Roland Martin | Washington Watch

VIDEO: DID THE REPUBLICANS GO TOO FAR WITH NEW CAMPAIGN?

jhill — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:40:31 +0000

Roland and his panel look at new Republican campaigns that they is not only disrespectful to President Obama but borderline dangerous. Find out what it was.

TELL US: Were the Republicans out of line with this?

TRANSCRIPT: Show Airing March 7, 2010

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TRANSCRIPT: Show Airing Feb. 28, 2010

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VIDEO: ROLAND TALKS WITH VAN JONES

jhill — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:08:34 +0000

President Obama’s former Green czar Van Jones sits with Roland to talk about building a green economy.

TELL US: Do you think green jobs is a legitimate way to spur the economy or just a fad?

WATCH LIVE: PRES. OBAMA’S HEALTHCARE SUMMIT

jhill — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:05:53 +0000

Today is a big day for President Obama and democrats looking to get legislate healthcare reform. Today, the President brings both Republicans, who have railed against the reform, and Democrats to the table to discuss the controversial bill with hopes of ironing out the differences.

Watch it the summit live here:

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TELL US: What do you think will come out of this summit?

TRANSCRIPT: Show Airing Feb. 21, 2010

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VIDEO: ROLAND TAKES IN-DEPTH LOOK AT MICHELLE OBAMA’S OBESITY PLAN

jhill — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:28:52 +0000

Watch as Roland dives deep into First Lady Michelle Obama’s ”Let’s Move” campaign — a mission to get young American eating right and getting proper exercise.

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VIDEO: SMOKEY, JENNIFER HUDSON AND MORE SING AT WHITE HOUSE

jhill — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:23:43 +0000

President Obama held a star-studded concert at the White House to commemorate the music that inspired the Civil Rights Movement that featured such talent as Smokey Robinson, Jennifer Hudson, Natalie Cole and many more. We’ve captured some of the hottest performances for you to watch right here. See even more performances at whitehouse.gov Yolanda Adams performs A Change is Gonna Come

Smokey Robinson and Jennifer Hudson perform People Get Ready

Natalie Cole performs I Wish I Knew What Feels to Be Free

The Howard University Choir performs Lord I Done Don’

PRES. OBAMA MEETS WITH BLACK LEADERS, TALKS ECONOMY

jhill — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:22:44 +0000

CNN reports that Rev. Al Sharpton, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous and National Urban League President Marc Morial sat down with President Obama to discuss a plan involving dedicating $150 billion of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) money to under-served communities.

The plan, which involves hiring government workers to provide services to key urban areas, does not currently match with White House plans for any TARP money.

Despite the historic precedence of meeting with the nation’s first Black U.S. President, Sharpton noted that while “We do not seek any special kind of edict or special kind of thing from the president because he’s African-American . . . [we] expect to be included in the process.”

The plan also includes an expansion of the small business administration’s Community Express Loan Program; more attention on communities with high unemployment; $500 million investment for housing counselors to manage delinquent loans; an expansion of summer youth jobs programs by investing up to $7 billion to employ 5 million teenagers; Creation of 100 “urban job academies” to train the chronically unemployed.

TELL US: With Black unemployment reaching as high as 15 percent, do you think it’s time for President Obama to focus some money on the Black community?

Image Courtesy of Chicago Tribune

TRANSCRIPT: Show Airing Jan. 31, 2010

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