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Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Charges Dropped In The Freddie Gray Case, Trump Alleges Putin Used N-Word In Reference To Pres. Obama & Invites Russia To Hack U.S. For Clinton Emails

Roland Martin broadcasts live from day three of the Democratic National Convention for this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast. Prosecutors in the Freddie Gray case have decided to drop all charges aginst three Baltimore cops in the Freddie Gray case. Baltimore State’s Attorney Marylin Mosby explained why she decided to drop the charges […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Mothers Of The Movement Back Clinton, Can Dems Attract White Working Class Voters & Have They Invested Enough In Mobilizing The Black Vote?

On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton became the official Democratic presidential nominee, and the first woman elected as the candidate in a major party. A number of women in government shared their views about Clinton’s historic nomination. Roland Martin, Host of NewsOne Now spoke to several prominent Democrats including: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, U.S. Representative from Texas […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Cheryl Lankford, An Iraq War Widow Shares How Trump U Conned Her, FLOTUS DNC Speech, Can Trump Put New York State In Play

Roland Martin broadcasts live from day two of the Democratic National Convention for this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast.   Martin’s guests include: Max Richmond, President and CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. Zerlina Maxwell, Progressive Media Director for the Clinton Campaign Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General from […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: FLOTUS Michelle Obama Delivers A Rousing DNC Speech, Sanders & Warren Offer Populist Message, Michael Jordan Breaks His Silence

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake opened the 2016 Democratic National Convention. She was the last minute replacement for ousted DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz who was supposed to open and close the four-day event. Bernie Sanders got flack earlier in the day from his own delegates when he made a passionate plea for them to join the […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Resigns As DNC Chair Over WikiLeaks Email Scandal, VA High Court Invalidates Executive Order Restoring Voting Rights For 200K Ex-Felons

Debbie Wasserman Schultz Resigns As DNC Chair Amid WikiLeaks Email Scandal Thousands of Bernie Sanders supporters took to the streets in Philadelphia on the eve of the Democratic National  convention. This comes on the heels of Wikileaks releasing thousands of emails from the DNC showing that the staff secretly conspired to undermine Sander’s presidential campaign. On […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Donald Trump’s Dark, Angry GOP Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech Lacks Specifics

Long on rhetoric but short on details. Donald Trump officially accepted the nomination as the Republican presidential nominee on Thursday. During an hour-long dark and angry acceptance speech, Trump focused on “law and order” and offering himself as the voice of America. Media Responds To Trump And The Republican National Convention Roland Martin caught up […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Ted Cruz Snubs Trump, Media Reaction To Cruz’s Speech, Black Republicans Discuss The GOP Platform

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin broadcasts live from the site of the Republican National Convention. Sen. Ted Cruz did not endorse Donald Trump during his RNC speech in what could be perceived a play for the 2020 presidential election. Martin speaks with a number of his colleagues in the media […]

NewsOne Now Podcast: Ted Cruz Does Not Endorse Trump For President, Michael Steele Asks If Republicans Know What It Means To Run For President

Senator Ted Cruz Does Not Endorse Donald Trump For President The boos Sen. Cruz received were from delegates who expected to hear Donald Trump’s former rival endorse him for president, but Cruz who butted heads with Trump during the primaries had no intention of doing that and spoke for over 20 minutes never mentioning Donald Trump […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Roger Ailes Exiting Fox News, What Is Donald Trump And The GOP’s Plan To Address Black Issues?

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Roland Martin broadcasts live from day three of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. During this special edition of the show Martin talks with Dr. Jason Johnson, a contributor to TheRoot.com; J. Hogan Gidley, Republican Strategist; Armstrong Williams, Host of The Right Side and […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Black Republicans Believe Trump Is The Answer, Black Pastor Pressed For Specifics Of Donald Trump’s Black Plan, Woman Pictured In Baton Rouge Protest Photo Speaks Out

Donald Trump Named The Republican Presidential Nominee On Tuesday, Donald Trump became the official Republican Presidential nominee. Trump’s home state of New York put him over the 1237 delegates needed to capture the nomination.  During last night’s festivities, a number of  Republican leaders and members of Trump’s family spoke on his behalf  last night which included, […]