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LIVE VIDEO: President Obama And Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Hold A Joint Press Conference

JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV President Obama and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hold a joint press conference at the White House.

Bishop T.D. Jakes On GOP Presidential Race, Budget Cuts, & Gingrich's Comments Against The Poor (VIDEO)

This week's Washington Watch newsmaker is one of the most prominent clergymen in America. Bishop T.D. Jakes leads a 30,000-member congregation as senior pastor and founder of The Potter's House in Dallas.   MR. MARTIN:  Bishop Jakes, certainly welcome and welcome back to "Washington Watch." BISHOP T.D. JAKES:  It's a pleasure. MR. MARTIN:  We are [...]

NAACP's Essential Questions Voters Must Be Able To Answer In Advance Of Election Day (VIDEO)

This week, the NAACP released a report on new voting laws at the state level that will disenfranchise minority voters. The report said 14 states passed measures, quote, "designed to restrict or limit the ballot access of voters of color." As part of that report, the NAACP listed several questions we should all be answering [...]

NAACP's Essential Questions Voters Must Be Able To Answer In Advance Of Election Day

1. Am I registered to vote? a. If not, where and when can I register to vote, and what must I bring to register? b. If so, does my voter registration file include my current address? If not, how can I update my address? 2. When is the next election in my city, county, state? [...]

3 Women Accept Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Peace Prize winners Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, left, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, center, and Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf  Source: AP / CBS News OSLO, Norway – Three women who fought injustice, dictatorship and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital on [...]

FAMU Trustees Vote To Reprimand President Ammons

Source: Denise Stewart / BlackAmericaWeb.com The president of Florida A&M University has escaped an attempt by some trustees to remove him from office in the wake of an investigation into the death of a Marching 100 drum major after alleged hazing following the Florida Classic football game last month. Trustees did, however, vote eight to [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Senate GOP Proves It Cares More About Wall Street Than Main Street

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com Sometimes it's right to just turn off the television out of fear of seeing something that will drive your blood pressure to unacceptable levels. No, I'm not talking about the trashy "Basketball Wives," any of the "Real Housewives" shows or watching Donald "Chump" Trump play the media like a [...]

THIS WEEK On Washington Watch With Roland Martin: Bishop T.D. Jakes, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard And More

PROMINENT CLERGYMAN BISHOP T.D. JAKES AND ACTORS CUBA GOODING, JR. AND TERRENCE HOWARD ARE AMONG THE GUESTS ON WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN DECEMBER 11 - Topics to include Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's remarks about poor children,  President Obama's response to Republican attacks and policies, the status and future of the Occupy movement, efforts to [...]

Think Like A Man Movie Trailer (VIDEO)

Four friends conspire to turn the tables on their women when they discover the ladies have been using Steve Harvey's relationship advice against them.

Donna Richardson Joyner, Cornell McClellan, Dr. Regina Benjamin And The James R Jordan Boys & Girls Club Of Chicago

Yesterday at the James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club of Chicago celebrity fitness expert Donna Richardson Joyner & Cornell McClellan, personal trainer to the First Family led Dr. Regina Benjamin US Surgeon General, Sidney Green former Bulls player and current Bulls team Ambassador, Benny the Bull from the Chicago Bulls, and over 100 kids [...]