Roland S. Martin's Blog, page 503

TRAYVON MARTIN TOWN HALL: Family Of Slain Teen Want To Expand This Moment Into A Movement, Give Updated Information (VIDEO)

Roland Martin appears in the CNN Newsroom to discuss the first of two town hall meetings with CNN anchor Kyra Phillips.

Town Hall Meeting To Be Held On The Trayvon Martin Case; Expanding This Movement Across America (VIDEO)

Roland Martin appears in the CNN Newsroom with anchor Carol Costello to discuss a town hall meeting being held to discuss the Trayvon Martin case, the New Black Panther Party's $10,000 bounty for George Zimmerman's arrest and the family of Trayvon Martin asking that no one act out violently.

The Etch-A-Sketch Candidate: Will The Real Mitt Romney Stand Up? (VIDEO)

Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Mitt Romney the Etch-A-Sketch presidential candidate. This weeks Washington Watch roundtable features Judith Browne Dianis, April Ryan, Dr. Chris Metzler, and Michelle Bernard. MR. MARTIN:  Folks, welcome back to "Washington Watch." Can y'all get a sh- — a shot of April over here, playin' games on the [...]

Demanding Justice For Trayvon Martin; The Ineptness Of The Sanford Police Department; Plus Pres. Obama's Comments On The Florida Teen's Death (VIDEO)

Judith Browne Dianis, co-director of The Advancement Project, Dr. Chris Metzler, a political scientist at Georgetown University; April Ryan, White House Correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks; and Michelle Bernard, president and CEO of The Bernard Center joined Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch to discuss the Trayvon Martin case and Americans demanding [...]

The Issues Surrounding The Case Of Trayvon Martin & The "Stand Your Ground" Law (VIDEO)

Roland Martin talks with Donald Tibbs, a law professor at the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University; Jennifer Butler, executive director of Faith in Public Life, a strategy center for people of faith; and Bishop Aubrey Shines, senior pastor of Glory to Glory Ministries in Tampa, Florida about the Trayvon Martin case and [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Report For Duty. This Is A War On Racism, Bigotry & Stereotypes … This Is For Trayvon (VIDEO)

Whether we want to admit it or not, Trayvon Martin could be any of us. It doesn't matter about our degrees. Our fine, tailored suits don't matter. We've made all of the accommodations to fit into this society. We've cut our hair. We're careful about the clothes we wear. We change the way we talk [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Blacks Are Tired Of Making Accommodations For Bigotry, Stereotypes (VIDEO)

Roland Martin says the Trayvon Martin case should bring social change.

Roland Martin: 'In Corporate America, There Are Trayvon Martins' (VIDEO)

Soutce: Mediaite Roland Martin has been one of those on the forefront of bringing the Trayvon Martin case into the mainstream, and he appeared in CNN this morning to explain the development of the story as a national issue and its resonance, particularly within the black community. Wearing a hoodie (partly in solidarity, partly to make a statement toGeraldo Rivera), [...]

ROLAND S. MARTIN: A Fight for Trayvon Is A War Against Stereotypes

By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com As I walked the streets of New York the other day, I saw several white youths with hoodies, tattoos and nose rings. Not one time did it enter my mind that they could be skinheads. While walking into the Howard University Hospital in Washington earlier that day, a few [...]

Roland Martin Goes In On Geraldo Rivera Over Hoodie Commentary

Geraldo Rivera of Fox News has lost his mind. He's saying #Trayvon Martin wearing a hoodie helped cause his own death? Rivera tries to explain it by saying the hoodie has a negative connotation when worn by Black & Hispanic kids. But he's WRONG #Trayvon I'm not a fan of hoodies. But when I'm buying [...]