Chicago — Rahm Emanuel won the Chicago mayoral election today in convincing fashion collecting the required 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. With 85 percent of precincts reporting, Emanuel, the former White House Chief of Staff, garnered close to 55 percent of the vote. Gerry Chico finished with 24 percent of the […]

ILLINOIS — Preliminary results from the Chicago mayor’s race show Rahm Emanuel with a decisive lead over his opponents, but the results are not certain until votes are fully counted. Chicago polling stations closed at seven this evening. RELATED: WBW Honors Cornel West Fox News reports: With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Emanuel had more […]

Libya — Clashes between Qaddafi loyalists and protestors calling for an end to regime has become bloody. Close to 500 people have been killed according to Libyan officials. Qaddafi, who has been ruler of Libya for 40 years, is refusing to step down from his reign. Read more at NYTimes RELATED: Top 5 MLK Speeches […]

WASHINGTON D.C – Officials with the Social Security Administration will hold talks in the coming week to discuss what to do in case of a potential “government shutdown” on March 4.

In honor of Black History Month, NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has created a documentary called “On the Shoulders of Giants,” about the Harlem Renaissance Big Five.

ATLANTA-Although for years the Bronner Brothers Hair Show haas been dominated by perms extensions and other chemically induced or artificial hairstyles, Natural Hair has made a comeback at the show. RELATED: Top 9 episodes of The Cosby Show The Root reports: For example, the show included workshops like “Innovative Styling for Natural and Locked Hair” […]

Fear is a powerful form of thought. It paralyzes the nerve centers, thus affecting the circulation of the blood. This in turn, paralyzed the muscular system, so that fear affects the entire being, body, brain, nerve, physical, mental and muscular. Here are tips to remove all fears: 1. Focusing on the good Related article: 10 […]

What’s really happening behind the doors at Cleveland’s strip clubs? 19 Action News Investigator Scott Taylor’s hidden cameras investigation shows you how laws are being broken in club after club. How are they getting away with it? Watch Cleveland’s Strip Clubs: Exposed – Monday on 19 Action News at 11PM Courtesy Of  WOIO.COM Read More […]

Actor Anthony Mackie is one of the hardest-working brothers in Hollywood. He starred in “The Hurt Locker,” “Notorious,” “Eagle Eye” and opposite Kerry Washington in the independent film “Night Catches Us.” Roland Martin sat down with Mackie, a New Orleans native, to talk about his upcoming film “The Adjustment Bureau,” starting Matt Damon. An interesting […]

Roland Martin talks with CBC Chairman Emanuel Cleaver about the GOP’s budget cuts and President Obama’s budget.

Former Los Angeles Lakers player AC Green received the 2011 Bobby Jones Award at the All-Star Breakfast in Los Angeles.

New York — Former Sports Illustrated Managing Editor Roy Johnson is out as Editor-in-Chief at Men’s Fitness Magazine. Related: 25 reasons we love Michael Jordan Johnson, who was hired at the magazine four years ago, posted the following message to his Twitter account: Johnson tweeted out the following message on Monday afternoon: Tweets: I just […]