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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com By their decision not to induct anyone on the ballot this year into the baseball Hall of Fame, the Baseball Writers Association of America simply showed they are a bunch of hypocrites who refuse to admit their culpability in what is called the “Steroid Era of Baseball.” Owners, writers, [...]
The funeral of Joseph Briggs, a 16-year-old killed in a drive-by shooting in Chicago on June 9. By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com At 9:40 a.m. on December 14, America’s attention was turned to Newtown, Connecticut, where 20 children and six adults were gunned down in an elementary school. The nation was grief-stricken. President Barack [...]
by Jesse Jackson, Sr. www.rainbowpush.org Christmas decorations light the streets. Malls are full. Christmas music fills the air. But this year, there is a somber undercurrent to the celebration. We will all hug our children a little harder. Our hearts will be in our throats as they go out to play. After the horror of [...]
By Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com “One of these mothers from Connecticut should do an Emmett Till moment; show the picture of their child dead in the classroom.” That’s a text I received earlier this week from my TV One show producer. When I got it, a chill immediately went through my body just thinking [...]
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