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CNN's suspension of Roland Martin is a teachable moment. Tweet Source: Richard Wolf and Cathy Lynn Grossman / USA Today WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders and Republican presidential candidates joined Catholic religious groups on Wednesday in denouncing the CNN announced Wednesday that it is suspending Roland Martin in the wake of the pundit's controversial Super Bowl [...]

Roland Martin's tweets were regrettable and offensive. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and is not tolerated. We have been giving careful consideration to this matter, and This after CNN made the choice to suspend Roland Martin a political contributor on Wednesday for the joke he made on [...]

Standing for journalism, strengthening democracy | Journalism training, media news & how to's. By Roland Martin, CNN Contributor A Gingrich supporter attends a rally on the eve of Tuesday's voting in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota. Martin: GOP objects to wasting taxpayers' dollars, so why support this vote? Editor's note: Roland S. Martin is a Violence [...]

Roland Martin has issued a mea culpa about remarks he made on Super Bowl Sunday which he acknowledges may have been construed as homophobic and which thus dismayed or distressed members of the public. GLAAD, in turn, has posted a counter-statement. Language that demeans is inconsistent with the values and culture of our organization, and [...]