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90% Of Black Parents Believe Their Child Is Proficient In Reading & Math, Reality Is Only About 18% Of 4th Graders Are

Bibb Hubbard, founder of Be A Learning Hero joined Roland Martin on The Roland Martin Show to talk about helping parents navigate the changes in classrooms across the country so they can help their children be successful in school. Hubbard explained, 90 percent of Black parents believe their child is proficient at reading and math, but that is not the […]

Cleo Manago Says Orlando Shooter Was Obsessed With Gay Community

Roland Martin talks to the Founder of the Black Men’s Xchange and Behavioral Health expert Cleo Manago about Orlando shooter Omar Mateen‘s struggle with his own sexuality. “Heterosexual people don’t obsess over homosexual people and go to bars and obsess over what they allegedly saw for two months. And then go back and shoot and kill. There […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Ebony/Jet Sold, Was The Orlando Shooter A “Closeted Homosexual?” Why Are We Fixated On OJ?

Johnson Publishing CEO Talks Ebony & Jet Magazine Sale With Roland Martin Desiree Rogers, the CEO of Johnson Publishing who rarely grants interviews, spoke exclusively with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about the historic sale of two of Black America’s most important publications. The Chicago-based company sold the magazines to the Clear View Group in Austin, Texas for an undisclosed amount. Rogers […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Orlando Shooting Sparks Political Debate, Are Democrats Ignoring Black Voters?

Orlando Shooting Sparks Political Debate Over Immigration, Muslim Ban As the world continues to mourn all the lives lost in Orlando, Florida as a result of this past weekend’s mass shooting, Donald Trump appears to be using the horrific event as a tool in his political fight against Democrats. The GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee claimed current policies are […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Discovering Your Genealogy, Become A Learning Hero For Your Child

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show, Bernice Alexander Bennett, President and Founder of BB’s Genealogy and Educational Services, LLC talks with Roland Martin about how she began researching her genealogy and the genealogy of African Americans. Bennett also shares how those who are interested in tracing their roots back to African can begin the process. ______ […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Orlando Shooting Leaves 50 Dead, 53 Wounded, ‎Kalief’s Law‬ Passed In NYC, Man Claims Jail Employees Choked Him For Smiling In Mug Shot

Orlando Shooting: 50 killed, 53 Injured, Shooter Pledged Allegiance To ‎ISIS The Sunday morning massacre inside Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida leaves 50 dead and more than 53 wounded. The shooter has been identified as Omar Mateen, he was born in New York to Afghan parents and has been on the FBI’s radar for […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Remembering The Greatest, Muhammad Ali

In this special edition of the NewsOne Now Audio Podcast we remember “the greatest of all time,” Muhammad Ali. Listen to Roland Martin and NewsOne Now’s coverage of the funeral services of Ali. Martin was joined by a select group of guests including: Greg Carr, Chair of the Dept. of Afro-American Studies at Howard University Coach […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Muhammad Ali Speaks

In this special edition of The Roland Martin Show you will hear from Muhammad Ali in his own words through a series of interviews recorded decades ago. You will hear Ali address numerous topics including, money, power, Vietnam and race. You will also hear a serious side of Ali as well as the champ telling […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Clinton’s Historic Presidential Nomination, Paul Ryan Speaks Out Against Trump’s Racist Comments, GOP Unveils Anti-Poverty Plan

Clinton’s Historic Presidential Nomination Examined Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reached a historic milestone. She’s the first woman to become the presidential nominee for a major political party. After Tuesday’s primary contests in New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, and California, Secretary Clinton now has well over the required 2,383 delegates needed to be named the Democratic Party’s nominee.  […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Trump’s “Textbook” Racist Comments Upends Republicans, Muhammad Ali – Unapologetically Black

Donald Trump’s racially charged comments against U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel have Republicans running scared and they don’t know what to do. In this edition of The Roland Martin Show, Martin discusses Trump’s attacks against Judge Curiel, Republican reaction to the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee going off the rails and the “manna from heaven” Trump has served […]