As we approach the 4th of July holiday Roland Martin can’t help but think about Fredrick Douglass’ July 5 1852 speech, “what to the slave is the 4th of July.” The speech caused him to ask himself, “what to the African American is the 4th of July in 2019.” The 4th of July “has always […]
During the 2018 Midterms Florida voted to restore voting rights to over 1 million non violent felons. Roland Martin talks to voting rights activist and Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition Desmond Meade about Republican’s reaction. They responded by putting in place what Roland calls a “poll tax,” which makes it hard for […]
The redacted Mueller report that was released to the public didn’t give much information. But, on July 17 Robert Mueller will publicly testify and it’ll be televised. Roland Martin talks to U.S. intelligence expert Malcolm Nance about what this means. Nance believes we may begin to see Nancy Pelosi’s plan begin to work out and […]
The 2020 Presidential election is coming up sooner than we think. As we approach the primary’s we need to begin seriously looking at and getting to know the candidates. Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina gave us a chance to do just that on Friday with his fish fry. 21 Democratic candidates were in attendance […]
Today on Capital Hill there will be a congressional hearing for HR40 which is the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act. Roland Martin talks to Ron Daniels, who has been leading the reparations fight for years. The idea of reparations is “not out of pocket,” Daniels explains. Native Americans received some […]
As we approach voting time, Roland Martin talks to the Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis about the importance of poor people voicing their concerns. Dr. Theoharis discusses the “poor people’s congress” which consists of over 1,000 people and leaders from 40 states. They’ll be questioning presidential candidates today in the largest forum to date and raising […]
If you know anything about the exonerated 5, formerly known as the Central Park 5, you know that they were failed by the justice system. As teenagers they were accused of and convicted of a crime that they did not commit. Roland Martin talks to Yusef Salaam who calls what happened to them, “a sad […]
Rev. William Barber was convicted last week of trespassing charges from his 2017 protest at the General Assembly, ending a trial that pitted civil disobedience against strict enforcement of the law in North Carolina. That day 35 people were arrested he recalled. Among Those arrested were mothers who had lost children due to lack of […]
Ava DuVernay’s Docu-series “When They See Us” tells the heartbreaking story of the Central Park Five. Roland Martin acknowledges that it’s difficult to watch but says “everyone should watch it,” because “it is still a reality for African Americans.” Martin wants to see former mayor of New York Mike Bloomberg, prosecutors Elizabeth Lederer and Linda […]
Anyone who has been to New Orleans knows that there’s one place you have to stop at, Dooky Chase’s. It’s one of the best restaurants in the city, which is no surprise because Leah Chase was known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine.” Chase passed away over the weekend at the age of 96. Chase’s love […]
Roland Martin and Dr. Steve Perry are in agreement that we need to take control of our kid’s education. Perry asks, “When have we trusted the government to educate or do anything for us?” And insists that we must take control of educating our kids because they are our future. Martin shoots down the idea that […]
Before you know it we’ll be casting our ballots for the next president of the United States. One person who wants to keep their name and policies on your mind is Sen. Elizabeth Warren. People have been responding pretty well to her policies online so much so that Roland Martin saw someone on Twitter refer […]
