Roland Martin’s Deleted Post and Jamilah Lemieux on Black Relationships
April 21, 2026
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Roland Martin’s Deleted Post and Jamilah Lemieux on Black Relationships
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Roland Martin’s Deleted Post and Jamilah Lemieux on Black Relationships
Summary
Van and Rachel react to Mary J. Blige’s comments on her 2012 Burger King commercial before discussing Roland Martin’s response to Justin Fairfax killing his wife, Cerina, and then himself. Then writer Jamilah Lemieux joins to talk about her new book, ‘Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging.’
(0:00) Intro
(4:49) Mary J. Blige’s Burger King commercial
(16:04) Roland Martin’s response to the Fairfax murder-suicide
(46:06) Jamilah Lemieux joins the show
(48:16) Shame in being a single mom?
(1:02:29) A conversation about Black women and men
(1:33:08) Decentering men
(1:55:59) Should a man check his friends?
Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Jamilah Lemieux
Producers: Donnie Beacham Jr. and Jade Whaley
Social Producer: Bernard Moore
Video Supervision: Chris Thomas and Jacob Cornett
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