by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com When you win the White House, you get to pick the team you want. Sure, that sounds simple and doesn’t need any clarification, but it’s clear that simplicity and clarity is lacking in Washington, D.C. A Republican wins the White House and Democrats do all they can to muck up [...]
Source: Tim Wise / TimWise.org Sometimes, white privilege isn’t about stuff. It’s not always about better opportunities, or more money, or even greater access to those things than people of color. Sometimes, white privilege is as simple as knowing that, generally speaking, if you’re white, you’ll be perceived as competent and hard-working until proven otherwise, [...]
by Shirley Franklin BloggingWhileBlue Neighbor Charles Ramsey asked the screaming woman, “Can I help?” The actions of neighbor Charles Ramsey helped police discover three Ohio women who vanished as teenagers about a decade ago. Police have arrested the homeowner Ariel Castro, 52, a former school bus driver and his brothers in connection with the abductions. In another [...]
Source: Michelle Singletary / The Washington Post Being hailed as a hero may lead to a payday for Charles Ramsey, the Ohio man who helped rescue Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight and Berry’s 6-year-old daughter allegedly kidnapped and raped by Ariel Castro. Castro was charged Wednesday with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. Ramsey [...]
By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com When it came to championing media diversity as the right thing to do, Al Neuharth was one of the few white male media executives who “got it.” No, he isn’t like many of the guys today who make broad pronouncements, organize special panels and commissions to tout business-related reasons for [...]
by Roxanne Jones Co-author of “Say It Loud: An Illustrated History of the Black Athlete,” (Random House) and CEO of Push Media Strategies. I’m not mad at Tiger Woods, or Nike. Those people who are up-in-arms that Woods has climbed back to his standing as the world’s No. 1 golfer and that he is no longer asking for our forgiveness [...]
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com It is always important to look back on historical moments in history and remember how it was and reflect on those who made it possible. But it is also vital to continue having a forward-looking vision that connects the past with the present. When veterans of the civil rights [...]
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com If you listen to the groupthink echo-chamber know-it-alls in Washington, the Republican Party has been decimated, destroyed, discombobulated and utterly distressed to the point of putting a “going out of business” sign out front and closing up shop for good. Reality says that’s ridiculous. On the national level, the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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