“Gabrielle Union spoke out publicly after her unexpected firing from America’s Got Talent. On Wednesday, she tweeted, “So many tears, so much gratitude. THANK YOU! Just when you feel lost, adrift, alone… you got me up off the ground. Humbled and thankful, forever” News broke late last week that Union, as well as fellow judge…
“The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles recommended that the execution of Rodney Reed be delayed for 120 days. The seven-member parole board voted unanimously to recommend the reprieve for Reed, who was scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1996 killing of 19-year-old Stacey Stites. Supporters of Reed say newly uncovered…
“In North Carolina, the Winston-Salem Forsyth County School Board of Education voted against a proposed mandatory African American history class. The vote was 7-1 against the class even though during the four hour Council meeting, 28 people spoke in favor of the class, including one city councilperson. Teachers complained that they teach British literature even…
“The first Black woman elected to serve as a judge in Louisiana’s 16th Judicial District has come under fire for speaking out against racial injustice. Last month, the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in New Iberia, La., began requesting that Lori Landry be recused from pending criminal cases on the grounds that she “is biased…
“October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. We hear that term often but may not consider that it comes in many forms. Domestic violence is not something that just occurs between a couple or that just happens to women. Men, women, and children can all be victims of domestic violence.” Watch #RolandMartinUnfiltered https://youtu.be/a36mWmTQkzM
“Elvis Brooks, walked out of Louisiana’s infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary, nicknamed “Angola,” Wednesday after agreeing to plead guilty to a lesser offense in the case that sent him to prison almost a half-century ago. Although evidence was uncovered that prosecutors withheld showing that Brooks’ fingerprints didn’t match those found at the scene, as well as…
“Aaron Dean, the Fort Worth officer who fatally shot 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her home this weekend was jailed on a murder charge yesterday. His bail was set at $200,000. He was released on bond Monday night. “ Watch #RolandMartinUnfiltered https://youtu.be/AbhxYsW3Kk4
“Montgomery, the majority-Black state capital of Alabama, made history this week by electing its first Black mayor. 67 percent of the city’s voters chose Steven Reed to become their first black Mayor in a historic election in the same year as the 200th anniversary of Montgomery’s incorporation as a city. Mayor-elect Reed spoke with Roland…
“We’re not the only ones questioning that hug between Judge Tammy Kemp and Amber Guyger who was sentenced to 10 years for killing Botham Jean. The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a complaint against Kemp with the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The group said Kemp went too far. Kemp has also been…
“Roland Martin spoke with Dr. Samuel Livingston, Director of African American Studies at Morehouse about the Maroons. The Maroons were escaped slaves. They ran away from their Spanish-owned plantations when the British took the Caribbean island of Jamaica from Spain in 1655. The word maroon comes from the Spanish word ‘cimarrones‘, which meant ‘mountaineers’. They…