe Madison. MR. MARTIN:  All right, folks.   Lots to talk about this week with our roundtable.  Sophia Nelson, author of Black [...]

Mayor Kasim Reed On The Legacy Of Atlanta's Black Mayors, Leveraging Economic & Political Power (VIDEO)

As recently as the 1960s, there were only a few African-American elected officials in the United States. Now there are thousands, including the mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed. Recently, I talked with Reed about the impressive Black mayors of Atlanta who came before him. MR. MARTIN:  As recently as the 1960s, there were only a [...]

Perspective: Too Many African-Americans Are Dying As A Result Of HIV/AIDS, Know Your Status, Get Tested (VIDEO)

Tuesday of this past week marked National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. On the "Tom Joyner Morning Show," I talked to Phil Wilson, the president and CEO of the Black AIDS Institute. Phil and I go way back, because I've helped them on many issues when it comes to this story, even moderating various events. Why [...]

The Obama Hate Machine: Bill Press Examines The Lies, Distortions, Personal Attacks On President Obama And Who Is Behind Them (VIDEO)

No question the haters have been after Pres. Barack Obama from day one, and those haters are not just hating on the President's policies; they are intent on destroying his character. In the book The Obama Hate Machine: The Lies, Distortions and Personal Attacks On the President — And Who Is Behind Them, Bill Press [...]

LIVE VIDEO: Grammys Red Carpet

Live from the Grammys Red Carpet

Chaka Khan: Whitney Like A Daughter (VIDEO)

TODAY's Lester Holt discusses the life and death of Whitney Houston with the Rev. Al Sharpton, a family friend, and Singer Chaka Khan, one of the people credited with discovering Houston's amazing talent as a teenager.

BREAKING NEWS: Bobbi Kristina Hospitalized; Rushed To Cedears-Sinai Hospital

Source: TMZ 18-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was just rushed to Cedears-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles … TMZ has learned. According to TMZ's sources … Bobbi was taken out of the Beverly Hilton, where Whitney died yesterday, on a stretcher. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ police and fire responded to a call for a medical [...]