Rev. James Meeks joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss why he and a group of Black pastors in Chicago backed Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner over Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn. Meeks told Martin on “NewsOne Now,” “The Democrats in 2012 passed $7 billion tax increase and didn’t include any money for education.” According […]
Podcast: Download Visualize what Pres. Obama has said about the positive changes since he took office. Why didn’t Democrats launch a national ad campaign to paint the picture prior to the midterm elections? Should Dems have launched an “America Is Back” advertisement similar to the Chrysler spot in 2011? Would it have made a difference […]
Black Republicans Tim Scott, Mia Love and Will Hurd won their respective races on election day. Will the GOP be able to strategically use these politicians to appeal to other African American voters and bring more minorities to their party? Once they take office, will Scott, Love and Hurd vote for or against key African American interests? […]
Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (J. Hogan Gidley, Kim Keenan and Paris Dennard) discussed the latest poll numbers, GOP attempts to bar voters from the polls and what to expect from this year’s midterm elections. With just four days left until the pivotal midterm elections, have Democrats crafted a compelling enough […]
House Republicans plan to spend $500 per hour on their lawsuit against President Barack Obama, with a “firm cap” of $350,000. Since the GOP decided to “make it rain,” we compiled a list of things they could have bought instead. They could buy 538 brand new iPhones at $650 a pop. The average cost of Obama’s […]
During a speech about the economy on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo., President Barack Obama delivered a few words for all of his haters.
Republicans continue to spout their thinly-veiled threats to impeach Pres. Barack Obama. Angela Rye, Jeff Johnson and Fran Chambers joined Roland Martin Tuesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the GOP’s push towards the impeachment of the nation’s first Black president. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at 9 a.m. EST on TV […]
Podcast: Download Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel break down why President Barack Obama is not getting any love from Republicans. The GOP has been running a campaign of hate ever since Pres. Obama was elected. Is all of this animosity based on his race, politics or a little of both? Jennifer Streaks shares cheap travel and vacation tips on […]
Members of the GOP can’t seem to get enough of using slavery to compare and contrast everything under the sun. Rep. Tim Walberg is the latest Republican to use slavery in an attempt to describe something in America. We can now add spare time and elective entertainment to the list of things that Republicans have compared […]
Republicans are threatening legal action against President Barack Obama over his use of executive orders. Speaker of the House, John Boehner announced this past week week that he would file a lawsuit against the president to “compel” him to enforce existing law. ” President Obama responded to his Republican detractors saying, “They don’t do anything except block me […]
Herman Cain: ‘Stupid People Are Ruining America’ Cain pointed out that only 58% of registered voter actually voted in the last presidential election. “What about the 42% that stay at home?” he asked. He’s not so sure they should be voting in the first place. “I have even heard people say, ‘Well, I don’t vote because […]
