Angela Rye

Roland Martin and his panel of guests went in on Lil Wayne for saying there is no such thing as racism during a recent interview.

A White man claiming to be a neighborhood watch member in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been charged for the murder of a Black man. Chad Copley was inside his garage on Sunday when he fired a shotgun and hit 20-year-old Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas. Before the fatal shooting, Copley called 911 several times to complain about what he described as […]

No one seems to be able to upstage Donald Trump on live national television during the 2016 presidential campaign. But that all changed Monday night.

While it may be evident that the movement is the largest Black liberation movement in recent history, some still ask if Black Lives Matter the new voice for the unheard?

Though full of zingers, one-liners, fireworks, fiery rhetoric, and vitriol, Martin and his panel sought to make sense and find substance in the previous night's political slugfest.

"I can't recall the last time candidates were afraid to criticize the frontrunner. Afraid to criticize him on policy," Martin explained to the panel.

Government shutdowns have become a regular topic of conversation in Washington D.C. for the last few years. While many thought the talk of shutting down the government would have ended with Speaker of the House John Boehner’s retirement, politicians are still continuing to use it as a threat, and congressional gridlock is becoming rather normal. The […]

The school choice battle rages on — public school proponents believe their way of implementing education is the best way, while proponents of charter schools believe their way of instructing our youth is better. To educate our youth, do we have to choose public or charter schools? Can we take elements from both sides to […]

Both the mayor of Cleveland and Benjamin Crump, attorney for the family of Tamir Rice, responded to the city of Cleveland’s incredible claim that the slain 12-year-old was responsible for his own death. Rice was shot dead within seconds by cops as he held a pellet gun in November 2014. On Friday, the city issued a 41-page report […]

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. During his appearance, Holder responded to questions about mandatory minimum sentencing, the Michael Brown case, radical Islam and addressed critics at Fox News. Holder touted declines in drug charges and prison population as a result of the “Smart on Crime” initiative. Even though […]

During last night’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama said the following as it relates to the #BlackLivesMatter movement: We may have different takes on the events of Ferguson and New York.  But surely we can understand a father who fears his son can’t walk home without being harassed.  And surely we can […]

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced on Tuesday his company’s plan to invest $300 million to improve diversity in the technology industry. The move comes after a year-long campaign waged by Rev. Jesse Jackson and other activists who demanded Silicon Valley diversify their workforces to include more minorities and women. Krzanich has set an aggressive goal of […]