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Jerry Sandusky on Suicide Watch
In Pennsylvania, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was found guilty and convicted of 45 charges of child sex abuse on Friday, was jailed just after the trial’s conclusion. Now Sandusky, whose lawyers are mulling an appeal of their client’s conviction, has been placed under surveillance and housed in a section away…
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MHP: How Obama's Deportation News Affects Lives
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests discussed President Obama’s recent announcement that he intends to end deportation for undocumented immigrants who are age 30 and younger and who meet certain criteria. Chatting with Virginia honors student Heydi Mejia, an immigrant from Guatemala who was the subject of a Washington Post article earlier this week,…
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Michelle Obama's White Ancestors Revealed
Matching DNA samples, scientists and historians have identified first lady Michelle Obama’s family history, which traces back to Northern Georgia. According to the New York Times, her ancestors were both slaves and the slave masters because of interracial couplings through the years. Now, Mrs. Obama’s distant white relatives, descendants of the slave masters, are grappling…
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Sam Donaldson Rejects Ties to Obama Heckler
Daily Caller reporter Neil Munro has said more than once that his interruption of President Barack Obama in the White House Rose Garden was journalistic and similar to how Sam Donaldson, a 1980s White House reporter, interacted with President Ronald Reagan. According to a statement Donaldson sent the Huffington Post, Munro’s charges are far from the…
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Romney Argues for Marriage Before Babies
Mitt Romney continued to claim that he’s the politician for the middle class during a speech in Pennsylvania on Saturday, during which he spoke of the value of marriage. If Americans marry before they have children, Romney told his crowd of political supporters, according to the Washington Post, the positive results will be immeasurable. “If…
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Sandusky's Wife May Take Stand in Trial
According to CBS News, Jerry Sandusky, who stands accused of 52 counts of alleged child sex abuse, is likely to take the stand in his defense on Monday in his trial. But it may be his wife, Dottie Sandusky, who be the “best” option he has in convincing the jury that he did not act…
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Accusations of Racism Return to Jasper, Texas
Following the horrific death of James Byrd in Jasper, Texas, in 1998, the city tried its best to remake its public image. However, according to the Washington Post, the racist environment that allowed for Byrd to be dragged two miles to his gory end may have reappeared, as the city’s black police chief, Rodney Pearson,…
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UN Puts Syrian Mission on Hold
In Syria, United Nations patrols have suspended their work, citing an “intensification of armed violence” that has prevented their marching orders, according to the New York Times. “U.N. observers will not be conducting patrols and will stay in their locations until further notice,” the head of the mission, Maj. Gen. Robert Mood, said in a…
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When Were Blacks Truly Freed From Slavery?
(The Root) — Though President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slaves in Texas had no knowledge of their freedom until two and a half years later. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and declared the end of the Civil War, with General Granger reading…
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Hip-Hop Stars Shine at 'Art of Rap' Premiere
The New York premiere of Ice-T’s documentary, The Art of Rap, brought out MCs from across the generations. From Chuck D and Crazy Legs to Naughty by Nature’s Treach and Wu-Tang’s Raekwon and Fabolous, the stars supported one of their legends. The Root was on the scene to capture a few exclusive comments from the…
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