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Tea Party Group To Bachmann: Quit The Presidential Race

Source: Shannon Travis / CNN A tea party group has a surprising and harsh urging for long-time tea party favorite Michele Bachmann: Quit the presidential race. "It's time for Michele Bachmann to go," reads the first line of a statement from American Majority President Ned Ryun. His group operates in seven states, trains thousands of [...]

Man Firebombs Taco Bell For Too Little Meat in Chalupas

Source: KTLA.com ALBANY, Ga. – A fast food customer is accused of firebombing a Taco Bell in Georgia because he thought there was not enough meat in his XL Chalupas. It happened at a Taco Bell in Albany, Georgia, according to a police report obtained by the Smoking Gun. According to police, the man demanded [...]

House Passes Part Of President Obama's Jobs Bill

Source: Stephanie Condon / CBS News The House on Thursday passed a measure to repeal an IRS withholding tax, the first measure from President Obama's $447 billion jobs package that Republicans have agreed to back. The measure repeals a requirement for the government to withhold 3 percent of the payments it makes to contractors (in [...]

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Higher Ed Board Cuts Physics Degrees At TSU And Prairie View A&M

Source: Melissa Ludwig / Houston Chronicle In the spirit of accountability, Texas is cracking down on low-producing degree programs, at times over the pleas of college officials. Earlier this year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board identified 545 programs at public universities, community colleges and health institutions that were not producing enough graduates, including several at Texas Southern [...]

U.S. Judge Approves Settlement For Black Farmers

Source: JoAnne Allen and Jackie Frank / Reuters WASHINGTON Oct – A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.25 billion settlement in a decades-old discrimination case by black farmers, clearing the way for them to seek compensation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for being left out of farm aid programs. The decision helps tens of thousands [...]

BREAKING NEWS: One Killed, Several Hurt In Mo. Food Mart Shooting

Source: MSNBC Several people were shot and one killed in an incident involving three separate crime scenes including a food mart outside St. Louis, NBC affiliate KSDK reported Thursday. At least one injured person was found at Wellston Food Market in Wellston, Mo., reported KSDK. The incident had apparently started at a nearby home, where a [...]

Smithsonian Hosts 'The Black List' Portraits In DC

Source: Brett Zongker AP / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution WASHINGTON — Whoopi Goldberg, John Legend, Sean Combs and Serena Williams now have a place in the National Portrait Gallery in a new show featuring leading black figures from entertainment, politics, sports and business. "The Black List" opens Friday featuring 50 large-scale photographs from Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' project [...]

Pastor Who Burned Quran Running For President (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post Terry Jones, a controversial pastor who has made national headlines for publicly burning the Quran, is mounting a campaign for president of the United States. Jones isn't starting small either, and it seems he's going straight for the big leagues. The campaign, named "Stand Up America Now," aims to propel him to the [...]

The NCAA Is Making Billions On College Sports, Should The Athletes Get Paid? (VIDEO)

The NCAA is making billions of dollars off of college sports, should college athletes be paid? Roland Martin talks with Taylor Branch, civil rights historian, about his new book The Cartel: Inside the Rise and Imminent Fall of the NCAA.

The Black Room: Does Cornel West Have A Legitimate Beef For Not Being Invited To The W.H.?

Roland Martin, Sophia Nelson and Crystal Wright discuss if Cornel West has a legitimate beef for not receiving an invite to the White House.