Guest Commentator

Roland S. Martin

Roland S. Martin is general manager/executive editor of the Chicago Defender, the nation's largest Black daily newspaper. His columns are syndicated to newspapers nationwide by Creators Syndicate and his commentaries appear on the TV One Cable Network. And he can be heard daily from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Chicago's WVON-AM/1690. He is the founder of BlackAmericaToday.com. He is also a contributor to The Paradox of Loyalty: An African American Response to the War on Terrorism. He can be reached at [email protected]; or [email protected].

2 pieces

Guest Commentary

CBC Foundation blows another great opportunity

By Roland S. Martin Guest Commentator

For the last four years I’ve traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate as a panelist or moderator of a workshop during the annual legislative conference put on by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. An annual event for the last 36 years, the four-day confab brings together thousands of people, namely African Americans, to meet with…

For the last four years I've traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate as a panelist or moderator of a workshop during the annual legislative conference put…

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Commentary

GOP racial rhetoric during Senate judicial talk-a-thon shameful

By Roland S. Martin Guest Commentator

Iowa Sen. Tom Harken had a great idea for everyone at the outset of the Republicans 40 hours of “debate” over the Democratic filibuster of four of President Bush’s judicial nominees: watch ABC’s The Bachelor. Since I had some down time between shows I decided to flip over to C-SPAN2 and watch some of the…

Iowa Sen. Tom Harken had a great idea for everyone at the outset of the Republicans 40 hours of "debate" over the Democratic filibuster of four…

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