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Harsh Reality Or Glorified Violence? Kids Sport Guns In New Controversial Movie Entitled Toddlers (VIDEO)

A controversial new straight-to-DVD movie set in Harlem depicts extremely violent children as young as 12. WATCH:

TJMS: SCOTUS Hears TX Redistricting Case: Redrawn Maps, Increased Minority Population Lead To New Minority Seats

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee joined Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss a Supreme Court case dealing with redistricting in Texas. As a result of new maps drawn last summer by Texas' state legislature and an increase in the population Texas may have to add four to five minority seats to the [...]

Slavery Examples Used In Georgia School Worksheet Upsets Parents

Math Questions Given to 3rd Graders Are Racist Source:  Laura Hibbard / The Huffington Post Parents of students at Beaver Ridge Elementary School in Norcross, Ga., are outraged at the school district's response to the reports of using examples of slavery in math word problems, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The word problems in questions include references to slavery and "beatings," [...]

Learn How To Get Your First Lady Michelle Obama Swag On With Mikki Taylor (VIDEO)

Since 2008, African-American women have taken pride in the fact that the First Lady is finally someone who looks like them. Not only is she smart; she's also beautiful. And ask any sister, and she'll tell you First Lady Michelle Obama can dress. "Essence" magazine's editor-at-large Mikki Taylor knows what it takes to have that [...]

LIVE VIDEO: President Obama Speaks To The Press, Expected To Discuss Chief Of Staff William Daley Resigning

JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Obama speaks to the press. POTUS is expected to discuss White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley's departure.

Two 10-Year-Olds Charged In Boy's Sex Assault On Bus

Source: Ericka Mellon / Houston Chronicle Houston police have charged two 10-year-old boys from the Houston school district with sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy on a school bus. Police confirmed Friday that they filed the rare charges this week after watching bus surveillance video from the Houston Independent School District and conducting numerous interviews. The mother of the alleged [...]

Bill Daley Resigning: Obama Chief Of Staff Stepping Down

Source: Christi Parsons / Chicago Tribune William Daley is stepping down as White House chief of staff and budget director Jack Lew is taking over the President Obama's team as it heads into a tough election year, senior administration officials say. Daley gave his letter of resignation to the president in a private meeting in the Oval Office last [...]

Tavis Smiley Booted From MLK Event

Source: MJ Lee / Politico Tavis Smiley, the PBS talk show host who has criticized President Barack Obama for not doing enough for the African-American community, says he was ousted as the speaker at a Martin Luther King luncheon because he was trying to hold the president accountable. "I don't see my role as one [...]

WATCH! Robert Traynham Vs. Cornell Belcher: The Recess Appointment Challenge (VIDEO)

The debate over recess appointments sparked a heated conversation between Robert Traynham and Cornell Belcher during the Washignton Watch roundtable discussion. The fireworks start around the 1:55 mark. Stay tuned for part 2 during next week's edition of Washington Watch with Roland Martin.

Sec. Hilda Solis Discusses The Improving Job Market, Summer Jobs Program, Black Unemployment Rate (VIDEO)

212,000 private-sector jobs created in December, and the unemployment rate ticked down to 8.5 percent. Black unemployment was 15.8 percent, up from 15.5 percent. This week, the President announced a plan to create thousands of new jobs for low-income youth in 2012. U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis joined Roland Martin on Washington Watch to [...]