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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Donald Trump’s Tone Deaf Message Concerning The Death Of Nykea Aldridge, QB Colin Kaepernick Takes A Stand By Sitting During National Anthem, Nate Parker Breaks His Silence

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is taking major heat yet again: This time, for using the death of a young African-American mother in Chicago to try and score a political point. Dwyane Wade‘s cousin, 32-year-old Nykea Aldridge was caught in the crossfire of a shooting Friday as she walked with her infant in a stroller on […]

Revealing The National Anthem’s Racist History

Roland Martin talks to Dr. Jason Johnson about Colin Kaepernick‘s decision to not stand during the National Anthem and the history of the song’s racist history. “There is a third lyric that this often not seen. It’s basically a diss track against African Americans who left slavery and joined the British to fight. Any African […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Clinton Email Controversy Rages On, But Is It Really A Big Deal?

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show, Roland Martin dissects the Hillary Clinton email controversy. Martin asks listeners: Do you think the latest Clinton email controversy is a big deal? Martin also asks listeners if they are tired of the drama dealing with Hillary Clinton’s emails or do they believe the ongoing Clinton email […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Screening Cancelled, Clinton & Ryan Team Up To Fight Poverty, Debtors Prison Exposed

Nate Parker’s Classmates Come To His Defense As Controversy Swirls Around Rape Case The controversy surrounding Nate Parker and his 1999 college rape case – in which he was found not guilty of any crime – continues to haunt the actor. Now, the American Film Institute has canceled this Friday’s screening of Parker’s film The Birth of a […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Ret. Lt. Russel Honoré Estimates More Than 110K La. Homes Damaged By Flooding, Roland Martin Blasts Trump For Exploiting Black Plight, Dr. Jill Stein Talks 2016 Prez Run

Ret. Lt. Russel Honoré Estimates More Than 110,000 Louisiana Homes Have Been Damaged By Flooding President Barack Obama visited Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Tuesday to meet with several flood victims and surveying areas hit hardest by flood waters. At the present time, 13 people died as a result of the historic floods and more than 60,000 […]

Roland Martin: ‘Black People Calm Down, Donald Trump Is Not Talking To Us’

Roland Martin wants to reassure black folks that Donald Trump is not talking to us in his speeches. “Donald Trump is talking to white women. He’s trying to tell them, ‘I’m not racist’. He’s been losing support with white men. He doesn’t want to talk to us, he wants to ignore us. He has a […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Calm Down … Donald Trump’s Appeal To Black Voters ‘Is All BS’

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show, Roland Martin breaks down Donald Trump’s latest appeal to Black voters where he asked, “What the hell do you have to lose?” Martin says Trump and his supporters are attempting to get African Americans to chase him “down a fox hole.” In breaking down the GOP’s presidential […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Getting Our Youth Ready For College

Dr. Michael Lomax  recently joined Roland Martin on The Roland Martin Show to discuss college prep for African American families. Dr. Lomax is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Negro College Fund. The UNCF supports more than 60,000 students each year, getting them “to and through” college; fights for college readiness for high school […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: White Lives Matter Activists Protest In Front Of Houston NAACP HQ With Confederate Flags, Firearms

Roland Martin Clashes With White Lives Matter Activist About NAACP A group of armed demonstrators carrying White Lives Matter signs staged a protest outside of the NAACP’s headquarters in Houston, Texas, on Sunday. The group waved Confederate flags, brandished assault rifles, and chanted “White Lives Matter” during their demonstration aimed at Black Lives Matter movement supporters. One demonstrator said the […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Charting The Route — Building Partnerships Between Parents, Teachers and Communities For Student Success

In this special edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast we talk with Joshua Dubois, CEO of Values Partnership and Jacquelyn Dortch, from Stand for Children about building partnerships between parents, teachers, and communities to facilitate student success. Stand for Children, who runs the family engagement program across the country called Stand University for Parents (Stand UP), […]