Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 15

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: House GOP Unveils Their ACA Replacement Plan, The Making Of Donald Trump, Blacks More Likely To Be Wrongfully Convicted

• House Republicans finally release their bill to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, but the changes they’re proposing will cover fewer than the 20 million Americans currently insured under President Obama’s plan. • Trump signs a new executive order revising his controversial travel ban, while Republicans find themselves struggling to explain his bizarre and false claim […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: #Selma52 Voter ID Controversy, DST Kicks Off Delta Days In The Capitol, Trump Accuses Obama Of Wiretapping Trump Tower

• Reverend Dr. William Barber lead a group out of church during a service to mark the anniversary of the March on Selma as one Alabama official tried to gather for support of the state’s voter ID law. • The ladies of Delta Sigma Theta return to Washington DC for their annual ‘Delta Days In The Nation’s […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Trump/Russia Probe, Nation’s Mayors Push Back Against Trump Policies, SCOTUS Examines Racial Redistricting

• Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself for the Trump/Russia investigation amid calls for his resignation. All this after the Washington Post reported Sessions failed to disclose two meetings with a Russian ambassador during the 2016 presidential campaign. • The United States Conference of Mayors met in Washington to press lawmakers on key issues that affect […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Jeff Sessions Failed To Disclose Meetings With Russian Ambassador, Will Trump’s Executive Order Allocate Funds To HBCUs?

• The Washington Post reported late last night that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had spoken with a Russian ambassador twice during the presidential campaign and failed to disclose that information to Congress. • President Donald Trump on Tuesday night got a standing ovation from Republicans when he spoke about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act, […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Trump Addressed Joint Session Of Congress, What’s In Trump’s Executive Order On HBCUs, DOJ Eases Off Of Filing Lawsuits Against Cops Accused Of Civil Rights Violations

• Donald Trump delivered his first address to a joint session of Congress. During his remarks, Trump described a country whose people are full of pride and optimism forgetting the more than 65 million Americans who didn’t vote for him. • Omarosa Manigault, Trump’s Director of Communications for the  Office of Public Liaison discussed the […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Trump, Pence Meet With HBCU Leaders, DOJ Reverses Course In Texas Voter ID Case

• Leaders of at least 60 HBCU’s met with President Trump and Vice President Pence on Monday in anticipation of an Executive Order that will give a much-needed financial boost to the more than 100 schools around the country. • Roland Martin, host and Managing Editor of TV One’s NewsOne Now blasted Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Moonlight Wins Best Picture After Oscar Flub, NAACP Calls Of Boycott Of NC, Trump To Sign Executive Order On HBCUs

• After La La Land was incorrectly announced as the winner for Best Picture a correction was made on stage revealing that Moonlight had actually won the Oscar for Best Picture. • The NAACP is preparing to launch an economic boycott against North Carolina. • Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez has become the newly elected chairman of […]

NewsOne Now Podcast: Protesters Rally For ‘Not My President’s Day,’ Will The Rooney Rule Increase The Number Of Black Staffers On The Hill? NAACP Leadership Changes

• Thousands of Americans were not in a celebratory mood on President’s Day. Protesters attended “Not My President” rallies nationwide to push back against Donald Trump’s Policies and harsh rhetoric. • At Morehouse College in Atlanta, students turned the President’s Day holiday into “Barack Obama Day.” • Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer says he’s going to […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Dissecting Trump’s Train Wreck Presser, Top HUD Aide Fired Over Anti-Trump Writings, Judge Rules Depositions & Discovery Can Continue In Case Against Marilyn Mosby

• Donald Trump’s first solo press conference was a rambling and contentious hour and 15-minute train wreck full of “alternative facts” that left reporters scratching their heads. • A federal judge ruled that depositions and discovery can continue over the next 90 days in the Baltimore police officers’ malicious prosecution lawsuit against Marilyn Mosby. • Shermichael Singleton, a […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: New Info On Trump’s Russian Ties, Labor Secretary Nominee Drops Out + White Evangelicals, Trump, Racism & Xenophobia

• The mystery behind Donald Trump’s love-fest with Vladimir Putin may soon be revealed as new information about Trump’s ties to Russia come to light. • President Donald Trump’s Labor Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder withdraws from consideration as Republican Senators turned against him. • Rev. Jim Wallis, author of ‘America’s Original Sin’, says White Evangelicals are […]