Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 598

Usher's Ex-Wife Files For Full Custody Of Sons (VIDEO)

Source: MTV Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond has reportedly filed for full custody of their two children. The couple, who divorced back in 2009 after two years of marriage, currently have a joint custody agreement for 4-year old Usher Raymond V and Naviyd Ely Raymond, aged 3 – with Tameka now seeking full care of the [...]

Grandmother Of Slain NJ Toddler: System Failed Her (VIDEO)

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Source: Geoff Mulvihill and Wayne Parry / ABC News The mother of a toddler killed in New Jersey last week sought help from the state to protect her from the girl's father, who's charged with killing the 2-year-old by tossing her into a creek while she was still strapped in [...]

Cops Raid Occupy Camps In LA And Philly, Arrest Hundreds (VIDEO)

Source: AP / The Huffington Post LOS ANGELES — More than 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear, cleared the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from a park around City Hall and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Similar raids in Philadelphia led to 52 arrests, but the scene [...]

JACQUIE HOOD MARTIN: Online Bible Study Replay

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ROY S. JOHNSON: For Strong Shoulders and Back, Give it a Shrug

By Roy S. Johnson Founder of Fit! Live! Win! http://www.fitlivewin.wordpress.com Follow @FitLiveWin on Twitter  Small movements can generate big results–especially in the gym where it is important to recognize that in order to see gains on any body part, you'll have to do multiple exercises. Each move impacts a different area of that body part, [...]

Spud Webb Will Coach New York Stripper Team

Source: SportingNews.com As an NBA player, Spud Webb received plenty attention as an undersized guard who wowed fans in 1986 by defeating the human highlight reel, Dominique Wilkins, in the NBA Dunk Contest. Now, Webb is coaching a basketball team that is sure to get plenty of looks, but not for its ability to defend the perimeter, [...]

Source: Ndamukong Suh Appeals Two Game Ban (VIDEO)

Source: ESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Ndamukong Suh's stomp will cost him two games without pay. The NFL suspended Detroit's All-Pro defensive tackle on Tuesday for roughing up a Green Bay Packers player in front of a national television audience during a loss on Thanksgiving Day. Suh will miss Sunday night's game at New Orleans and a Dec. 11 home [...]

Herman Cain Cancels Dinner With Matt Lauer, Bill O'Reilly, Barabra Walters And Greta Van Susteren

Source: TV Newswer GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain–who is said to be reassessing his campaign–canceled dinner with a bevy of New York media bigwigs scheduled for Sunday, according to NY1. Among the attendees: Fox News hosts Bill O'Reilly and Greta Van Susteren (Van Susteren's husband John Coale organized the meeting), NBC's Matt Lauer, ABC's Barbara [...]

TJMS: Mayor Corey Booker Discusses The Impact Of Childhood Obesity On Our Youth, Says Obesity Is Greatest Threat To Health And Well-being

Roland Martin talks with Newark, NJ Mayor Corey Booker about the effects of childhood obesity and how to combat the issue.

Ohio Officials Take 200-Pound Boy From Mother

Source: AP / The Huffington Post CLEVELAND — The case of an 8-year-old Cleveland Heights boy taken from his family because he weighs more than 200 pounds has renewed a debate on whether parents should lose custody if a child is severely obese. The boy was removed from his family and was placed in foster [...]