Comedian Jonathan Slocumb joins the “Washington Watch” team as our funny man correspondent. Slocumb will be taking on and talking about many different topics. Jonathan joins Roland Martin via Skype from Los Angeles to discuss what is on his mind. WATCH:

Ted Williams joins Roland Martin on the Tom Joyner Morning Show to discuss how he is doing and future projects that he will be working on.

Washington — The Congressional Black Caucus isn’t happy with President Obama’s budget and they are making it clear. In a statement that shocked many on Capitol Hill, CBC Chair Emanuel Cleaver harshly criticized the president. “Rebuilding our economy on the backs of the most vulnerable Americans is something that I simply can not accept,” Cleaver […]

I am in Akron, Ohio sitting at my laptop thinking about tomorrow’s events. Rev. Al Sharpton and I are in the state to rally for Kelley Williams-Bolar, the single mother who was jailed for sending her kids to a school outside their home district. In addition to going to jail for nine days, Ms. Williams-Bolar […]

Minnesota – Michelle Bachmann has joined the growing chorus of people asking Michelle Obama to stop telling American mothers what to do. The Tea Party’s voice said that the First Lady is trying to create a “nanny state” with her recent breastfeeding comments. Read more at NYDailyNews RELATED: Top 9 Black sitcom theme songs Bachmann […]

Pennsylvania–  A Southeastern Pennsylvania woman has been charged with endangerment over a photograph of a toddler bound to a chair with duct tape covering her mouth. Police say that during questioning, Caira Ferguson admitted to taping her daughter to the chair last summer. Ferguson was arrested Wednesday because of outstanding warrants, police told NBC Philadelphia.

New York – The wife of a NYPD Deputy Inspector lied to police when she claimed she was beat up by a Black man on Valentine’s Day outside of her home. Tsui Dadamo told police that a Black man wearing a bandana beat her up, several days after her husband’s tires were found slashed in […]

Every now and then a movie hits the big screen that makes you laugh, cry and ponder. It steals about two hours of your life and holds onto it for a lifetime. While I didn’t cry over the Wayans Brothers’ Don’t Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood I […]

Okay ladies, time to get excited because Spring is almost here, and if you’re anything like me, you’ve been indulging on tons of unhealthy, and fattening foods all winter, and definitely been slacking on your workout. Face it, we ALL get the case of the winter blahs. But now that Spring is right around the […]

KENTUCKY-Murray State political science professor, Mark Wattier, is currently under suspension after he told a freshman African American student, Arlene Johnson “Slaves We Always Late” after she showed up on time to a class he was starting early. Related: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan The Grio reports: “Then he said, ‘That’s okay. I’d expect […]