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Washington — A minority media group is taking its opposition to the Comcast-NBC Universal merger directly to President Obama, citing his promises to foster diversity and fight corruption. The National Coalition of African American Owned Media (NCAAOM) bought a full page ad in the Washington Post on Monday panning the deal, which is under review […]

Update: New York — Sean Combs insists the alleged discrepancy doesn’t concern him – because he simply agreed to lend his name to the event. He says, “I didn’t know what the (club) owner promised – that had nothing to do with me.” New York — Call him P. Deadbeat. That’s how two breast-cancer charities […]

New York — Everybody knows how Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier, but few have heard how he helped ease racial tensions on one Brooklyn block.

Roland Martin appears on JKUSA with Erick Erickson and host John King to discus the new unemployment numbers and extending the Bush tax cuts. WATCH:

Michael Vick and Lebron James both took care of business last night dominating the ratings as well as their opponents. If you miss any action from both games we’ve got all the highlights you need! Check em’ out! Michael Vick and he Phildelphia eagles hold of the Texans to get their 8th win of the […]

Franklin, 68, cancelled the concerts last month, having spent a week in Detroit’s Sinai-Grace Hospital for a “serious illness”. A prayer vigil was held in Detroit for Franklin yesterday. In a statement, Franklin thanked the City Council, saying “all prayers are good”. READ THE REST AT TELEGRAPH UK

Wendy Wright 61% of Americans think our nation is on the wrong track. Our economy is suffering; our schools don’t work; we don’t have affordable health care; Social Security is about to collapse; our government is broken. People are angry, suspicious, and worried about the decisions our elected leaders are making. So much of the […]

Washington D.C.–Two attorneys for the House ethics committee have been placed on indefinite “paid administrative leave” stemming from serious problems within the secretive panel.

WASHINGTON D.C. — Police identified a body found Monday afternoon in a trash bin as that of 17-year-old Ebony Franklin of Capitol Heights, Maryland.

Tune in to Beauty, Brains & the Bottom Line this Saturday, December 4th at 5pm est as author LaOta Rassoull joins Dr. SaFiya to discuss her book, Food for Life: Transitional Recipes for Food Combining & Blood Typing.  This full color cookbook provides a “one-size-does-not-fit-all” understanding of the food we eat and a detailed study […]