Roland Martin Talks Blackface, Race In America On Megyn Kelly's Today Show

A day after Megyn Kelly sparked a major controversy with her comments about blackface costumes, Roland Martin and Amy Holmes, co-host of PBS's "In Principle" spoke with the NBC talk show host about her remarks.
Martin not only addressed the use of blackface, he also explained the history of the practice from its inception all the way up to the present day.
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[@kgactor]

Megan Kelly is putting on a front. She doesn't mean it. Not Buying it.

[@rickystansbury9134]

I'm with you 1000%, truth is truth!

[@krissie5353]

Yup!!! True

[@chrisdorsey2304]

Kareem Grimes give her the benefit of the doubt if she ain’t real then god will get her

[@gregorabaileyein4685]

You dam right..remember her white Jesus show

[@vico9359]

Truth hurts Kareem. It is what it is...

[@jameswilliams-lg7hf]

You can take the girl away from fox,but u can't take fox out of the girl.

[@Sadenyra]

Megan’s apology was about as sincere as me saying sorry for eating the last piece of Cake 🎂 GTFOH.

[@kurtadams3021]

Lol . I like

[@colorpurple4623]

Ikr

[@colorpurple4623]

@Infovest so you're not getting fat you already are fat. Lay off the sweets.

[@ronnie_g5051]

😂😂😂😂

[@desmondnichols9179]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Candiedcurlies35]

Go Roland Go!!! I’m so sick of the “I didn’t know” notion. It’s really getting old!!!!

[@brownsugar555hayes6]

Bye DEMON Megyn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidlindsay9564]

This attitude of yours is why white people throw up their hands and quit trying to listen. No mater what you do you get called racist. A kid in my elementary school did a duet with himself of Michael Jackson/Paul McCartney's "Say Say Say" painted himself half black, half white. A black kid in class taught him how to do some Michael dance moves to make it better. Everybody loved it, no one was offended. We weren't sissies back then.

[@curly73ful]

They're always "sorry". Next month she'll be saying something else controversial. Remember, this woman came from Fox news

[@charishawolfe-arnold6686]

Curly73 Exactly, which is why THIS is all for "SHOW". 🙄…

[@gavinmata70]

Meghan Kelly is not sorry she is just on a more diverse network not like fox where her sponsors are not trying to hear that she said crazy things on fox but NBC made her apologize other than that she wouldn't have she is a racist bigot and she is not sorry I don't know why those people of color stood to clap for her smh my people

[@Rc-db7mo]

She shouldn’t have said sorry. She is just doin it so she won’t get in trouble. She didn’t do nothin wrong but act like a pussy

[@deer9311]

@Curly73, She just defended Piers Morgan yesterday on the Megan Markel and Prince Harry Oprah interview. She hasn’t changed.

[@kaztazable]

She would have NEVER sat down and apologized had she been on FOX News

[@kpk547]

FOX would never get the black vote anyway, so no need for an apology. But NBC needs blacks to go out and vote democrat, don't forget we are only two weeks from the midterm election. That's what this is all about, getting your vote. And Megyn was just reminded to say these things in private, with her friends, and not in public, because she might offend some nice black folk

[@derricknregina]

So true.

[@rashadscott5609]

Mitch McConuall 😂

[@fabbehn0190]

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fabbehn0190]

Oooohh so are u a half racist because u half spelled out the "n" word? jerKKK

[@hereforthefoolery7217]

How is it possible, as a 40 something year old woman, that you’re just learning the history of blackface? I’m not buying it. Cancel the show. Bye Meagan. Learn from that,

[@ironlungs33]

