NEW YORK — Significant progress on a major sticking point in the NFL labor impasse — soaring rookie salaries — during marathon talks Thursday raised hopes that a tentative agreement in principle could perhaps come within 24 hours, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. They cautioned, however, that other key issues remained for […]
A few weeks back, I teased you by mentioning just a couple of upcoming book events, namely this month’s Harlem Book Fair in New York (July 23) and the National Book Club Conference in Atlanta (July 29-31). I was able to recently get some feedback from some gracious readers that were thankful I’d listed these […]
This weekend, Casey Anthony will leave Orange County Jail in Orlando, Florida amid controversy. Her release from prison will continue a debate that many in the Black community are currently having. Casey, who was acquitted of murdering her daughter Caylee, has become a household name, just as most of the Anthony family has. But following […]
The rate of firearm deaths among children under 15 years old is 12 times higher in the United States than in 25 other industrialized countries combined, according to statistics from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. With these alarming rates, parents must understand that prevention starts with them. Detroit police investigator Kimree Beckem suggests […]
OXFORD, Fla — A 2-year-old was killed by her parents pet albino Burmese python in Oxford, Florida. Jaren Hare, and her boyfriend, Charles Darnell have been charged with manslaughter and third degree murder. The New York Daily News reports: “There were also several clusters of puncture wounds … that represent bites from the snake as […]
A Charlotte organization is bringing smiles and granting birthday wishes for a number of the cities homeless families. This year “Bright Blessings” will serve 3,000 homeless children alone across four counties in the greater Charlotte area. “My son’s birthday was coming up and I wanted it to be better than it was last year, and […]
Roland Martin and David Frum join Wolf Blitzer in The Situation Room to discuss Republican presidential candidates signing the controversial marriage pledge.
Roland Martin and David Frum join Wolf Blitzer in The Situation Room to discuss Gov. Rick Perry’s call to prayer and fasting to fix the problems that government can not fix.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will meet with Ruby Bridges, who was one of the first African Americans to integrate the New Orleans public school system in 1960. Bridges was immortalized in the Norman Rockwell painting, “The Problem We All Live With,” that captured the bigotry and hatred of racism. The painting was recently placed […]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain opposes a planned Tennessee mosque that has been the subject of protests and legal challenges. Cain didn’t bring up the controversial facility in a campaign rally on Thursday, but told reporters afterward that he’s concerned about the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro. “It is an infringement and an […]
NEW YORK — Problem solved? It would’ve been embarrassing to overlook Melissa Leo when handing out the Emmy nominations this year. After all, just five months ago, she won herself an Oscar. So on Thursday, she got a well-deserved nod for the HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.” That got Emmy voters off the hook. In the […]
