Roland S. Martin from Creators Syndicate

Appointment Process in Congress Is Beyond Shameful for 05/20/2013

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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 the waters and score political points by trying to keep the president from naming the team he wants. The Dems did i ...

Updated: Mon May 20, 2013

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Morehouse College Prez Angers Alumni While Protecting Obama for 05/10/2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

When President Barack Obama speaks Sunday, May 19, at the 129th commencement of Morehouse College, the president of the school, Dr. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., will be beaming with pride as the nation's first black president addresses the nation's only college dedicated to educating primarily black men.

But when the speech is done and the photos are taken, President Obama will jump on Air ...

Updated: Fri May 10, 2013

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Al Neuharth Was a True Champion of Media Diversity for 04/26/2013

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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 reaching multicultural audiences, and slap themselves on the back for making a few ethni ...

Updated: Fri Apr 26, 2013

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Dr. Phil! Help Me Fall Back in Love With Baseball for 04/01/2013

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

I used to love baseball.

No, not like. Really, really love it.

As a kid, I was a star pitcher and first baseman for a Little League team called the Padres. My brother played in the older division for the Pirates. We used to play countless games of catch in the backyard, at the park, you name it. If we went on a family trip, our gloves went with us.

My mom's side of the fami ...

Updated: Mon Apr 01, 2013

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March on Washington Commemoration Must Focus on Black Unemployment for 03/22/2013

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

It is always important to look back on historical moments in history and remember how important it was and reflect on those who made it possible. But it is also to continue to have a forward-looking vision that connects the past with the present.

When both veterans of the civil rights movement and those who weren't even alive then gather in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th annive ...

Updated: Fri Mar 22, 2013

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The GOP Is Far From a Dead Party for 03/15/2013

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

If you listen to the group-think-echo-chamber-know-it-alls in Washington, D.C., the Republican Party has been decimated, destroyed, is discombobulated and utterly distressed to the point of putting a "going out of business" sign out front and closing up shop for good.

Yet reality says that's ridiculous.

On the national level, the GOP controls the U.S. House of Representa ...

Updated: Fri Mar 15, 2013

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One Year Later, The Impact of Trayvon Martin's Death for 02/22/2013

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

In the age of rapidly shortening attention spans and the mass media hopping from one story to the next, it is fairly remarkable that the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one year ago Tuesday, continues to resonate in the consciousness of many Americans.

Most of this is because of a dedicated group of activists, bloggers, social media aficionados and members of the media, mostly the blac ...

Updated: Fri Feb 22, 2013

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Pope Benedict Shows True Leadership by Resigning for 02/15/2013

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Pope Benedict Shows True Leadership by Resigning

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 me?" Justice Marshall ...

Updated: Fri Feb 15, 2013

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Keep Dancing for Jesus, Ray Lewis! for 02/01/2013

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

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 way.

So why is it that folks are upset that Baltimore Ravens linebacker ...

Updated: Fri Feb 01, 2013

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GOP: Stop Being Afraid to Talk to Minorities for 01/18/2013

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

GOP: Stop Being Afraid to Talk to Minorities

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 in America.

Priebus has also been invited to appear on my daily segment on "The Tom Joyner Morning Show," the larg ...

Updated: Fri Jan 18, 2013

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Baseball Writers are Wrong for Hall Passes for 01/11/2013

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Baseball Writers are Wrong for Hall Passes

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, Hall of Fame members and the media ...

Updated: Fri Jan 11, 2013

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National Gun ‘Conversation' Has Largely Been a Waste of Time for 12/28/2012

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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Updated: Fri Dec 28, 2012

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America Should Be Forced to See One of the Newtown 20 for 12/24/2012

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

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 about the possibility of seeing the carnage. When taping this week's edition of my show, Washington Watch, Sirius/XM Radio host J ...

Updated: Mon Dec 24, 2012

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Now Is the Time to Talk Guns, Mental Illness for 12/14/2012

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Enough!

Enough with putting off tomorrow what we should be talking about today. Enough with being afraid to step on someone's delicate sensibilities when it comes to the Second Amendment. Enough with elected leaders who are too cowardly to confront the National Rifle Association and their ardent supporters. Enough with moms and dads and brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles and pa ...

Updated: Fri Dec 14, 2012

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GOP Should Not Ignore J.C. Watts for 12/07/2012

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

A number of establishment Republicans are privately blasting former Rep. J.C. Watts and the possibility of his candidacy as chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. He has been called arrogant for even suggesting he could do the job, and some have said the talk is more about his ego than his vision.

In fact, he has been likened to former RNC Chairman Michael Steele. Both are co ...

Updated: Fri Dec 07, 2012

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Obama Should Take the Fight to the GOP Over Rice for 11/30/2012

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte really want us to believe that their shameful behavior towards United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice is all about getting to the truth about what happened in Libya. The truth is that this is the first salvo in a GOP ward against President Barack Obama over the next four years.

Do they think Americans are dumb enough to believe that Ric ...

Updated: Fri Nov 30, 2012

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No, Mitt, Even a Lot of White Voters Didn't Like You for 11/16/2012

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

If you took a moment to drop by the Mitt Romney campaign office, the sheer number of white people working to get him elected would shock you. Just about the only color you would have seen were the red and white in the Romney-Ryan posters.

If you met with Romney's senior campaign team -- the decision makers -- you would have thought that even major American corporations have more a div ...

Updated: Fri Nov 16, 2012

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GOP Voter Suppression Fueled Black Turnout for 11/09/2012

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

GOP Voter Suppression Fueled Black Turnout

As political pros, journalists and pundits pick over exit polls to study how and why President Barack Obama beat Mitt Romney for the presidency, a lot of the attention has been showered on the Latino turnout, gender gap and late breaking voters for the president.

The African American turnout has largely been overlooked, seen by pr ...

Updated: Fri Nov 09, 2012

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It's a Black Thing, Right John Sununu? for 10/26/2012

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

When was the last time you heard some say that it is important to hire a qualified white person for a job? No, seriously, I really want you to think about the question.

Whenever there is a discussion about diversity, inclusion or affirmative action, we always hear folks say, "We do a great job of trying to find qualified minorities."

That always tickles me because when i ...

Updated: Fri Oct 26, 2012

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Rev. Billy Graham and His Narrow Biblical Principles for 10/19/2012

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

To all of my fellow evangelicals on the religious right, please, stop your fake proselytizing and trumpeting of biblical values if all you're going to do is run roughshod over your biblical convictions in order for your partisan views to take center stage.

When Mitt Romney was running for the GOP presidential nomination, a number of individuals on the religious right were highly critical ...

Updated: Fri Oct 19, 2012

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