It seems like the GOP can’t avoid allegations of racism. SEE ALSO: Romney In Danger New Search For Susan Powell U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich) released an attack ad against U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich) during the Super Bowl that showed a Chinese woman speaking broken English and thanking Stabenow for helping China’s economy at […]
By theGrio From Bay Area: Lelia Boroughs, 84, wasn’t known to many. SEE ALSO: Bachmann Says She Was Perfect Candidate Obama’s Grandma Survives Crash At least not outside her apartment building in San Francisco’s lower Pacific Heights. Her neighbors knew her well as an eclectic, kind soul who would offer to pick up their groceries […]
HIV/AIDS remains one of the most-harrowing global crises of present times, with entire nations doing their best to combat the spread of the disease. SEE ALSO: HIV/AIDS In America: Black AIDS Institute Is Winning The War According to data from the UNAIDS organization and the CDC, 34-million people are living with HIV/AIDs globally. In the […]
The Mormon Church owns a controversial gun selling website that allows people to buy guns online without passing a background check according to a report by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the website Buzzfeed. The website, KSL.com came under scrutiny after Buzzfeed revealed that it was owned by Deseret Media Companies, the for-profit arm […]
ATLANTA-Maya Penn, an 11-year-old girl from Canton, Georgia has created her own line of Eco-friendly clothing called Maya’s Ideas which she sells online. Penn, who is home-schooled has already been featured on Forbes.com and donates 10% of her profits to worldwide and Atlanta charities. The Grio reports: The home-schooled seventh-grader from Canton, Georgia, says when […]
Leslie Ranier (pictured), a Black Broward County, Fla., high school teacher who was reportedly accused of pretending to throw holy water on an atheist colleague last May, now faces possible suspension for telling a Haitian student that he “looks [like a] little chocolate boy,” a “chocolate that nobody wanted.” SEE ALSO: Obama’s Grandma Survives Crash Ranier’s […]
By Nakita Austin A transvestite rape suspect named Jeron Winston is accused of tricking a 14-year-old into believing he was a woman. SEE ALSO: Obama Rejects Money Tied To Fugitive Romney In Danger The two initially met online and the teenager claimed to be fooled by Winson’s feminine appearance. Because sex between Winston and the […]
One of the saddest stories in the news this week is the untimely death of “Soul Train” host and creator Don Cornelius. What a shock it was to hear that a man who was loved by so many people … appeared to have taken his own life. With his smooth voice, he brought Black music […]
Folks, time now for “The Biggest Damn Lie”! Oh, Mitt Romney. There you go again, running against an imaginary Pres. Barack Obama you made up in your head. Mitt Romney says President Obama has adopted a policy of appeasement and apology. Romney should ask bin Laden if POTUS has adopted a policy of appeasement.
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Mitt Romney’s recent comments about not being concerned about the poor. President Obama unveils a new housing plan to help struggling Americans. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Karen Finney, Dr. Chris Metzler, Deborah Simmons and Cornel Belcher.