Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. To Open Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Eric Garner's Death. President Obama Speaks

RadioOnFire.com - The Washington Post reports that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will be opening a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Eric Garner. This follows a Staten Island, New York grand jury's decision not to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo on Wednesday, December 3. Pantaleo used a chokehold banned by the New York Police Department to subdue Garner on July 17, when officers were attempting to arrest him for selling loose cigarettes.

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Garner repeatedly yelled "I can't breathe" after being taken to the ground by several officers. He later died.

The death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner's office. It was determined that Garner died from "compression of neck (chokehold), compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restraint by police." 

Officer Daniel Pantaleo (left) used an illegal chokehold to subdue Eric Garner, contributing to his death.

During a news conference on Wednesday, December 3, President Obama addressed the grand jury's decision.

"We are not going to let up until we see a strengthening of the trust, and a strengthening of the accountability that exists between our communities and our law enforcement," he said. "[Eric Garner's death reflects] concern on the part of too many minority communities that law enforcement is not working with them, and dealing with them in a fair way."

Charles Barkley: "The Notion That White Cops Are Out There Just Killing Black People, That's Ridiculous" (Video)

RadioOnFire.com - You can love or hate Charles Barkley, but one thing you're not going to do is be able to shut him up. The NBA Hall of Famer has an opinion on everything from race to politics.

CNN has put together a video of some of Barkley's recent controversial statements. You will probably agree with some and vehemently disagree with others.

Watch Chuck uncensored below.

Cop Cleared In Chokehold Death of Eric Garner

RadioOnFire.com - A Staten Island grand jury cleared an NYPD cop Wednesday in the chokehold death of Eric Garnerduring his caught-on-video arrest for peddling loose cigarettes, The Post has learned.

The panel voted a “no-bill” and dismissed all potential charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo, sources said.

The blockbuster decision capped weeks of investigation by the special grand jury, which was empaneled in September specifically to review evidence in Garner’s racially charged death.

It was unclear exactly what charges prosecutors asked the grand jury to consider filing, or how the vote went.

Under New York law, an indictment must be agreed upon by at least 12 members of a grand jury, which can have up to 23 members.

Cellphone video of Garner’s July 17 arrest shows Pantaleo wrestling him to the sidewalk on Bay Street, with the white cop’s arms wrapped around the neck of the black suspect.

Mary J. Blige - Whole Damn Year (Official Video)

RadioOnFire.com - Mary J. Blige releases an official music video for her single "Whole Damn Year." This is off of her new album, The London Sessions.

The London Sessions available now: http://smarturl.it/thelondonsessions 

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Rest In Peace: Kelly Rowland’s Mother Passes Away

RadioOnFire.com - We sadly send our condolences to Kelly Rowland. The singer’s mother, Doris Rowland Garrison, has reportedly passed away. Tweets by ABC13 Houston reporter Foti Kallergis and family friend Desmond A. McLain indicate that Garrison may have passed some time yesterday:

No specific cause of death has been reported. The news unfortunately comes after the birth of Rowland’s son, Titan Jewell Weatherspoon, last month. The singer has not taken to any social media in regards to her mother at this time. Our prayers are with the Rowland family.

Love Hip-Hop Star Masika Admits To Starring In Playboy Film!

RadioOnFire.com - On this week’s episode of Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood, cast member Masika revealed some very juicy info on the show. Throughout the entire season, people have been trying to throw shade and call Masika a porn star and other various things to that effect. Well it turns out, the co-star actually did star in a soft-core porn series on the Playboy channel. 

Masika took to her Twitter page where she went on to explain, “Hey @PlayboyTV I think we should come out with a season 2 with all this free publicity from my haters…Whatcha say #cutthecheck.” Looks like if the money is right, Masika will be down for a season 2! She also noted in the show that she only “showed some t*tty” but her hoo-haa was completely covered. Interesting. How many of you are going to YouTube the series to catch Masika taking it off for the camera? Check out some fly flicks of the Love & Hip-Hop co-star. Does soft-core porno even count? Or is Masika off the hook?

New Music: Nicki Minaj - All Things Go

RadioOnFire.com - NEW MUSIC Miss Info comes through with the premiere of track number one off of Nicki Minaj'sforthcoming album, The Pinkprint. This one is called "All Things Go." The project will be released on December 15. You can pre-order it now from iTunes HERE

LISTEN TO THE SONG HERE