Chance The Rapper always manages to change the game by playing by his own rules.
9/14/16- Roland Martin talks to head of Ohio Black Caucus and Grambling State University alumni, Alicia Reece, about the importance of getting Golden Week in Ohio restored. “Golden week is the week you can register and vote down at the board of elections. prior to 2008 Republicans were okay with creating Golden Week, but it […]
One of the things the civil rights movement did best was stay on message with a central goal of ending Jim Crow segregation and racism. That message was delivered by the NAACP, the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and of course the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) led by […]
Roland Martin talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe restoring the rights to vote for felons despite the Republicans trying to stop him. “This really made no sense. I had the authority to do this. This was unfortunately a political decision…for Republicans to take away people’s right to vote. I eradicated […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a single stroke, Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday to legalize marijuana for both recreational and medical use. Failure of the proposed state constitutional amendment followed an expensive campaign, a legal fight over its ballot wording and an investigation into the proposal’s petition signatures. The measure known as Issue […]
Protest Plus Policy equals Progress! Last week I received a huge honor, the National Urban League’s “Living Legend” award. The following week, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, and this weekend, we commemorated the shooting death of Michael Brown a year later. All three events reminded me that right never goes […]
Republicans believe voter ID laws prevent fraud while Democrats believe it’s a way to keep certain groups from being able to vote. Listen to the audio player to hear how it’s ultimately a setback for civil rights, and why Wisconsin is fighting to keep it in the latest Jazzy Report! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Listen to the “The […]
For the first time ever, President Barack Obama spoke about the idea of mandatory voting, the Washington Times reports. During a town hall meeting in Cleveland this week,…
You’ve hit the streets. You’ve carried picket signs. You’ve joined choruses “No Justice, No Peace,” “I Can’t Breathe,” and even “Fight the Power.” You were angered…
Numbers say 10 percent of African-Americans voted republican in the mid term election. Will the same happen in the next presidential? Listen to Jeff Johnson discuss what black…
You know that test they gave black people to try and prevent them from voting. Yeah, well we now officially know it was impossible to pass (for those who needed confirmation). Listen to the latest Jazzy Report in the audio player to find out which elite group of people couldn’t pass the test even today! Get […]
