Roland S. Martin, who made his last appearance as a CNN contributor on Friday, said his career growth was impeded at the cable network because he was a strong African-American male. Speaking to on a HuffPost Live segment on race, Martin said, “You have largely white male executives who are not necessarily enamored with the [...]
Roland Martin Named Journalist of the Year by NABJ
March 29, 2013 | Posted by
Roland Martin, the affable, opinionated political analyst who is in his last days at CNN, has been named “Journalist of the Year” by the National Association of Black Journalists. The organization announced the award on Wednesday. NABJ President Gregory Lee, Jr. praised Martin for his “well-rounded coverage of the African-American community,” in a statement on Wednesday. The [...]
Future Cloudy for African-Americans in Mainstream Media
March 25, 2013 | Posted by
Michael Baisden, Roland Martin, Soledad O’Brien and Constance White have all either been fired or stepped down from their respective positions in the communications field. With their departures, the future of African-Americans in mainstream media is uncertain. Michael Baisden announced via Twitter on Wednesday and Facebook Thursday that “The Michael Baisden Show,” his nationally syndicated radio show, was [...]
Roland Martin, GOP Strategist Clash Over Republican Efforts To Suppress Voter Turnout
November 28, 2012 | Posted by
Everybody suspected the Republican Party of intentionally trying to suppress voter turnout in the hopes of defeating President Barack Obama. Now we have two former GOP insiders confirming as much. Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist and former state party head Jim Greer confessed their party’s concerted efforts to the Palm Beach Post. The bombshell was [...]
Roland Martin Praises Mitt Romney for Speaking to NAACP
June 24, 2012 | Posted by
When Republican challenger Mitt Romney speaks at the NAACP convention next month, he has a chance to begin to show African Americans that Republicans aren’t afraid of black folks and are interested in reaching out to the community with policies that might be of assistance in the long run, argues political analyst Roland Martin in [...]
Roland Martin on Florida Governor Rick Scott: ‘Pure Foolishness’
June 12, 2012 | Posted by
In a segment this morning on CNN, commentator Roland Martin managed to cut through the double-talk and smokescreens that many conservatives try to send up when they are challenged about why they trying to make it harder for American citizens to vote. Martin was responding to comments made by Florida Governor Rick Scott about why [...]
Roland Martin: Florida Preparing to Deny Citizens the Right to Vote…Again?
June 4, 2012 | Posted by
It wouldn’t be an election year without the state of Florida exhibiting its usual despicable efforts to keep its residents from voting. After the 2000 debacle where the nation had to contend with hanging chads, ballots not being counted, more lawyering than anyone ever needs to deal with, and finally a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, [...]
