Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 634

NBA Stars Shine In OKC Charity Exhibition Game, Want 'Fair Deal' (VIDEO)

Source: AP / ESPN OKLAHOMA CITY – Two-time scoring champion Kevin Durant can still fill up a stat sheet, Chris Paul can still orchestrate a team and LeBron James is still a highlight waiting to happen. What they haven't been able to do is find a deal with the NBA that they find acceptable enough [...]

Man At The Center Of Bishop Eddie Long Probe Speaks Out

Source: AP / theGio ATLANTA – A North Carolina businessman involved in an investment program at an Atlanta-area megachurch where former members claim they lost their retirement savings says he's taking action to "make things right." A group of church members is suing New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and its pastor, Bishop Eddie Long, saying [...]

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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Cain Better Get Serious If He Wants to Be Taken Seriously

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com Former Godfather's Pizza CEO Herman Cain has vaulted to the top of the Republican presidential field because GOP voters like his plain-spoken talk and his willingness to bring radical change to the U.S. tax code. And in a year when touting a long career in politics isn't a good [...]

Investors Accuse Bishop Eddie Long's Megachurch Of Fraud Conspiracy

Source: AP / CBS News Lithonia, Ga. – Embattled megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long is facing more legal troubles. Ten former members of Long's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church who attended investment seminars hosted by the church say they lost their retirement savings, and they're suing the pastor and New Birth for conspiring to defraud [...]

Eric Cantor Cancels Income Inequality Speech When UPenn Can't Guarantee 'Selected Audience'

Source: Tommy Christopher / Mediaite  House Majority Leader Eric Cantor abruptly canceled a speech at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School because the University couldn't guarantee the "selected audience" that had previously been agreed upon,according to several reports. According to Cantor's office, the speech was originally restricted to media, students, and faculty, but UPenn decided to open the speech up to [...]

WARNING GRAPHIC VIDEO: Gadhafi Body Stashed In Shopping Center Freezer

Warning: Graphic Video. Moammar Gadhafi's blood-streaked body was stashed in a commercial freezer at a shopping center Friday as Libyans tried to keep it away from angry crowds as they figure out where to bury the longtime dictator. (Oct. 21)

Steve Jobs Biography Reveals He Told Obama, 'You're Headed For A One-Term Presidency'

Source: The Huffington Post In one of the most hotly-anticipated biographies of the year, "Steve Jobs," author Walter Isaacson reveals that the Apple CEO offered to design political ads for President Obama's 2012 campaign despite being highly critical of the administration's policies and that Jobs refused potentially life-saving surgery on his pancreatic cancer because he [...]

Analysts Say Cain's New 9-0-9 Plan Would Still Raise Taxes On The Poor

Source: The Washington Post Herman Cain has modified a key part of his tax plan, appearing to concede to criticism that his 9-9-9 plan would unduly punish the poorest Americans. Cain suggested today that poor families would be exempt from the individual 9 percent flat tax that in his plan. "Say amen, y'all. If you [...]

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TJMS: Melody Barnes Discusses The American Jobs Act And The Creating Pathways To Opportunity Report

Roland Martin talks with Melody Barnes, Chair of President Obama's Domestic Policy Council. Barnes discusses the Creating Pathways to Opportunity report which highlights steps the Obama Administration has taken to help more Americans climb out of poverty. For more information about the Creating Pathways to Opportunity for All Americans visit WhiteHouse.gov.

Occupy Wall Street: Cornel West Allegedly Arrested In New York City

Source: The Huffington Post Public intellectual and Princeton University professor Cornel West was allegedly arrested taking part in a rally in connection with the Occupy Wall Street movment in New York Friday, according to multiple reports on Twitter. West was taking part in a rally that aimed to protest the New York Police Department's "Stop [...]