Zara, I hope you never make a mistake. If you do, I hope you don't lose your job. Megyn did not make a mistake here btw imho. She did not endorse blackface!! If you actually listen to her words she is asking the question why is it wrong to dress up as diana ross out of admiraton. Blackface was horrible because of the cutting parody aspects, over the top facial expressions, comedic dialogue making black folks sound unintelligent, and the mean intent behind it to make black people look like stupid buffoons. It was comedy at the expense of black people, and more about putting them down than anything else. We don't need entertainment like that anymore. Megyn Kelly was not referencing any of that. She was not talking about dressing as Diana Ross to make her look bad and make fun of the entire African American race as a whole. The way I took her question - she was talking about becoming Diana Ross for a night out of admiration from a standpoint of loving her as an entertainer, loving her voice, and her dance moves. How anyone can take that as an endorsement of blackface is really a stretch on the truth as far as perception goes. Having said that I don't like Megyn Kelly personally and its very ironic I find myself in the position of defending her. I'm not really so much defending her as saying lets actually look at the words she said, "hey it'd be cool to dress as diana ross" and not spin this up into a tornado of "FIRE HER, she wants minstrel shows". On top of all this, are we really in an era where people cannot ask questions? Where there is an expectation of "right not to be offended"? There are many comedians who have voiced there opinions as such if thats true, what we're really talking about is seismic shift in the wrong direction for society where people are enslaved in their minds with what they can and can't say for all the wrong reasons. I don't see the problem in dressing up for halloween as a specific person you like, who happens to be black, and becoming that person you admire for an evening once in your life. I also don't see a problem with the Wayans Brothers doing "White Chicks", or Robert Downey in "Tropic Thunder", or Jamie Foxx in his new movie "All Star Weekend" thats coming out in a few months (he play a white cop) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWiumpivjbSMfZY . Do you have an issue with any of those things? If you have an issue with what Megyn said, then realize you gotta apply your logic equally in all directions - cause thats whats going to happen in society even if it wasn't what you intended. My feeling is no, none of us have a "right to not be offended". Of course there is a line on that, as there should be, but right now it is being pushed way too far to muzzle people. Don't think this will only apply to caucasions. Eventually, it will come back around and the muzzle will be applied to everyone. I am talking about comedy, entertainment, but also just normal day to day people. School kids talking, neighbors talking, people asking simple questions, stating whats on our mind, trying to have an open honest dialogue - just normal people, not racist kkk level idiots. Racist people aren't even the ones trying to understand each other! Racist people are much more happy stuck under their rock and living in their cacoon bubble. If normal people cannot interact and have more "fear of saying or doing the wrong thing" its just gonna cause more anxiety and depression in a world that already has way too much of that. As African Americans move up the chain, and many more do get better and better jobs all this same stuff about trying to avoid the landmines will apply equally and will hurt them too.

[@tyronebrown2246]

ironlungs33 wtf are you talking about???

[@classyog]

Exactly, she knew..She's just a liar..

[@029796]

Zara Fall that's is something how could she not know? Seriously

[@RobReport]

She is white, girl. Didn't u notice? White privilege shelters whites from realizing racism.

[@bernadinewilson3614]

I just wanna know were she got all those black folks in the audience 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@BabsW]

By paying them

[@gracekelly8763]

blacks are just as racist

[@RobReport]

Its filmed in NYC. Cmon now.

[@tyronejeter2787]

If blacks hate it's because we have a reason, it's not because we was born in it like you

[@AriusBLK]

Bernadine Wilson Roland probably brought them.

[@MegaLacedup]

Bruh she's 47. She's trying to make herself the victim "again" with those fake crocodile tears

[@davidlindsay9564]

Dude come on, There was a kid in my elementary school talent show who painted himself half black and half white and did a duet by himself of Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson's "Say SAy SAy" by the side facing the crowd depending on who was singing. Everybody thought it was cool, no one cared, do you think that kid was a racist? no.

[@WilddogAB]

Limitless to Megyn Kelly, this is probably like her dog if she had one, talking to her and crying out why are you hurting me. The typical response of the abuser would probably be to break down, cry and say that they had no idea that they were causing the dog pain. You may hear this and go "A dog?" Yeah, it's not about the dog, I could've said a cat. It's a strawman. What the point is, is that you never may never know that you're causing harm to someone (something), until they say something. For a dog, they'll never say anything. So for Megyn, this probably comparable to a dog, because as an anchor on Faux News, she was paid not to care or listen.

[@bohanable8015]

This women only apologize because her career was in Jeopardy.

[@ClearYourMindTravel]

I wish they would quit apologizing. You got caught ok so embrace your racism don't apologize for it. You're only apologizing for what you said, not about how you feel.

[@jammzy2959]

Lol

[@808island4life]

Roland educated her.

[@jacquelynn2051]

I like my racism up front so I concur. Don't come for me thru the back door....enter thru the front or better yet, just leave me alone to BE.

[@yungheat84]

She came oh with that fake remorse, bitch had alligator tears but her face was dry!!!!

[@moet131]

Exactly!!

[@scorpioleovirgo9155]

Where did these black women clapping and blowing kisses come from??

[@radiantrenee406]

They were paid by the network

[@reneesydnor-henry4538]

I was wondering that too

[@coachtouden]

@Phillip Smith 😂😂😂 yaaaasss!

[@colorpurple4623]

Beata me, just pathetic!

[@butterfly-pf8lj]

It seriously looks like the audience was paid or told to clap like that. Looks staged

[@its_CherVon]

Did they pay the crowd 🤔

[@coachtouden]

I was wondering that or at least cued them to stand up and applaud.

[@leeclincy9119]

What about Soul Man

[@its_CherVon]

Tara Ouden exactly, they (the audience) were so extra, her apology was not sincere. Also, if you don’t understand why people made such a big deal about the topic then do your research before stating your opinion on syndicated TV for the world to hear. If she would have been as good of a reporter/analyst as she believes she is, she would have done her research so she would have to start her show off with two word “I’m Sorry”. Black American has two words for Meagan “Girl Bye!” #Cancelled

[@kurtadams3021]

Hell yeah

[@kathrienwilliams1567]

She's not sorry. She apologized for the exact same thing August 30,3016. She knew exactly what she was saying.

