Destruction of Black Love in Music EXPOSED. “They Don’t Want Us to Love Each Other.”
April 25, 2026
2,878
126
11
4.76%
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Roland Martin Episodes Around April 25, 2026
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
14:48Now PlayingDestruction of Black Love in Music EXPOSED. “They Don’t Want Us to Love Each Other.”
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelGuest host Tiffany Cross speaks with J. Ivy on why Black love music hasn’t disappeared—it’s being pushed out of reach.
Guest host Tiffany Cross sits down with J. Ivy, award-winning poet, recording artist, songwriter, actor, and author, to challenge the idea that Black love songs are gone. J. Ivy explains that the music still exists but is increasingly difficult to find, pointing to deeper concerns about what gets promoted and what gets buried. He raises the possibility that there is a “vested interest in not having us love each other,” shifting the conversation from absence to intentional suppression. The discussion centers on how access, visibility, and cultural narratives shape how Black love is heard and understood.
🔥 Guest host Tiffany Cross speaks with J. Ivy, award-winning poet and recording artist
🔥 J. Ivy says Black love songs still exist but are harder to find
🔥 “it is harder to find [love songs]”
🔥 He points to a “vested interest in not having us love each other”
🔥 “folks may not necessarily want to inspire black love”
🔥 Listeners now have to actively seek out music that reflects Black love
#RolandMartinUnfiltered #BlackStarNetwork #Mindset #Mindsetshift #MindShiftRevolution #BlackLove #MusicCulture
We’ve launched our official Telegram channel.
Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network.
No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork
Join this channel to get access to perks:
Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ Venmo ☛ Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com
Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛
Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾
#RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.