Roland Martin talks to Spencer Overton, interim CEO of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the leading think tank focusing on black issues. “We’re going to see in future elections, traditional Republicans reaching out o black voters to leverage the tea party,” Overton says. Click the link above to hear the entire interview!
Roland Martin talks to White House Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett, about President Obama’s family-friendly workplace initiative. The White House will host a summit on family friendly workplaces that will bring business leaders together to discuss challenges that working parents often face. “The President wants to make sure that anyone out there that works hard, succeed. 40% […]
Roland Martin talks to Mike Richmond, a Washington Football Team Historian and sports blogger about the controversial stripping of the Washington Washington Football Team patent. Protests have started all around the country petitioning the use of the football teams name, claiming racial undertones. “They don’t know the history of the nickname as it pertains to […]
Roland Martin talks to Lauren Burke of Politic 365 about the group of women who wrote an open letter to President Obama about his ‘My Brothers Keeper’ initiative. The women are upset that the program doesn’t include young women. “If any of these people have been to a graduation they know it’s a huge disparity and […]
Roland Martin talks to Marion Barry, Jr., former Mayor of D.C. and author of Mayor For Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Barry, Jr. Barry details the controversial details of his tumultuous reign as a revered politician which included prison and his infamous drug bust. “After hundreds of articles and hundreds of photographs of me, it’s […]
06/13/14 – Roland Martin talks to film director Spike Lee about the life of the legendary movie legend, Ruby Dee. The two first worked together on Lee’s ‘Do The Right Thing’. “I often think of her and Ossie as one. They were black royalty. I thought of her as my spiritual artisic mother. She was a […]
Roland Martin talks to Steve Perry, the principal of Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut. The pair talk about the controversial bill passed in California that will guarantee a teacher a job for life, despite their effectiveness in the classroom. “You can apply for a job for life just after two years of employment and become […]
Roland Martin talks to Dr. Michael Lomax, President of the UNCF about their controversial decision to accept a $25M donation from known Republicans the Koch Brothers. “Koch Industries has been a supporter of the UNCF for over a decade. We have 100,000 donors annually and we have donors that represent a broad cross-section of politics in […]
Roland Martin talks to Pastor Jamal D. Bryant after a controversial line in a sermon he preached a month ago, has caught wind and offended many. Titled “I’m My Enemies Worst Nightmare: Part 1”, Bryant references singer Chris Brown popular song “Loyal” and recites the songs chorus, ‘these hoes ain’t loyal’ in the pulpit. “I’m shocked […]
06/04/14 – Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the controversy surrounding President Obama’s decision to exchanging five prisoners on Guantanamo Bay for one POW. “The war is winding down. If he deserted or did something wrong, you don’t leave him there to die. You bring him here, Court Marshall him and then make the decision,” Sharpton said. […]
06/04/14 – Roland Martin talks to the Secretary for President Obama’s cabinet, Broderick Johnson about ‘My Brother’s Keeper’, an initiative aimed at improving the life of young boys. “The President made it clear to us that he wanted us to go out and listen to these brothers and not just send in a report,” Johnson said. […]
Roland Martin follows up with Kiera Wilmot,the then 16 year old who was charged with a felony and expelled from school over a science experiment. Wilmot has now graduated from the same high school she was kicked out of and is attending Florida Polytechnic University. “I’m still going to pursue the science are and major in Mechanical and […]