Recently launched Black Television network, Bounce TV, is being criticized for it’s lack of original programming and creativity. See also: Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones Receive Honorary Oscars At Governors Awards See also: Delois Blakely: ‘Sister Act’ Lawsuit Alleges Disney, Sony Stole Her Story The Root writer Charles E. Cobb Jr. calls the network “uninteresting,” […]
In an effort to expand diversity in their programming, one of the nation’s leading media companies, Cablevision, will now offer its subscribers TV One* — an entertainment cable channel offering programming aimed at Black adults. Launched in 2004, TV One’s stated aims are to “entertain, inform and inspire” the 54 million African American households it […]
Roland Martin talks with Kelvin Boston about how credit laws, scores and various mechanisms disenfranchise African-Americans economically from home ownership, forcing up to 70 percent into the sub-prime mortgage market.
Roland Martin talks with Kelvin Boston, host of “Moneywise” on PBS about how your credit report can determine if you get a job or a promotion.
Smokey Fontaine joins Roland Martin on Washington Watch to discuss Bishop Eddie Long privately mediating and settling the civil case filed against him by four young men who claim he sexually coerced them.
The focus of any critic of the President Obama — be it Dr. Cornel West, be it Tavis Smiley, be it me, be it you — should be all about policy and not personal issues, because if we go down that road, we’re no different than Rush Limbaugh, or Glenn Beck, or Sean Hannity, or […]
Roland Martin interviews Dr. Cornel West. Recently, Dr. West harshly criticized President Barack Obama, citing a number of personal and policy issues as the basis of his critique.
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss President Obama’s meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus and their attempts to push the President to do more for African-Americans. The CBC opposed the House Financial Services Bill by demanding more money verses not voting for it at all. As a result they obtained $4 billion in […]
Roland Martin sits down with T.D. Jakes to discuss his new movie, “Jumping the Broom.” During the film’s opening week, “Jumping the Broom” earned $15.7 million, making it the number-one romantic comedy. Roland Martin asks Bishop T.D. Jakes why does he think the movie has resonated with audiences across the country. VIDEO:
