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Gay Rights Group Calls for Roland Martin to be Fired After His Tweets

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Roland Martin Responds to the Controversy on His Blog From HUFFINGTON POST- CNN’s Roland Martin is under fire from gay rights groups after tweeting that people should “smack the ish out” of male fans of a steamy Super Bowl commercial starring David Beckham. Martin, who has been a longtime analyst for CNN, was actively tweeting throughout the Super Bowl. After an H&M commercial featuring Beckham clad only in his underwear aired, Martin tweeted messages making fun of men who may have liked the ad. He wrote that “real bruhs” would not purchase underwear advertised by Beckham, and that people should … Continue reading Gay Rights Group Calls for Roland Martin to be Fired After His Tweets

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Janelle Monae on CNN Soundcheck

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SOUNDCHECK is a special half hour music show anchored by Brooke Baldwin that is airing on CNN Saturday, January 14 at 2:30pm est. The show features artists from different genres such as Janelle Monae, Wilco, Mavis Staples, Mumford & Sons, Ben Sollee and many others. The show gives favorite acts and up-and-coming talents exposure to music lovers and aficionados from all around the world. http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=showbiz/2011/10/24/soundcheck-janelle-monae.cnn Continue reading Janelle Monae on CNN Soundcheck

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Don Lemon says ‘He Just Wants to be Real’; Cable News is Broken and He Can Set it Straight

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Earlier this month CNN anchor T.J. Holmes announced a multi-platform deal for himself with the BET Networks beginning in 2012. As recently as last week in a surprising move CBS weekend anchor and correspondent Russ Mitchell has decided to leave the network to become the 6 & 11 p.m. news anchor and managing editor at the local NBC affiliate WKYC-TV Channel 3 in Clevelend. When experienced news anchors leave traditional network news organizations, it signals a warning to them that they need to do a better job of capturing the stories that matter to viewers according to CNN anchor Don … Continue reading Don Lemon says ‘He Just Wants to be Real’; Cable News is Broken and He Can Set it Straight

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T.J. Holmes Leaves CNN for a Multi-Platform Talent Deal With BET Networks

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NEW YORK- BET Networks announced today a multi-platform talent agreement with award-winning journalist and television personality, T.J. Holmes. The deal with Holmes includes a new show on BET as well as content on BET.com in which he can bring his many talents to some of the most important and interesting stories to BET’s audience. “We are of course ecstatic to have T.J. Holmes coming to our fold. He’s been an outstanding news anchor and we look forward to making him shine. He’s been an outstanding news anchor and we look forward to working with him in a variety of new … Continue reading T.J. Holmes Leaves CNN for a Multi-Platform Talent Deal With BET Networks

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CNN’s New Fall Lineup Has NAACP Concerned: Can’t Find Anyone of Color Qualified

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CNN can’t find anyone qualified to host a prime time show on the cable news network. Not one? We’ve found the perfect host! In a press release, the NAACP expressed its profound disappointment in CNN’s newly announced prime-time news lineup, which features no African Americans in slots as anchors or hosts. “The NAACP is deeply concerned with the lack of African-American journalists in prime-time news, both on cable and national network news shows,” NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous said. more CNN, hire Charles Barkley, give him a co-host, and let him get his political career started… It’s the … Continue reading CNN’s New Fall Lineup Has NAACP Concerned: Can’t Find Anyone of Color Qualified

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Did Don Lemon Throw All Black People Under the Bus?

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From the The Root.com “In the black community they think you can pray the gay away.” Don Lemon came out in a recent New York Times profile, in which he discussed his new book, Transparent, which was spurred by his disclosure last fall that he was molested as a child. The weekend news anchor explained to the Times that he knows that a common reaction to the news will be that people will try to make a connection between his sexuality and past sexual victimization as a young boy. In the news and around the Web, the other typical reactions … Continue reading Did Don Lemon Throw All Black People Under the Bus?

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>Adam Carolla Goes Off on Piers Morgan, Larry King’s Replacement on CNN

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>http://ktla.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf Former radio host and now #1 podcaster Adam Carolla takes at a shot at Piers Morgan, CNN’s new night time talk show host. Carolla’s rant comes after former host Larry King’s appearance on the Morgan show. Continue reading >Adam Carolla Goes Off on Piers Morgan, Larry King’s Replacement on CNN

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>AC 360 Discusses the Kelley Williams-Bolar Case – Mom Jailed for Trying to Give Her Children a Quality Education

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>Dr. Boyce Watkins of AOL Black Voices and YourBlackWorld.com along with other panelists discussed the Kelley Williams-Bolar case on AC 360 with Soledad O’Brien. Ms. Williams-Bolar served nine days of a 10 day sentence for enrolling her daughters in a school district outside of her Akron, Ohio neighborhood. Isn’t the basic issue here the inequality of education in public schools across America and not what this mother knew she had to do to get her kids a good education? We learn that Dr. Watkins and Rev. Al Sharpton are planning a rally in support of education. We applaud their efforts … Continue reading >AC 360 Discusses the Kelley Williams-Bolar Case – Mom Jailed for Trying to Give Her Children a Quality Education