Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 571

In Washington Area, African American Students Suspended And Expelled Two To Five Times As Often As Whites

Source: Donna St. George / The Washington Post Across the Washington area, black students are suspended and expelled two to five times as often as white students, creating disparities in discipline that experts say reflect a growing national problem. An analysis by The Washington Post shows the phenomenon both in the suburbs and in the city, from [...]

Let's Get Ready To Rumble: Priests And Monks Fight In Basilica (VIDEO)

Source: AP / The Huffington Post BETHLEHEM, West Bank – The annual cleaning of one of Christianity's holiest churches deteriorated into a brawl between rival clergy Wednesday, as dozens of monks feuding over sacred space at the Church of the Nativity battled each other with brooms until police intervened. The ancient church, built over the [...]

Two Killed, Dozens Injured In 40-Vehicle Wreck In New Orleans (VIDEO)

Source: CNN Two people were killed and more than 50 others injured Thursday in a 40-vehicle pileup that shut down Interstate 10 in eastern New Orleans, authorities said. Both eastbound and westbound lanes were closed following the crashes, which began about 4 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET), said Garry Flot, New Orleans police spokesman. [...]

Michele Bachmann's Iowa Manager Defects To Ron Paul

Source: Rachel Weiner / The Washington Post Talk about fairweather friends. Iowa state Sen. Kent Sorenson (R), who was Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's state campaign chairman, endorsed Texas Rep. Ron Paul Wednesday night. At a rally in Des Moines, Sorenson told the crowd, "We're going to take Ron Paul all the way to the White [...]

US And Iran Spar Over Major Oil Route (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Iran has alarmed American officials and the world by declaring it would close the main artery for oil exports from the Persian Gulf if the West imposes sanctions over its nuclear program. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.

Bishop Eddie Long's New Birth Christian Academy Closes (VIDEO)

Source: Christian Boone / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution New Birth Christian Academy is closing after 18 years, sending hundreds of students scrambling to find a new school by next week. The academy, founded by Bishop Eddie Long, informed parents in a letter dated Dec. 22 that the private school's "funding estimates fall far short of our [...]

Report: Criminal Charges Mulled In BP Rig Blast

Source: CBS News The Justice Department is considering filing the first criminal charges in its probe of the Gulf oil spill, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The charges could be brought against employees of British oil giant BP, including U.S.-based engineers, with the investigation focusing on whether they provided false information to regulators [...]

Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina Says Billion Dollar Campaign Rumors Are 'Bulls**t'

Source: Byron Tau / Politico In a video to supporters and donors, Obama for America campaign manager Jim Messina pushed back against the idea that President Obama will raise huge sums of money from big donors to fund his reelection campaign. "People have speculated that this is a billion-dollar campaign. That's bulls**t. We don't take [...]

Newt Gingrich Challenges Mitt Romney: 'Be Man Enough' To Accept One-On-One Debate

Source: Frances Martel / Mediaite Newt Gingrich stopped short of calling Mitt Romney a coward for not agreeing to a one-on-one, unmoderated debate today during his talk with Wolf Blitzer. Responding to Romney joking that Gingrich's Virginia ballot gaffe was more "Lucille Ball at the chocolate factory" than Pearl Harbor, he demanded one-on-one time with the candidate. "Be man [...]

Trump Falsely Claims President Obama Issued A Statement For Kwanzaa But Not For Christmas

Source: James Crugnale / Mediaite Potential third-party candidate Donald Trump tweeted a missive against President Obama this morning, "What a convenient mistake: @BarackObama issued a statement for Kwanza but failed to issue one for Christmas." At first take, this would seem to be an astoundingly embarrassing blunder on the President's part, keenly uncovered by Trump. How could President Obama [...]