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Great Time at Bloomberg’s last Inner Circle Performance

Had a beautiful time Saturday night at Mayor Bloomberg's very last Inner Circle Performance. In this photo is Hizzoner, my Aunt Inez who raised me, my niece Makia Carter who just graduated from the University of Albany, and the Mayor's girlfriend Diana Taylor.The show...

People that are wrongly imprisoned

Jeffrey Deskovic - "You Miss The Normal Stages of Development" Jeffrey Deskovic, who was wrongfully convicted and spent 16 years in prison before being released, tells Richard French about all the things people who are wrongfully convicted of a crime miss while they...

Truth or Fiction: Why Do We Care?

The recent dominating news has shared the common theme of falseness. From Lance Armstrong's apology to Beyonce's performance at the Presidential Inauguration to Manti Te'o's faux girlfriend, the RFL panel discusses the variety of subjects

King Day Address

Tomorrow (Monday) I will be delivering the King Day Address at Union AME Church in Warwick, N.Y at 11:00 AM. If your in the area, please join us.  I would love to see you. Remember King Day means for all of us, we don't have the right to ever do less than our...

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Mitt loses in the South. Big night for Santorum

Rick Santorum won the Alabama and Mississippi primaries last night, surprising the political world and dealing a major setback to the campaigns of Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. “We did it again,” Mr. Santorum said, addressing jubilant supporters in Louisiana, which...

Mitt Sweeps, But Viability Questions Persist

Mitt Romney desperately needed Michigan, and got the Wolverine State. Perhaps Kid Rock's 11th hour performance was the lucky charm, and Romney should take the show on the road. It wasn't the rout that was expected weeks ago, but for the relieved Romney a win is a win....

President sings again

President Obama sang a few lines from “Sweet Home Chicago” with blues greats B.B. King and Buddy Guy Tuesday night during a performance at the White House. Performers included King, Guy, Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck. Jagger tweeted about his tour of the White House and...

Obama is not a shoo-in despite Republican Errors

The primary season has not been kind to Republican Presidential Candidates, but a GOP challenger could still pull off a victory in November. This while Rick Santorum questions President Obama's Christian values. Keep in mind that four years ago, Hillary Clinton didn’t...

World awaits answers on Whitney Houston

Emotions were raw at the traditionally ebullient Grammy Awards show Sunday, with friends, colleagues and admirers expressing sadness about iconic singer Whitney Houston's sudden death. Questions continue to swirl about why Houston died the previous day in her fourth...

A sad night. Whitney Houston is dead

Whitney Houston is dead. The superstar singer and actress's publicist, Kristin Foster, broke the news of Houston's passing to the AP, but thus far, no cause of death has been revealed. In recent years, she struggled with drug abuse. Houston was set to appear in this...

Romney makes an appeal to the Right

Mitt Romney sought on take on head first the lingering skepticism and unease that conservative activists have raised about his presidential candidacy, pledging in a speech Friday before the Conservative Political Action Conference that he would not betray their trust...