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If you want to see segregation in America, all you have to do is go to church every Sunday. Each week, African-Americans go to Black churches, Whites go to White churches, Latinos worship at Latino churches, etc. Regardless of race, all mentioned claim to love the same Jesus, remain separate when it comes to religion and in […]

Politics

Despite fears there will be a decline in black votership this year, polling of early voters shows room for hope. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that African-Americans make up 33.1 percent of early votes cast in Georgia; nearly matching the percentage of early votes when President Obama ran for re-election in 2012.The figures, which were provided […]

Nation

More than five thousand people gathered at Friendly Temple Baptist Church in St. Louis for the funeral of Michael Brown. Among the mourners: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Bishop T.D. Jakes, actor Hill Harper, director Spike Lee, rapper MC Hammer, and the Rev. Al Sharpton who delivered the eulogy. The unarmed teenager was shot dead by a Ferguson police officer just […]

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Podcast: Download Thousands attended the homegoing service of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and heard powerful testimony about the slain 18-year-old. Among those who spoke were Attorney Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton,  Bishop T.D. Jakes and Pastor Jamal Bryant.  Several of Brown’s close family members shared who the young man was to them during the stirring memorial service. […]

Entertainment

In an appearance on ‘The Arsenio Hall Show,’ the controversial ‘Preachers of L.A.’ addressed criticism of the show and their “haters.” RELATED: Bishop T.D. Jakes Slams ‘Preachers Of L.A.’ “Anytime you’re moving into space that is uncharted you’re gonna have haters. Jesus had haters,” said Bishop Clarence McClendon. “I teach our people that the kingdom of God is […]

Sarah Henson (pictured), the daughter of mega-church Bishop T.D. Jakes, has announced that she is divorcing her linebacker husband, Robert Henson (pictured), after four years of marriage and is asking for prayer on her personal website, reports the Examiner.com. SEE ALSO: Paris Jackson: Being MJ’s Daughter ‘Doesn’t Fit Me’ Henson, who leads the Women’s Ministry at […]

– Renowned Bishop T.D. Jakes joins Roland Martin for the second of a two-part discussion about  fatherhood in the Black community and Jakes’ daughter joins to share a personal story about her teenage pregnancy – December 29, 2011, Silver Spring, MD – –   A special New Year’s Day edition of  WASHINGTON WATCH WITH ROLAND MARTIN concludes […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Roland Martin and Bishop T.D. Jakes talk one-on-one about the importance of fathers in the African-American community, the Bishop Eddie L. Long scandal and what Black men look for in leadership.