The mother of three could be in prison for five years.
Roland Martin talks to Desmond Meade, President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), about his efforts to restore voting rights to felons. There are over 1.5 million people who are unable to participate in the voting process because of a, “past mistake.” That’s more than the population of 60 countries, says Meade. This is more than […]
Good Morning Everybody! As always, we have a lot going on in our country and this morning I wanna give you important updates on a few stories, but first I wanna encourage to vote. Today we have important elections in Connecticut, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Vermont. If you are in those states, or have friends or […]
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.’s 68th Boule is going on right now in Houston, TX and they have painted the city pink & green! Roland Martin talks to international president Dorothy Buchanan Wilson about the boule and the sorority’s community involvement. According to Wilson there are 20,000 AKA’s in Houston and they’re leaving their mark. They have […]
It’s Election Day in New York, Oklahoma, Utah, Colorado, South Carolina, and Mississippi! Tom and Sybil remind us to get our butts up and vote! And as a special treat, Cocoa Brown joins Kym Whitley. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM
The Fight for voter mobilization continues as Rev. Dr. William Barber works to make voting simple and fair for all Americans. Rev. Barber feels that some of the laws that have been put in place surrounding voting were designed to keep minorities out of the polls. He explained to Roland Martin on the TJMS. Rev. […]
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A day after graduating, a group of Florida high school shooting survivors announced they’ll spend their summer crisscrossing the country, expanding their grass-roots activism from rallies and schools walkouts to registering young voters to help accomplish their vision for stricter gun laws. David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky, […]
This is Suppression Sunday.
On this past Tuesday, the state of Texas had their political primaries for November’s mid-term elections. Texas was the first state in the country to hold their primaries and this morning I wanna share several lessons I learned that I think will help our listeners all over the country. As you may know, I started […]
18 months ago, Donald Trump, a lifelong bigot and misogynist, a known liar and scammer, became President of the United States. He literally rose to power off of the support of white supremacists – being roundly endorsed by the KKK and neo-nazi’s and the new alt-right movement. The unashamedly claimed him as their leader. And […]
A focus on empowerment in these tough political times.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a ruling that could have reverberations on this year’s crucial elections, a federal judge Thursday ruled that Florida’s current ban on former felons voting is unconstitutional and needs to be changed as soon as possible. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker issued a blistering ruling that says the state’s current process […]
