Roland Martin

The influence of hip-hop on American culture is undeniable, but can hip-hop help curb inner-city crime and build trust among African-Americans and the police? Paul Butler thinks so. Butler is the author of Let’s Get Free: A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice and a professor of law at George Washington University. During this discussion, Butler makes […]

Roland has a strong message for the leaders in Washington but the question is, are they listening? See what Roland has to say … WATCH: Roland Martin’s Perspective

Excuse me for not shedding a tear for the recent electoral losses of Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania and Rep. Parker Griffith of Alabama. Instead of sticking to their principals when it came to their politics, both decided to play crass politics by switching parties in order to make it easier to be re-elected. Well, […]

Roland Martin and Mary Matalin take on the day’s top news stories. In this edition of M-Squared, Martin and Matalin discuss President Obama’s ban on offshore drilling and the ban’s effect on employment. Did the Obama Administration overreact in banning offshore drilling or was this the right move to keep our shores safe from oil […]

Washington Watch with Roland Martin was filmed on the Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas during the 2010 Fantastic Voyage. Roland, Tyrese and Omarosa held a panel discussion on Black love. During their session the topic of relationships, finance and role reversals was discussed. Would you date a broke man? Would you marry a woman […]

The nomination of Elena Kagan to fill the seat of a retiring Supreme Court justice has caused quite a stir on the political left and right, as operatives on both sides try to ascertain exactly where she stands on a variety of issues. But it has also opened another fissure in the complex relationship that […]

Roland Martin and Rick Sanchez discuss the politics of the Gulf Coast oil spill. Roland states that BP should stop all of the finger pointing and focus on getting the oil spill capped. BP says the costs of cleaning up and attempting to cap the oil flow from what is left of the Deepwater Horizon […]

Roland Martin appears on CNNs Rick’s List with Rick Sanchez. Roland explains the origins of wearing an ascot on air as well as the ascot war between he and Jon Stewart. Sanchez states that he has sent out emails and calls to Wolf Blitzer, Larry King, Jon Kline, Anderson Cooper in an attempt to make […]

The ascot battle continues between Roland and Jon Stewart. Stewart kicks off last night’s Daily Show episode with another mention of Roland’s ascot. But in a shocking turn of events, Jon Stewart puts on an ascot and admits that Roland has won this round. Watch the video The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – […]

Roland Martin appears on CNN with Gloria Borger and Ali Velshi to discuss the nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Watch the video:

Did you catch Roland & Smokey discussing Toyota’s hip-hop inspired “Swagger Wagon” video advertisement? Smokey seems to side with BlackPlanet commenters who feel it’s a bit offensive while Roland sees “nothing racy about it.”