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Trump denied he was considering Kasich.
UPDATED: Thursday, July 21, 12:46 AM EST About 18 people were arrested early Thursday outside a security barrier around the Republican National Convention after a protester tried to burn the American flag, reports CNN: Upward of 200 law enforcement officers from dozens of departments, joined by Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, converged on the scene, […]
The Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland and the recreation center where Tamir was killed stand just four miles apart, but the space between the priorities of the RNC and the people the sticker represents couldn't be further apart.
Roland Martin, host of TV One’s NewsOne Now, finally caught up with Pastor Darrell Scott – an ardent supporter of Donald Trump – during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. During a very spirited discussion, Martin pressed Scott to reveal specifics of Trump’s plan to address issues important to the Black community. According to Martin, the GOP’s presidential […]
A Trump staff writer is taking the fall for the Melania Trump plagiarized speech scandal. Her apology was posted on the Trump campaign website.
Roland Martin caught up with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on the floor of the Republican National Convention and asked him why African-Americans should vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Gov. Christie, a former presidential candidate who was on Trump’s Vice President short list, told Martin that Blacks should back Trump “because they […]
While Trump has praised him for his accomplishments on jobs, tax cuts, infrastructure, and school funding, he has been targeted by Black activists for his record on voting rights protections, education for students of color, and his position on the death penalty.
The Huffington Post found parallels between Trump's speech and a 2011 POLITICO column written by Richard Grenell, who was a former spokesperson for Mitt Romney in 2012.
In his fleshed out thesis, Carson linked Clinton with Satan, successfully leading the crowd to believe that because Clinton admired Alinksy, she would obliterate the religious foundation the nation was built upon. Deception at its best.
Actor Scott Baio has been vocal about his support for presidential candidate Donald Trump for quite some time. But he didn’t know what hit him this morning when he stepped into Tamron Hall‘s house on MSNBC for a quick interview during the Republican National Convention. Shortly after they sat down, Hall shredded the actor for tweeting a meme that called the presumptive […]
The 70-year-old billionaire businessman from New York is now officially the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.
What do the numbers 88-0-91-0 actually mean? Unfortunately, that is not your bae’s iPhone passcode, the number your grandma wanted you to play for her down at the barbershop, nor the score of next year’s NBA Finals now that Kevin Durant and Steph Curry have teamed up. Those are the winning numbers Omarosa Manigault is currently serving up in her new […]