Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 670

TJMS: White Teens Beat, Run Over And Kill African-American Man In Jackson, Mississippi

Roland Martin talks with Attorney Winston Thompson about the racially motivated murder of 49-year-old James Craig Anderson in Jackson, Mississippi.

UN Probes Large-Scale Theft Of Africa Famine Aid

Source: AP / CBS News Mogadishu, Somalia – Thousands of sacks of food aid meant for Somalia's famine victims have been stolen and are being sold at markets, depriving the Somalis who have flooded into the country's capital of urgently needed sustenance, an Associated Press investigation has found. The U.N.'s World Food Program for the first time acknowledged it has been investigating food theft in Somalia for two months. The WFP said that the "scale and intensity" of the famine [...]

Michael Jackson's Mom Supports Tribute (VIDEO)

Despite the fact that some of her kids are against a tribute for Michael Jackson, Katherine Jackson supports it. WATCH:

Rep. James Clyburn: In Debt Deal, '12 Heads Better Than One' (VIDEO)

Rep. Clyburn defends President Obama's leadership and why partisanship won't prevent future debt reduction deals. WATCH:

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Ground Beef Recalled On E.coli Concerns

Source: CNN A Kansas slaughterhouse is recalling 60,242 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with deadly E. coli 0157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says. The beef was produced by National Beef Packing Co., LLC located in Dodge City. The problem was discovered by the Ohio Department of Agriculture when it conducted routine microbial testing at a facility that purchased the beef for further processing. A statement from the USDA says that [...]

Rev. Zachery Tims, Senior Pastor Of New Destiny Christian Center Found Dead

Source: Martin E. Comas / Orlando Sentinel The Rev. Zachery Tims, senior pastor of New Destiny Christian Center, with one of the largest congregations in Central Florida, was found dead in a New York City hotel room on Sunday, several news sources reported. Tims was 42. Dozens of people gathered in the parking lot outside the Apopka church on Sunday night, many with tears in their eyes. "He was a great man," said Shirley Jackson, as she drove into the [...]

Bachmann 'Submission' Question Was Offensive

While a lot of the focus after Thursday's Republican debate was on Newt Gingrich snapping at Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace for asking "gotcha" and "Mickey Mouse" questions, what I found the most offensive one of the night was Byron York questioning Rep. Michelle Bachmann with regards to submission. As someone who didn't find the sexism in the Newsweek cover photo flap, I believe there is no doubt that the reason York only questioned Bachmann on submission had everything to [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Texas A&M would be nuts to leave Big 12 for SEC

When talking to a friend who wanted to cheat on his wife, the Malik Yoba character in the movie "Why Did I Get Married?" talks about the 80-20 rule, which says that in relationships, you likely have 80 percent of what you need, and if you cheat, you're chasing the 20 percent of what you want. Please, can someone explain the 80-20 rule to the Texas A&M Board of Regents and the chorus of Aggies who are pining to join [...]

Rick Perry's Job Claims: He Has Some Explaining To Do (VIDEO)

Roland Martin appears on AC360 with Mimi Swartz, Erick Erickson and host Anderson Cooper to discuss Gov. Rick Perry's Texas-sized job claims and use of stimulus funds.