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Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: DOJ Sues Ferguson, CBC PAC Endorses Clinton, Sanders Gets Black Support & More

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: The Department of Justice sues the City of Ferguson for reversing course on their agreement to overhaul their criminal justice system, addressing allegations of police misconduct and dealing with racist practices. Martin airs portions of Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s news conference announcing the lawsuit being filed against […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: DOJ Files Suit Against Ferguson, Are Blacks Feeling The Bern, Cleveland Sends Medical Bills To Tamir Rice’s Estate

Department Of Justice Files A Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Ferguson  The Justice Department filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Ferguson after the City Council voted to revise their agreement. Brittany Packnett form Campaign Zero joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss the lawsuit and the City Council vote that forced the DOJ to […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Dissecting The New Hampshire Primary Results & 2016 Presidential Election

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin is joined by an all-star list group of political commentators and analyst to break down the New Hampshire Primary results and the overall outlook for the 2016 presidential race. Today’s guest include former Congressman, JC Watts, former RNC Chair Michael Steele, David Swerdlick, Assistant Editor […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Sanders, Trump Win Big In New Hampshire, White Feminists Upset About Being Left Out Of Beyonce’s “Formation”

NewsOne Now New Hampshire Primary Review: Sanders & Trump Win Big Roland Martin and the NewsOne Now panel dissect the New Hampshire Primary results and what they mean going forward into the South Carolina Republican Primary and Nevada Democratic Caucus. The Chicago Police Officer Who Killed ‪Quintonio LeGrier‬ Sues The Teen’s Estate For $10M LeGrier […]

National Urban League’s Marc Morial Talks Equity In Excellence Campaign

Roland Martin talks to National Urban League ‘s Marc Morial about the lack of education discussed in the 2016 Presidential election and the Equity in Excellence campaign. “We have to raise awareness. Education is a civil right. We’ve have to focus on elevating and advocacy. Why can we spend millions in Iraq, but cannot pay for education,” Morial said. […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Beyonce’s Black Panther Tribute & Why The BPP Was Founded

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin discusses the controversy surrounding Beyonce’s Formation performance during the  Super Bowl 50 halftime show in tribute to the women of the Black Panther Party and the true history behind why the BPP was founded in 1966. ______ Martin debunks former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani and […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Where Is Donald Trump’s Jobs Plan? Where Is Daniel Holtzclaw?

The 2016 presidential race is now in full swing, with the nation’s second primary to take place in New Hampshire on Tuesday night. As candidates make their final push for tonight’s primary, Roland Martin and the NewsOne Now panel dissected the current state of the race and how candidates are trying to distinguish themselves from this year’s crop […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: No Need To Seek Validation From Others, We Can Validate Ourselves

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin discusses why the African American community does not need to seek validation from other races/cultures because we can validate and recognize our own achievements through Black media outlets and our own award celebrations. ______ NAACP Image Awards Recap Martin airs exclusive interviews with our […]

NewsOne Now NAACP Image Awards Recap Podcast

Roland Martin and NewsOne Now bring you the sights and sounds of the 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards with a recap of all the big winners and best moments of the night. Roland Martin & ‪NewsOne Now‬ Hit The Red Carpet At The ‪‎NAACP‬ ‪‎Image Awards  Roland Martin and ‪‎NewsOne Now‬ were on hand for […]

Rev. William Barber Talks Fusion Politics & Moral Mondays In North Carolina

Roland Martin talks to Rev. William Barber, author of The Third Reconstruction, about fusion politics and North Carolina being the hub of racial intolerance. “We’v seen blacks and white and gays and straight, Democrats and Republicans come together in a powerful movement. We’ve had more than a 1000 people do civil disobedience,” Rev. Barber said. […]