by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com In the age of rapidly shortening attention spans and the mass media hopping from one story to the next, it is fairly remarkable that the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one year ago Tuesday, continues to resonate in the consciousness of many Americans. Most of this is because of [...]
by Jesse Williams Special to CNN Films such as “Django Unchained” carry with them an uncommonly high concentration of influence and opportunity. Due to the scarcity of diverse and inspiring representations on screen, Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie casts a longer shadow than many are willing to acknowledge. In a recent interview with UK Channel 4, Tarantino stated [...]
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com When Thurgood Marshall retired from the U.S. Supreme Court in June 1991, a reporter asked him what were the medical reasons that contributed to him leaving the bench — and its lifetime appointment — after serving for nearly 25 years. He was his usual blunt self. “What’s wrong with [...]
Source: Tenisha Taylor Bell / CNN President Obama is visiting my hometown of Chicago — the city I hate to love. The president’s visit focuses attention on gun violence, and comes soon after the funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, the 15-year-old who was shot down in Chicago after participating in the president’s inauguration festivities. I know way [...]
by Rahiel Tesfamariam Columnist and blogger for The The Washington Post Michelle Obama, accompanied by White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, is scheduled to attend the funeral of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton on Saturday. Pendleton, an honor-roll student who had performed as a majorette during the presidential inauguration ceremony, was fatally shot in her home town of [...]
by Michelle Bernard President & CEO of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy Krissah Thompson’s story, “Michelle Obama’s Posterior Again the Subject of Public Rant” got me thinking about somatic norm image — in other words, how cultures define beauty — and about my days as an undergraduate at Howard University, one [...]
Has your Super Bowl party started yet? Have you arrived at the Super Bowl party you’re attending? If so, you know what time it is! Yes, I am working on a humor book of #RolandsRules. But that won’t stop me from dropping a few gems for today’s BMore-Frisco matchup! Do I need to do like [...]
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com When President Barack Obama addressed the nation the day 20 children were killed in Newtown, Conn., he told the nation “that we are praying for them.” The moment “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts announced she had to undergo a bone marrow transplant, millions of prayers were directed her [...]
by Roland S. Martin Special to TheShadowLeague.com. When Alabama beat Notre Dame as if their name was Precious to win the BCS national title, I tweeted my congratulations to the Tiders out there, and quickly reminded them that Texas A&M kicked their butt in their own stadium. Oh the joy of talking some sports smack! [...]
By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com For more than a year I’ve tried to get Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to make an appearance on my Sunday morning news show on TV One, the nation’s second-largest black cable network. He has also been invited to appear on my daily segment on “The Tom Joyner Morning [...]
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