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Actor Anthony Mackie is one of the hardest-working brothers in Hollywood. He starred in “The Hurt Locker,” “Notorious,” “Eagle Eye” and opposite Kerry Washington in the independent film “Night Catches Us.” Roland Martin sat down with Mackie, a New Orleans native, to talk about his upcoming film “The Adjustment Bureau,” starting Matt Damon. An interesting […]
Roland Martin talks with CBC Chairman Emanuel Cleaver about the GOP’s budget cuts and President Obama’s budget.
New York — Former Sports Illustrated Managing Editor Roy Johnson is out as Editor-in-Chief at Men’s Fitness Magazine. Related: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan Johnson, who was hired at the magazine four years ago, posted the following message to his Twitter account: Johnson tweeted out the following message on Monday afternoon: Tweets: I just […]
MIAMI-The NAACP is requesting that a civilian panel investigate the killing of eight black men in the past ten months. Related: Top 9 Must See Black Films The Miami Herald reports: Meanwhile, the ACLU presented a letter Tuesday to the city’s Civilian Investigative Panel, listing dates and names of the men killed by police between […]
Wisconsin — New polls have emerged that show a majority of Wisconsin voters oppose Governor Walker and agree with the protestors in support of the unions. Related: Top 9 Must See Black Films The poll conducted by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research showed 51 percent of Wisconsin voters disapprove of the job Walker is doing in […]
When Marcia Wade Talbert a journalist from Black Enterprise pitched the idea for an article about natural hair in the at a recent meeting, a few of her colleagues said that the way in which one wore their hair was an expression of fashion; something meant to change with the seasons and maturity. Others thought […]
OAKLAND, Calif.—The City of Oakland will pay $300,000 to a parolee who said an Oakland police officer planted a gun on him. RELATED: Top 9 Black Stand-Up Comedians Assistant City Attorney Barbara Parker tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the Oakland City Council voted 5-3 in a closed session on Tuesday to pay the amount […]
Chicago — For the first time in nearly two decades, the mayoral casting ballot in Chicago will not have a Daley’s name on the list. Related: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan The election, a historic one for Chicago, will mark the first time either a person of Jewish ancestry, a Black woman, or Hispanic […]
Duerson, 50, was found dead Thursday night in his home in Sunny Isles Beach, Fla., after he did not report for his Internet radio show. His death has been ruled a suicide, but the Miami-Dade police department has yet to make the information public. Foul play was ruled out, in part because no one but […]
Ohio — In a new report released by Ohio State University, oral sex has become the leading cause of increased cancer rates in the U.S. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of the Cosby Show Researchers found a 225 percent increase since 1974 in oral cancer cases stemming from the human papilloma virus. There are almost 150 […]