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Jan 18, 2012 at 11:25 am

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Dr. Cornel West: People Of All Colors Are Catching Hell

Dr. Cornel West: People Of All Colors Are Catching Hell

According to a special report from the U.S. Census Bureau, 46.2 million Americans are now living in poverty. The number of those living in poverty in America has grown by 2.6 million in just the last 12 months, and that is the largest increase that we have ever seen since the U.S. government began calculating poverty figures back in 1959. And, yet, when we watch these political debates, you rarely hear anyone talk about doing something

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Jan 18, 2012 at 10:34 am

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THE BIGGEST DAMNED LIE: Romney Says President Obama Apologizes For America

THE BIGGEST DAMNED LIE: Romney Says President Obama Apologizes For America

This past week in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney had his biggest win to date. He finished with a double-digit lead, and is speech sounded a lot like he was accepting the nomination, rather than celebrating his New Hampshire win. It was filled with many juxtapositions of what the President does and what he will do, but one that stands out is this.

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Jan 12, 2012 at 10:22 am

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ROLAND S. MARTIN: GOP Presidential Candidates Want To Push Your Buttons

ROLAND S. MARTIN: GOP Presidential Candidates Want To Push Your Buttons

We talked earlier about all of these different comments that Republican candidates have been making when it comes to African-Americans and food stamps and welfare and things along those lines. Let’s be clear. This is all by design in terms of they want to push the buttons of White conservatives who’re walking around with particular views, as well as subjective views, of African-Americans. And so it appears as if they simply want to get a rise

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Jan 12, 2012 at 9:27 am

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African-American Boys Receive Less Attention, Lower Grades And Harsher Punishment In School

African-American Boys Receive Less Attention, Lower Grades And Harsher Punishment In School

A recent study by the Yale University Child Study Center shows that Black children — especially boys — no matter their family income, receive less attention, harsher punishment and lower marks in school than their White counterparts from kindergarten all the way through college. A subsequent article published in “The Washington Post” reported that Black children in the Washington, D.C. area are suspended or expelled two to five times more often than White children. It’s a

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Jan 3, 2012 at 3:14 pm

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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Don’t Believe The Iowa Hype

ROLAND S. MARTIN: Don’t Believe The Iowa Hype

By Roland S. Martin
Editor-in-Chief
RolandMartinReports.com

To the Republican voters in the other 49 states, I sympathize with you. It must be painful to turn on every cable and broadcast network, read the websites and follow the blogs and realize that you mean absolutely nothing when it comes to choosing a GOP nominee for president of the United States.

Please, don’t even bother. Iowa has it all under control, and what happens there,

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Dec 30, 2011 at 2:21 pm

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ROLAND S. MARTIN: No Shock In Santorum Rise, Bachmann Defection

ROLAND S. MARTIN: No Shock In Santorum Rise, Bachmann Defection

Roland Martin and Ron Bonjean join Natalie Allen in the CNN Newsroom to discuss the GOP presidential field shake up.

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Al Sharpton

Dec 28, 2011 at 7:07 pm

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Coming To The Aid Of Fatherless Children And Standing In The Gap

Coming To The Aid Of Fatherless Children And Standing In The Gap

Roland Martin and Washington Watch traveled to the Potter’s House to discuss the importance of fathers in the African-American community.

Roland Martin and his panel of guess talk about examples of how people come to the aid of fatherless children. Nyesha Jones believes that God blessed her with the presence of her stepfather. Antonio Griffin has become a father to three children who are not his own — three. And

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Al Sharpton

Dec 28, 2011 at 7:03 pm

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The Impact Of Growing Up Without A Father

The Impact Of Growing Up Without A Father

Roland Martin and Washington Watch traveled to the Potter’s House to talk about the fatherhood crisis in the African-American community.

In this segment Roland and his panel discuss what it’s like to grow up without a father. Roland’s guests: Perri’ Camper, whose parents divorced when she was just a year old; Jo Patterson, whose father was never a part of her life; Cassandra Malone, whose parents divorced when she was

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Al Sharpton

Dec 28, 2011 at 6:57 pm

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Problems In Relationships With Men As A Result Of Not Growing Up With A Father

Problems In Relationships With Men As A Result Of Not Growing Up With A Father

Roland Martin and Washington Watch traveled to the Potter’s House to discuss the importance of fathers in the African-American community.

In this segment of the show Roland and his panel of guest talk about the effects of growing up without a father and if the women on the panel had problems in their relationships with men as a result of not growing up with a father.

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Dec 28, 2011 at 6:49 pm

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In The Absence Of A Father, Can A Woman Teach A Boy How To Be A Man?

In The Absence Of A Father, Can A Woman Teach A Boy How To Be A Man?

Roland Martin and Washington Watch traveled to the Potter’s House to discuss the importance of fathers in the African-American community.

In this segment of the show Roland talks with a panel of guests who debate if a woman can teach a boy how to be a man.

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