Sonya Ross

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Sonya Ross About Pres. Obama's Gun Control Initiatives

LISTEN: Roland Martin Talks With Sonya Ross About Pres. Obama's Gun Control Initiatives

Roland Martin talks with Sonya Ross about President Barack Obama’s latest initiatives on gun control.

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Mitt Romney Says Obama’s Gifts Won The Election, Some Republicans Push Back Against The Idea (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Mitt Romney Says Obama’s Gifts Won The Election, Some Republicans Push Back Against The Idea (VIDEO)

Republicans are ticked off at Black people, Latinos, women, young people and the rest of the 47 percent. Mitt Romney and his supporters are tossing around a whole lot of crazy reasons whey he lost the 2012 election. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Sonya Ross of the Associated Press, political commentator Armstrong Williams, political [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Will The 2012 Election Be Like 2000; AP Poll Finds Majority Of US Has Prejudice Against Blacks (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Will The 2012 Election Be Like 2000; AP Poll Finds Majority Of US Has Prejudice Against Blacks (VIDEO)

Will this election be like 2000? 2004? 2008? New AP poll indicates that the majority of the US has prejudice against Blacks. Plus, Romney surrogate John Sununu believes Gen. Colin Powell endorsed Pres. Barack Obama as a result of race. MR. MARTIN:  Will this election be like 2000?  2004?  2008? Well, one thing that Pre- [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: The Battle For Women Voters (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: The Battle For Women Voters (VIDEO)

The debates are over; and in just nine, short days it’s up to the voters to decide. This race is extremely tight. Mitt Romney has been doing slightly better in the national polls, but the President is slightly ahead in battleground states like Nevada, as well as Wisconsin; also Ohio. But you also have to [...]

LISTEN: New AP Poll Indicates Majority Of Americans Have Prejudice Against Blacks

LISTEN: New AP Poll Indicates Majority Of Americans Have Prejudice Against Blacks

Roland Martin talks with Sonya Ross about the AP poll on race and politics.

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Tyrese Challenges Celebrities To Fight Voter Suppression And The Legacy Of Rep. Donald Payne (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: Tyrese Challenges Celebrities To Fight Voter Suppression And The Legacy Of Rep. Donald Payne (VIDEO)

This past week, we saw the reenactment of the Selma to Montgomery march. Rev. Al Sharpton. Singer-actor Tyrese joined the march, and made an interesting comment. He challenged all of his celebrity friends by saying, “Why don’t y’all jump on y’all private planes, like y’all do to the All Star* game, and come down here [...]

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: New Job Numbers, Black Unemployment, Increase In Consumer Debt (VIDEO)

WASHINGTON WATCH ROUNDTABLE: New Job Numbers, Black Unemployment, Increase In Consumer Debt (VIDEO)

February job numbers are out and unemployment is steady at 8.3%, African-American unemployment continues to remain in double digits and Americans racked up billions in credit card debt since last year. This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features Sonya Ross, race and ethnicity editor for the Associated Press; Sirius XM Radio’s “The Black Eagle,” Joe Madison; [...]

The Black Room: We Lost Leverage Over The Big Banks After The Bailout (VIDEO)

The Black Room: We Lost Leverage Over The Big Banks After The Bailout (VIDEO)

Roland Martin, Armstrong Williams, Michael Fletcher and Sonya Ross discuss the Obama Administration’s housing plan and the economic team not requiring big banks to do anything to help struggling Americans.

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