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Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now” was in Selma, AL for the Selma 50th Anniversary Jubilee commemoration. While on location, Martin recorded a special commentary questioning if Generation…

In over a decade of great speeches by Barack Obama, and a legacy of great speeches as President of the United States, many are saying that President Barack Obama’s speech at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on the 50th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” is one of his best and greatest. […]

Republican Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (pictured) turned heads on Wednesday, when he stated that African-American voters are not disenfranchised from participating in the electoral process.…

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PoliticsNation host and National Action Network founder, Rev. Al Sharpton, released the following statement after meeting with President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder…

Earlier this year, a Census Bureau report confirmed, for the first time in history, that Black people vote at a higher percentage than whites in a presidential election…

In a major decision the United States Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional Section 4 of the landmark Voting Rights Act. In a 5 to 4 decision in Shelby V. Holder Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for the majority, ruled that the Section 4 of the Act, the “preclearance requirement” was illegal.  The Court though […]

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I’m not going to lie. Sometimes I get very annoyed when people ask, “Why should we still march?”  They think it’s something from the past,…

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 remains a landmark centerpiece of civil rights legislation, effectively outlawing voting discrimination and supporting the United States Constitution’s 15th…

Click Above for Full Interview. Runs 11 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. My commentary from this past Friday on the sloppiness, ineptitude and potential violations of the Federal Voting Rights Act behind the efforts by Marion County republicans top redistricting the City-County Council.  Three hours after my commentary, Council Republicans unveiled a more detailed map of […]