Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 169

Santa Barbara Film Festival To Honor Oprah Winfrey

Source: Deadline.com Award for her performance in Lee Daniels’ The Butler and a celebration of her overall career. The Tribute to Winfrey is set for February 5 at the Arlington Theatre. Previous recipients of the award, given in recognition of a performer who has given a series of classic and standout performances, has gone to the likes [...]

Breaking Real Bad: Inside the Sam Hurd Drug Case

Source: Michael McKnight / Sports Illustrated On Wednesday, former Cowboys and Bears receiver Sam Hurd will likely be sentenced to life in prison for drug trafficking. Is he the cocaine kingpin the government has made him out to be, or the victim of an overzealous prosecution and excessively harsh narcotics laws? An exclusive 22-month investigation [...]

Renisha McBride’s Family’s Attorney Gives The Latest Details On Her Case

Roland Martin talks with Gerald Thurswell, the attorney representing the family of Renisha McBride. She is the 19-year-old who obtained a fatal gunshot to the face after seeking help in a Dearborn, Michigan neighborhood after being in a car accident.

Details Emerge In Shooting Death Of Woman Seeking Help

Source: Elisha Anderson and Gina Damron, Detroit Free Press / USA Today DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich. — It was shortly before 1 a.m. Nov. 2 and Renisha McBride was involved in an accident with a parked vehicle in Detroit. More than two hours later and six blocks away, she was shot in the face by a man who told [...]

New Footage Released In Ga. Teen’s Death

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Authorities have released more footage from the gym where Georgia teen Kendrick Johnson was found dead in a rolled-up wrestling mat. NBC News Gabe Gutierrez reports.

Census: One Out Of Six Americans Qualifies As Poor

Source: Hope Yen/ NBC News The number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses, according to a revised census measure released Wednesday. The new measure is aimed at providing a fuller picture of poverty, but does [...]

NewsOne Now Video Podcast 11:06:13: Rev. Sharpton On The Future Of Stop-And-Frisk, Detroit Elects Its First White Mayor In 40 Years, Wildin' Out Wednesdays w/ Chris Paul & Huggy Lowdown, Battle Over Same-Sex Marriages Hits Local Legislatures

Detroit elects its first White mayor in 40 years, Radio One’s Mildred Gaddis breaks down the historical race in the Motor City and if race played a roll in Mike Duggan being elected. Roland Martin talks with Rev. Al Sharpton about low voter turnout in local elections, if stop-and-frisk will be brought an end by [...]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast 11:06:13: Wildin' Out Wednesdays w/ Chris Paul & Huggy Lowdown, Why Do Black People Love Chris Christie, Rev. Sharpton On Stop-And-Frisk

Democratic pollster Ron Lester joins Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss Gov. Chris Christie’s landslide victory to win a second term as New Jersey’s Mayor and breaks down his popularity with minority voters. Did you know that Gov. Christie was born in Newark, New Jersey? Wildin’ Out Wednesdays: Comedians Chris Paul and Huggy Lowdown [...]

Sebelius: Affordable Care Act “Delay Is Not An Option”

Source: Stephanie Condon / CBS News Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Wednesday told Congress that it isn’t worth delaying the implementation of new Obamacare rules, or taking down the botched HealthCare.gov website, in spite of the ongoing problems. “Delaying the Affordable Care Act wouldn’t delay people’s cancer or diabetes or Parkinson’s,” Sebelius [...]

Missing Mississippi Family Found Dead

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Breaking News Suspect Timothy Lydell Burns led authorities to a house where the bodies were found.