Roland Martin Reports Daily Podcast
Summary: Roland S. Martin is a nationally award-winning and multifaceted journalist. A nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, Mr. Martin is the author of Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith, and Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America, and his newest book, “The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin.” Mr. Martin is a commentator for TV One Cable Network and host of “Washington Watch with Roland Martin,” a one-hour Sunday morning news show. He is also a CNN Analyst, appearing on a variety of the network’s shows. In October 2008, he joined the Tom Joyner Morning Show as senior analyst.
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Podcasts:
• The ‘War on Drugs’ continues: Jeff Sessions and the DOJ are looking to rollback Obama-era policies that put an end to mandatory minimum sentencing for non-violent drug offenders. • A federal judge denied the DOJ’s request to put on hold the implementation of a consent decree agreement between the Obama Justice Department and the […]
• The U.S. launched missile strikes on Syria’s military in response to that country’s deadly gas attack on civilians. Senate Republicans triggered the so-called “nuclear option” in order to block a Democratic filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch. • Last week the New York Times reported that O’Reilly and Fox News paid $13 million in […]
• In light of new information, the Justice Department says it is looking at reopening the Emmett Till case, but the DOJ is warning against raised expectations. • President Trump removed his controversial chief strategist Steve Bannon as a principle member of the National Security Council a posting made in January that drew widespread bipartisan criticism. • Pepsi […]
• Attorney General Jeff Sessions orders a review of all reform agreements with police departments across the country. Is the Trump administration preparing to reverse Obama-era police reforms? • Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, came out swinging against charges that she identified or “unmasked” Trump associates caught up in the collection of […]
• The vote for Supreme Court nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch heads to the Senate floor on Friday. Democrats threaten to filibuster the vote and Republicans respond they’ll go nuclear. • During Tuesday’s special edition of NewsOne Now, guest host Monique Pressley, Rev. Jesse Jackson and the discussion panel analyzed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s controversial ‘Beyond […]
• Dylann Roof, the Charleston AME Church shooter will plead guilty to state murder charges and avoid a second death sentence. • Demetrius Manderfield’s mother says her son is being tortured in a Michigan jail and may die if he doesn’t receive medical care for sickle cell disease. • Hundreds rally at the Florida State Capitol […]
In this special edition of the NewsOne Now Audio Podcast, activist, singer/songwriter John Legend sits down with Roland Martin for a special hourlong interview. • John Legend talks about his foray into television, film and WGN America’s hit series Underground. • John Legend talks politics, activism, the real meaning of working class America, #BlackLivesMatter, Trump’s use of […]
• How far will Democrats go to fight the Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch? Sen. Chuck Schumer plans to filibuster Gorsuch’s nomination, should Democrats stand with him? • A new study released by the Metropolitan Planning Council and the Urban Institute takes a look into the racial and economic costs of segregation. • Campaign Zero […]
Rep. Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) addressed the abrupt cancellation of former acting attorney general Sally Yates’ appearance in an open session of the House Intelligence Committee’s investigation of Russia and questioned if House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes is engaging in a coverup of President Trump’s connections with Russia. • The self-proclaimed white supremacist accused […]
• Michigan and the city of Flint have agreed to a $97 million dollar settlement to mitigate the water crisis they caused in 2014 that contaminated the water supply of its 100,000 residents. • The former New York Police officer who shot and killed Ramarley Graham was allowed to resign after a departmental trial found him guilty. […]
• The DC Police Department is using social media to get the word out about their missing young girls – posting profiles of missing Black and Latina girls on its Twitter feed. Now Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have gotten involved, sending a letter last week urging Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director James […]
• Rev. William Barbe and hundreds of Faith leaders will hold a Moral March and Rally on Capitol Hill to save the Affordable Care Act at 1PM EST. Rev. Barber, Rep. Robin Kelly, Rev. Jennifer Butler, and Rev. Bill Lamar joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss the movement to stop the GOP’s health care […]
• Grover Norquist discusses the bipartisan effort to move forward with criminal justice reform under a Trump presidency. Will President Trump respond to the bipartisan call for criminal justice reform? • Candidate Trump asked Black America, ‘What the hell do you have to lose?” According to his preliminary 2018 budget, we will lose a lot […]
• President Donald Trump will send his first federal budget to Congress today. The proposal is expected to call for deep cuts in domestic programs and a significant increase in military spending. But as it does every year, the Congressional Black Caucus is offering an alternative budget. Rep. Bobby Scott joined Roland Martin on […]
• Republican Congressman Steve King ratchets up the controversy following his weekend tweet in a radio interview where he predicts Blacks and Hispanics will be “fighting each other” as whites become the minority. White Nationalist Richard Spencer joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss Rep. King’s bigoted comments. Cristobal Alex, the President of the […]
