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Washington, D.C.– The House of Representatives voted for spending cuts Saturday, cutting $60 Billion from the budget. The House voted 235 to 189 to cut domestic projects, foreign assistance and even military programs.
NewsOne contributor Bakari Kitwana will be going on the road for his sixth annual Rap Sessions tour. The tour, which started in 2005, will be headlined by a diverse panel of scholars and activists. The series of townhall meetings will focus on themes “From Precious to For Colored Girls” and how these representations affect perceptions […]
Steve Harvey’s ex-wife Mary Harvey recently spoke with our sister site Majic 102.3 Washington D.C.’s Cortney Hicks exclusively about their divorce drama. Mary was given the chance to get everything off her chest once all for all to set the record straight on Steve’s claims and separates the facts from the fiction, as she sees […]
WISCONSIN — Wisconsin faces a $3.6 billion debt over the next two years, and a bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker would call for public employees to pay more for their pensions and health insurance as a means of tackling the deficit.
Wisconsin — Union protests are continuing in Wisconsin as Govenor Scott Walker is threatening major budget cuts that will affect many union workers. Related: WBW Honors Richard Wright Cars we loved way back when This morning on Fox News, Walker told Obama to “stay out of the state’s business” after Obama’s comment that Wisconsin is […]
Uganda — Voters in Uganda on Friday had to choose between extending their president’s 25-year grip on power or joining the anti-incumbent wave sweeping Africa and the Middle East and vote Yoweri Museveni out of office. Opposition threats of street protests have raised the stakes in the vote — just the second multiparty election to […]
TAMPA-Because of his 1.2 GPA, 15-year-old James Mond has been forced by his mother to stand on street corners with a sign that says “Honk If I Need An Education.” Florida mother publicly humiliates son over grades: MyFoxBOSTON.com RELATED STORIES School Sued For Punishing Students Over MySpace Pictures Mom Charged For Picture Of Toddler Duct […]
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A judge sentenced a former karate instructor to death on Thursday for leading a group of men dressed like ninjas to kill a wealthy Florida couple while their special-needs children slept or cowered nearby. A jury had recommended in October that Patrick Gonzalez Jr. be executed, but a judge must impose death […]
Roland Martin talks with filmmaker Keith Beauchamp about his new series launching on the Investigation Discovery channel entitled “The Injustice Files.” The series will focus on cold cases from the civil rights era, “The Injustice Files” airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST on Investigation Discovery.
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: