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Since 2001, the African-American Almanac has provided readers with an increasing wealth of factual information on Black history, society, and culture spanning from the 1800s to the present day. ALSO READ: Oprah Scared To Back President Obama For Fear Of Losing Viewers To meet both the needs of today’s teachers and students, the almanac offers […]

From TheUrbanDaily Documents recently released by the FBI name late rappers Eazy-E and 2Pac as targets of extortion. The pair were allegedly targeted by the Jewish Defense League. Click here to view Pac’s FBI file “On September 11, 1996 [redacted] reported that JDL, and others yet unidentified have been extorting money from various rap music […]

Roland Martin talks to Don Hernandez author of a new study released by The Annie E. Casey Foundation reveals that the level of reading skills developed by third grade may indicate a child’s likelihood of graduating from high school. CLICK HERE to read the full report. LISTEN:

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss the budget battle on Capitol Hill. Are the proposed GOP budget cuts about helping the economy, lowering the deficit or is it simply ideology? Will the Republican budget cuts ultimately hurt the economy? WATCH:

Roland Martin talks with Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray about being arrested on Capitol Hill while protesting budget cuts that are being imposed on the District of Columbia. LISTEN:

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Donald Trump’s proposed presidential run, how he is getting attention and branding his name. WATCH:

California Democrat, Rep. Karen Bass joins Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch to discuss the U.S. budget battle. Rep. Bass described actions recently taken by Republicans as hostage taking and demanding ransom. Bass also explains that if the Republican budget were passed it could result in a loss of 700,000 jobs. WATCH:

Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has written an op-ed for TheGrio where he talks about his recent arrests for protesting budget restrictions placed on his city. The mayor, who said he “was pleased to be arrested” because it was for the right cause, was carrying a sign saying: “Congress – Don’t Tread On D.C” yesterday […]

This past Sunday, MSNBC hosted a panel titled “The Black Agenda” which received more press for the heated debate between Rev. Al Sharpton and Cornel West than for its focus on the issues affecting African Americans. TheRoot’s David Swerdick recently wrote a piece agreeing with Rev. Al Sharpton’s stance that we can’t blame President Obama […]

Illinois — With 130,000 children adopted each year in the USA, researchers find growing numbers involve kids whose race is different from their parents’. About 84 percent of children adopted from other countries are either trans-racial or trans-ethnic. The most common type of adoption in the USA is from foster care, which makes up 68% […]