Roland Martin talks with Senator Debbie Stabenow about Chrysler repaying their $7.6 billion dollar loan back to the United States and Canada six years in advance. Chrysler which was rescued from bankruptcy in 2009 with billions of dollars in loans from American and Canadian taxpayers, announced on Tuesday that it had repaid $7.6 billion to both governments. […]
Civil rights advocates claim a recently passed law that requires voters to show photo identification threatens to stymie the African American and politically disenfranchised in the 2012 election. The law, which requires voters to show state-issued identification may keep millions of African Americans who lack the time and resources needed to obtain the proper documents […]
As California prisons currently house 180% of their intended capacity, the Supreme Court ordered on Monday that the state drastically reduce its inmate population 2013. In an effort to meet the mandate, the state is now proposing the release of more than 30,00 inmates, cutting its current population from 143,435 to 109,805 by 2013. Good […]
PolicyLink, a research group is predicting that the Black, Hispanic/Latino and Asian populations will exceed that of whites in America by 2040.
Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell placed fourth in Miami’s mayoral election with just over 11 percent of the vote. The former front man of rap’s group 2 Live Crew, Campbell pushed a platform supporting the poorest communities of Miami. While critics of his campaign made light of his proposed “Stripper Tax, Campbell rallied support against police […]
NBA player Kris Humphries proposed to Kim Kardashian today, and planted a 2 million dollar 20.5 carat diamond engagement ring on her finger.
TUCSON, Ariz. – The man accused of gunning down Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killing six is mentally incompetent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday after U.S. Marshals dragged the man out of the courtroom because of an angry outburst. As survivors of the deadly January attack looked on, Jared Lee Loughner lowered his head, […]
Republicans are backtracking as voters are demonstrating a lack of support for their efforts to overhaul Medicare. Riding the wave of the 2010 election, the G.O.P has been eager to rally voters against what they deem as big government social welfare programs like Medicare. But recent polls and town halls meeting tell a different story. […]
Mike Brown and the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a four-year, $18.25 million deal that will see Brown replacing Phil Jackson as the Lakers’ head coach in 2012. ESPN.com reports: The contract is a three-year deal with a team option for a fourth year. If the Lakers don’t pick up the option, Brown is guaranteed […]
Whether she’s wheeling out a a wagon with 67 pounds of fat or having grown men jumping on couches like idiots, The Oprah Winfrey Show has had a fair share of shocking moments. ALSO READ: ELEV8’S TOP 10 THINGS LEARNED FROM OPRAH Take a look at the Oprah.com gallery, which highlights the the 13 most […]
Washington — Blacks are significantly more optimistic about what the future holds for them and the economy, according to a Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation/Harvard University poll conducted Jan. 27 – Feb.9. There was also a significant divide in how whites and blacks rated President Obama’s economic policies, with whites taking a far dimmer view than […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Barry Bonds says he will pay for the college tuition of Bryan Stow’s children after Stow, a San Fancisco Giants fan, was given brain damage by a brutal beating he received at Dodgers Stadium by an L.A. Dodgers fan. Stow is a single father with two children in grade school. RELATED STORIES Barry Bonds […]
