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 [...]
What a week in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Democratic National Convention! Will Friday’s jobs report, the convention and the speeches have a major impact on the 2012 election? This weeks Washington Watch roundtable features Joan Walsh, editor at large for Salon.com; Armstrong Williams, political commentator and host of “The Armstrong Williams Show;” political scientist [...]
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 [...]
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; [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch “roundtable, ” political scientist and XM Sirius Radio talk show host Wilmer Leon; senior correspondent for “The Washington Times” Deborah Simmons; Washington editor-at-large for “The Atlantic,” Steve Clemons; and joining us from New York, Columbia University political scientist Dorian Warren take on this weeks hot topics. MR. MARTIN: [...]