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Roland Martin talks with Ron Lester, one of the top Democratic pollsters in the country about President Obama announcing his bid for re-election. Lester explained how President Obama can win a second term in the Oval Office. LISTEN:

Roland Martin sits down with Tom Joyner to discuss the twelfth year of the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage, charitable giving and the launch of HBCUs Online. WATCH:

Roland Martin talks with DeWayne Wickham of the USA Today about what he calls a double standard in United States foreign policy when it comes to saving the lives of Africans. Visit the USA Today to read DeWayne Wickham’s column, Why a double standard in U.S. foreign policy? LISTEN:

TOKYO — Workers at Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant on Wednesday finally halted a leak that was sending a tide of radioactive water into the Pacific and exacerbating concerns over the safety of seafood, the operator said.

I was proud to watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel last week, as Gumbel decided to dig into the issue of college athlete compensation.  Securing the labor rights of college athletes has been a passion of mine for quite some time, and I was excited that 2011 provided a tremendous amount of momentum around the […]

New York– President Obama will be joining Rev. Al Sharpton in New York Wednesday to speak at the National Action Network rally.

Dr. David M. French was a former Howard University professor of pediatric surgery who treated the injuries of civil rights protesters in the 1960s and fought to stop the segregation of health-care facilities. He passed away on March 31 at the age of 86. Dr. French was also a founding member of the Medical Committee […]

Detroit, Michigan–  Detroit is facing the challenge of cutting city costs by down-sizing the city and consolidating the city’s inhabitants in response to the  rapid  population decrease. Their ultimate plan is to have numerous people from all ends of the city relocate to the “strongest and most viable” neighborhoods, so the city can cost-effectively provide […]

NEW YORK-While many sectors of the economy have not recovered from the recession, “loosies” or Black market single sold cigarettes are providing income for a lot of people in New York City. The New York Times reports: “The tax went up, and we started selling 10 times as much,” Mr. Warner said. “Bloomberg thinks he’s […]

NEW YORK-Joseph Donato a school janitor at John Quincy Adams Elementary School in Deer Park, L.I. was arrested and charged with weapon possession and he admitted to being a KKK member. The New York Daily News reports: Cops said they were investigating the extent of Donato’s involvement with the KKK – including whether he tried […]