Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 623

1 in 15 Americans Now Rank As Poorest Poor

Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON – The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and shriveled jobs and income. New census data paint a stark [...]

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WATCH: Protesters Shut Down Port in Oakland

Several thousand Occupy Wall Street demonstrators forced a halt to operations at the United States' fifth busiest port Wednesday evening. Video silent from source. (Nov. 3)

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Perry Aide Denies Leaking Cain Story (VIDEO)

Curt Anderson, the Rick Perry campaign adviser accused of leaking a Herman Cain sexual harassment story, speaks out. WATCH:

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LIVE VIDEO: Greater Together: Obama Student Summit

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Filene's Basement Stores To Close, Including In NYC

Source: NBC New York Discount retailer Syms Corp. and its subsidiary Filene's Basement have filed for bankruptcy protection and plan to close all 46 of their stores, including two in Manhattan. Syms, based in Secaucus, N.J., acquired Filene's Basement out of bankruptcy protection in the spring of 2009 for $62.4 million, but struggled to turn [...]

Man Arrested In Sex Assaults At Occupy Wall Street

Source: New York Post An Occupy Wall Street protester from Brooklyn has been charged with one sex attack, and is being investigated in another at the demonstrators' encampment at Zuccotti Park, law enforcement sources said today. Tonye Iketubosin, 26, of Crown Heights — a worker at the protesters' makeshift kitchen — was charged with sexual [...]

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LISTEN: Oklahoma Consultant Claims He Witnessed Cain Harassment

Source: Jerry Bohnen / KTOK.com Oklahoma political consultant Chris Wilson says if the woman behind the reported sexual harassment complaint against GOP Presidential hopeful Herman Cain is allowed to speak publicly, it'll be the end of Cain's run for the White House. Interviewed today on KTOK's Mullins in the Morning, Wilson, of Wilson-Perkins-Allen Opinion Research [...]

ROLAND MARTIN: Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Allegations Have Nothing To Do With Skin Color (VIDEO)

Roland Martin appears on AC360 with Anderson Cooper and Ken Blackwell about sexual harassment claims against GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain.

BREAKING NEWS: Third Former Employee Complains Of Workplace Sexual Behavior By Herman Cain

Source: AP / The Washington Post WASHINGTON — A third former employee says she considered filing a workplace complaint over what she considered aggressive and unwanted behavior by Herman Cain when she worked for the presidential candidate in the 1990s. She says the behavior included a private invitation to his corporate apartment. She worked for [...]

Cain Lashes Out At Reporters (VIDEO)

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain gets angry at reporters asking him about sexual harassment allegations. WATCH: