Source: AP / CBS News WASHINGTON – The White House release of some 100 pages of emails and notes about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year has failed to satisfy congressional Republicans, who are demanding more information. “Why not release all of the unclassified documents?” said Rep. Jason [...]
Republicans are looking to spend $11 million in an attempt to reach African-American voters, but are they wiling to address the issues in the Black community? This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features political analyst and Georgetown University professor, Dr. Chris Metzler; Angela Rye, co-founder and principal at IMPACT Strategies; Charles Lollar, Maryland State Director of [...]
Source: Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite As was expected by anyone who’s seen more than five minutes of Morning Joe in the past couple months, Joe Scarborough was upset this morning after the Senate failed to pass a measure that would expand background checks for gun purchases. Calling out those who voted against it, Scarborough emphatically stated that this Republican Party is [...]
Roland Martin sat down with Pastor A. R. Bernard to discuss his recent visit with Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus, as well as Republican attempts to be more inclusive of minorities. MR. MARTIN (VOICEOVER): “Washington Watch” from New York continues with my conversation with Pastor A.R. Bernard of the 33,000-member Christian Cultural Center in [...]
Source: AP / theGrio WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday during a speech at Howard University that Republicans face long odds in connecting with black voters and are often cast as unsympathetic to the needs of blacks and minorities — something he says the party needs to change. He argued that many Democrats had [...]
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 [...]
LICENSING CONTROVERSY OVER USE OF REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.’S NAME AND LIKENESS IS AMONG THE TOPICS ON MARCH 24 WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN Topics to include: licensing controversy over the use of Rev. Martin King Jr.’s name and likeness; GOP plans to attract a more diverse audience; how new financial aid policies will [...]
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 [...]
At the top of our agenda this week: will the new pope keep his focus on the least among us? The wealth gap between black and white keeps growing. As conservatives meet this week in Washington, can the GOP attract African-Americans? Bishop T.D. Jakes on redemption and second chances. In the “Washington Watch” roundtable: Charles [...]
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