The Chicago Police Union is clearly upset about Kim Fox dropping the charges against Jussie Smollett and they’ve been condemning her for her actions. But, Roland Martin doesn’t recall the Chicago Police Union condeming racis cops for killing Black people. The National District Attorney’s Association has also come out and condemned her for her decision. […]
Roland Martin has the same question as a lot of people, “what the hell happened yesterday” in Chicago. All 16 charges dropped against Jussie Smollett with no plea bargain. Martin talks to Kathy Chaney of the Chicago Sun Times who was just as shocked as everyone else. Chaney is especially interested in knowing why “the […]
Robert Mueller has concluded his investigation into Donald Trump and handed over an 800 page report. Roland Martin says the public has not seen the true Mueller report, we have seen the Bob Barr report. The Barr report is just a four page summary. Attorney A. Scott Bolden says though the investigation was inconclusive, “this […]
So many people have thrown their hat into the race for the White House it can be hard to keep up sometimes. Roland Martin talks to Julian Castro who believes it’s time for a shift in “energy” at the White House. Julian Castro, who served as the secretary of HUD under the Obama administration, believes […]
The recent terror attack in New Zealand left 50 people dead and the suspect literally shouted Trump out in his manifesto. But, Donald Trump denied the fact that he is a racist and denied that white supremacy was a large issue. Roland Martin says by 2043 most people will be brown and what we’re seeing […]
Yesterday a story broke about the elite stealing college admissions and scholarships. Dozens of people, including celebrities and coaches have been charged in this scheme. Roland Martin talks to Attorney Monique Presley who believes that this situation is “the epitome of White privilege.” Presley says, these parents were “defrauding universities and stealing” scholarships and admissions […]
In the 2018 midterms Florida voted to restore voting tights to over $1 million former felons. Roland Martin talks to Desmond Meade about what the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition is doing now. There were rumors that people in government were fighting to stop people from registering but Meade says,”as of right now there have been […]
Black people like to see ourselves represented in media but we also like to see ourselves represented in positions of power. Roland Martin and Sarah Glover, president of the National Association of Black Journalists, discuss the lack of diversity in CNN’s executive positions. There are Black people on air at CNN but not in executive […]
Donald Trump has been trying to convince everyone that the lack of a border wall on the southern border is a National Emergency. But, Roland Martin Talks to Reverend William Barber who is going on a 28 state tour to bring a real national emergency to people’s attention. Barber says the real National Emergency is […]
On Friday 10 counts of sexual abuse were brought against R. Kelly and he’s currently still sitting in jail because he hasn’t made bail. Roland Martin Talks to Kathy Chaney of the Chicago Sun Times who remembers exactly what she said when she heard the news, “oh Sugar honey iced tea.” Kelly was “charged with […]
Roland Martin attended the NBA All Star game and was surprised to see so many “brothers and sisters” walking around rocking Gucci. By now you’ve probably heard about the call to boycott Gucci after they released a sweater that looked like Blackface. A number of stars and people in the Black community have called for […]
The Jussie Smollett story has taken so many twists and turns that it’s gotten pretty confusing. Roland Martin talks to Kathy Chaney of the Chicago Suntimes to try to straighten it all out. The last thing to come out was that “Jussie may talk with detectives today” to further “flush out whats going on.” Last […]
