This past week Sen. Pat Toomey stated that GOP Senators voted against background checks because they did not want to help President Obama. Plus, Assata Shakur becomes the first woman to be placed on the FBI’s most wanted list. Is there any significance to the timing of this move by the FBI? This week’s Washington [...]
At the top of our agenda this week: a government financial aid rule forces thousands of black students to drop out of college. $2.7 million – that’s what it cost to use the likeness of Dr. Martin Luther, Jr., in the new memorial on the National Mall. What gives? The Republican Party wants to reach [...]
The Republican Party plans to launch a $10 million initiative this year designed to reach out to minorities in order to make the party more diverse. This weeks Washington Watch roundtable features Avis Jones-Deweever, president and CEO of Incite Unlimited; Elroy Sailor, co-founder and CEO of the J.C. Watts Companies; Angela Rye, principal at IMPACT [...]
The children of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are taking new steps to control and profit from the images of their father. Some say these steps could interfere with this year’s 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Joseph Williams, George Curry and Armstrong Williams joined Roland Martin on the [...]
George Zimmerman declines ‘stand your ground’ hearing; how will history judge Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. This week’s Washington Watch roundtables features Michelle Bernard, president and CEO of the Bernard Center for Women; Angela Rye, principal of IMPACT Strategies, a political consulting firm; Armstrong Williams, host of “The Right Side;” and George Curry, syndicated columnist for [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Republicans doubling down on outrageous policies, sequestration, budget cuts, and how these budget cuts will impact everyday Americans. This week’s roundtable features Wilmer Leon, host of “The Issues with Wilmer Leon” on Sirius XM Radio; : Jamila Bey, host of “The Sex, Politics and Religion Hour;” Armstrong [...]
After a lot of criticism, including from me on this show, President Barack Obama went to Chicago recently to address the issue of violence in his hometown, of course. And, unfortunately, there’ve been a couple of deaths of young folks who actually were family members who were attending that actual speech as well. So, it [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss President Obama’s second term agenda and how hard should African-Americans press Pres. Obama on issues that are important to Black America. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Krissah Thompson, national correspondent at “The Washington Post”; Angela Rye, co-founder of IMPACT; Armstrong Williams, host of “The Right Side;” [...]
President Obama is gearing up for a fight over gun control but is gun control the issue. Should we focus on gun violence and mental health. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Sophia Nelson, author and “Essence” magazine contributor; Armstrong Williams, host of “The Right Side”; and Dedrick Muhammad, senior director of the Economic [...]
Sen. Jim DeMint, of South Carolina, this week resign. He’s going to greener pastures at the Heritage Foundation. And one of the things being talked about as a replacement for Governor Nikki Haley to appoint in his place is Tim Scott, a congressman from South Carolina. If so, he would be the only black United [...]
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