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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Trump Maintains Soft Stance On Russia, Interfaith Clergy Say Sessions Is Unfit To Be AG, Talladega College Prez Defends Band’s Inauguration Performance

Counter-Terrorism Expert Blasts Trump For Soft Stance On Russia Top U.S. intelligence chiefs gave President-elect Donald Trump a face-to-face briefing on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the 2016 presidential race last week, but he continues to refute criticism of Moscow. Counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, author of The Plot to Hack America: How Putin’s Cyberspies and WikiLeaks Tried to […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Obama, Pence On Capitol Hill In Obamacare Showdown, Jeff Sessions Touts Himself As Champion Of Civil Rights & Desegregation

Obama, Pence Visit Capitol Hill In Obamacare Showdown  In a political showdown over the future of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, and Vice President-Elect Mike Pence spoke to members of their respective political parties on Capitol Hill about the polarizing legislation. Jeff Sessions Touts Himself As A Champion Of Desegregation Alabama Senator Jeff […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: House GOP Backtracks On Gutting The Ethics Committee, Republicans Prepare To Repeal ACA, New CBC Chair Vows To Fight For Obamacare

House Republicans Reverse Course On Plans To Dismantle The Ethics Board  Monday night during a closed-door meeting, the House GOP voted to gut the independent Office of Congressional Ethics, which was established in 2008 after a series of congressional scandals. Under the new rules, the office would no longer have been able to accept anonymous […]

Are The Republicans Going Crazy?

Roland Martin talks to Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee about the party’s ruling on the Ethics Committee. “It was not the best way to start. It’s part of the therapy that we’re going through. This was not something that was smart. They realize you cannot go in an deconstruct the very […]

Chicago Has The Highest Murder Rate, Here’s Why

Roland Martin talks to Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell about the violence in Chicago and the newest statistics that labels the city as the deadliest in America. “Part of the problem is the lack of jobs and opportunity. Chicago is a very segregated city. There is also no organized gangs. Drug dealing is the business of the […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Russian Diplomats Forced Out Of The United States, Trump Ready ‘To Move On To Bigger & Better Things’

“We have an incoming American president who loves to talk about make America great again and put America first, yet he does not put America first when it comes to foreign policy.” The United States has decided to expel 35 Russian diplomats as a result of Moscow’s alleged tampering in the 2016 presidential election.  President-Elect […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: #LiveLifeLoveIt — What You Put Off Until Tomorrow May Never Come To Pass

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show, Roland Martin explains his mantra of “live life, love it,” telling listeners, “What you put until tomorrow  today never come to pass.” Plus, Martin gets real with his listeners suggesting they get rid of individuals in their lives who are holding them back. All that and more in […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association & GeorgiaCAN Hosts A ‘Is School Choice The Black Choice’ Town Hall Jan. 13th

What do charter schools, school choice and the NAACP’s call for a moratorium on charter schools across the nation mean for minority communities? Join Roland Martin, Kevin Chavous, and Courtney English for a special town hall focused on educating our youth. The next installment in the Is School Choice the Black Choice town hall tour […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Trump Has Not Drained The Swamp & #WeTriedToTellYou

“The main railed against Wall Street and went right to Wall Street to pick his economic team.” Donald Trump proclaimed on the campaign trail that he was against the Wall Street and was for the common man. He also told America that he was the only one who could fix the issues that are ailing […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Should President Obama Bear Some Responsibility For The Outcome Of Election Day?

In a recent interview with NPR, President Barack Obama explained what he would like to do once he leaves office in January. During an interview with Steve Inskeep on NPR’s Morning Edition, President Obama said, “What I am interested in is just developing a whole new generation of talent,”  cultivate new leaders and build the Democratic […]