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Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Are We Willing To Challenge Power To Impact Change?

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin asks when will Black women’s groups stand up and publicly call for President Barack Obama to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court?  Listen to President Obama remarks before his meeting with Civil Rights leaders during the Black History Month reception at the White House […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Pres. Obama Meets With Civil Rights Icons, Black Lives Matter Activists

President Obama Meets With Black Leaders  President Barack Obama hosted a meeting with Civil Rights icons and Black Lives Matter activists. Brittany Packnett and Rashad Robinson, Exec. Dir. Color of Change joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss what was said during the meeting with the President. Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever from the Exceptional Leadership Institute for […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Killer Mike’s Uterus Remarks, Beyonce & Kendrick Lamar Using Their Platforms To Make Statements On Social Justice

Killer Mike’s “Uterus” Comment At Sanders Rally Sparks Firestorm Rapper Killer Mike sparked a major controversy after quoting Jane Elliott, an anti-racism activist and feminist who said, “A uterus doesn’t qualify you to be president of the United States. You have to have policy that’s reflective of social justice.” Mike made the polarizing comments during a Bernie Sanders […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Hillary Clinton Talks Race & Racial Inequality

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, listen to portions of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speech on race and racial inequality. During her address in Harlem, NY, Clinton also called for “end-to-end” criminal justice reform, support for African-American homeowners and a $20 million spending plan to create jobs for young people in […]

Should POTUS Appoint A Black Woman To Supreme Court To Protect His Legacy?

Roland Martin talks to Dr. Avis Jones DeWeever, who says President Obama needs to pick a black woman to replace the late Justice Scalia, who died earlier this week. “It’s not a stretch to say that black women across the country want to see a black woman. There is no excuse not to have a black woman […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Battle Over The Supreme Court, Will POTUS Nominate A Black Women To The High Court?

Battle Over Justice Scalia’s SCOTUS Seat: Will POTUS Nominate A Black Woman To The High Court? Roland Martin and NewsOne Now discuss the partisan battle over Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat on the High Court, if President Obama will nominate a Black woman for the court and rundown a shortlist of potential nominees. Man […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Stay At Home Dads? Bring Home The Bacon Moms? Folks Need To Stop Trippin’ On Your Family Dynamic

Why do some men and women have such a difficult time dealing with traditional and non-traditional roles in a relationship/marriage? If a woman’s earning power is greater than her husband’s, is it wrong for the man to stay home and raise the children? In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin discusses how […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: The Battle Over Replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

The Battle Over Replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia On Tuesday’s edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin; Barbara Arnwine, President and Founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition; and Lauren Victoria Burke, Managing Editor of Politic365.com, discussed the battle over replacing Supreme Court Justice Scalia, his legacy, and his rulings that impacted African-Americans. Participants also discussed whether President […]

‘There Is Nothing In The Constitution That Says POTUS Can’t Nominate Supreme Court Successor’ – Amy Howe

Roland Martin talks about the death of Supreme Court justice Judge Scalia and the Republican party’s criticism regarding President Obama’s future nomination. He talks to Amy Howe of SCOTUS Blog talk about what’s fact and what’s fiction in the case of the GOP vs. POTUS. “There were cases were President’s nominated and confirmed Supreme Court in a presidential […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: CBC PAC Endorses Clinton, Sanders Gets Black Support & More

CBC PAC Endorses Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Gets Black Support  Roland Martin talks with Congressman Gregory Meeks about the CBC PAC’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton for President and how they came to the decision to support her. Plus, Martin and the NewsOne Now panel discuss the Black support Sen. Bernie Sanders has started to receive […]