[@jameswilliams6020]

Enough apologies reparation

[@tracybedford6033]

Yes, right!!!!!

[@davidlindsay9564]

@Elios Jones Her best friend from when she was a kid is black. Her other best friend married a black guy.

[@nerdguru86]

​@@davidlindsay9564 what does have to do with the price of tea in France? Absolutely nothing

[@davidlindsay9564]

@@nerdguru86 smearing her for saying something in error when she has a history that contradicts what she is being accused of is completely relevant.

[@john84753]

It seems Kelly is old enough to know better.

[@brownbagz]

Thank u!

[@ms.ninabean5818]

She's a journalist, young or old she new better

[@qtpiebme4065]

Most definitely she knew. No way that bih can say she had no clue and especially coming from FoxNews and over the age of 20. I'm sick of all the lying from these racist people.

[@joycecunningham8785]

Yes, she know better

[@charlesjonessr3684]

@Jpkrao I remember that.

[@breeharrison6754]

She couldn't even force a single crocodile tear to fall

[@kurtadams3021]

True

[@Mr.4.9]

Funky stanky Bicth

[@samuelmelo4794]

Lol I knew she was racist when she said Jesus was and Santa Claus were white lol it doesn't matter what color they are

[@davidlindsay9564]

@@samuelmelo4794 well as far as Santa, to white kids, he is white, to black kids he can be black, if they want. But when most of the population when Santa Claus is mentioned they picture the Norman Rockwell type imagery. If color doesn't matter, then whats the big deal. But in some ways it does, put a Santa in a yellow costume with a pink beard at the mall, and all the kids and 95% of the parents will say "whats going on here, that ain't no Santa?" James Bond is white, John Shaft is black, and they are both Bad Asses. period.

[@MoneyComethToshelia]

Girl bye!

[@larrydickenson2880]

I yawned at her apology. Anyone else?

[@talkindurinthemovie]

I boo'd lol

[@larrydickenson2880]

Hey Talkindurinthemovie....Don't you find it kind of funny that this #metoomovement is getting attention because "white" females are getting assaulted when in actual reality the movement was started by a black woman?

[@rickystansbury9134]

@@larrydickenson2880 Never trust thine enemy: for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness. Ecclesiasticus 12:10---------- KJVA Who are you gonna believe, your Creator, or the one who's done you harm, for over 1000 years!

[@larrydickenson2880]

word.

[@sweetbabyboo5]

Roland Martin does not get the credit he deserves!

[@brownbagz]

He sure doesn't!

[@sweetbabyboo5]

@@Pullitsurprize You can disagree with him but calling him an idiot is far from the truth.

[@AggressiveMediocrity1]

Should stood up, build down his pants, showed her his ass and said "Apologize" Lmao

[@jasmineparker5816]

Another Google User Let’s not insult his intelligence because i guarantee you didn’t know nor understand a word he said lol

[@rikanejose2611]

@@Pullitsurprize You're the idiot commenting on Roland Martin video....you are such a fan of his

[@DavidOwenWard]

What the hell is the audience clapping for? The word you should have said FORGIVE ME!

[@colorpurple4623]

I was thinking the same thing

[@colorpurple4623]

I have to disagree with Martin. Megan cannot play Diana, she can dress up like her in a custom and a wig, but to play her as a character in a movie, absolutely not. Diana is a black woman who's lifestyle has being totally different from Megan. What a black woman could brg to the character Megan never could.

[@mitchellwintercat]

Whaaaaat? If a white person wants to be a dress up as a rapper... only like eminem if you want to rep a rapper? Crazy. So now Blacks dont take ownership if rappers and their CULTURE? This is a lost generation. It began to go to this crazy zone with Obama.

[@yvetteglory6670]

Yes to Mr. Roland Martin Unfiltered!!🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👊🏾👊🏾✊🏾✊🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@tracybedford6033]

The CREEP, knows exactly what she said was offensive!!!

[@victoriasimpson8792]

tracy bedford and those fake tears!! Insincere as fuck.

[@rosyrmendez]

Haha true. I don’t believe her one bit

[@Ambassador-J4209]

She did that for views

[@kreed82]

It was a way to get her show more clicks, shes pulling a trump and laura ingram

[@Bondzilla985]

Black Twitter strikes again 😂😂

[@jaychi9884]

Okkk so are we supposed to forget about FOX News Megyn because she said the same shit there but never had to apologize for it......Ok just ask her is santa claus and Jesus white....I wanna see if she cries again.

[@kurtadams3021]

How about that. SHE'S A RACIST.

[@rileygrier9923]

Man Roland is on point with the message!!! We know "his story" but few really know the "history".🤔

[@jonesynahmeen9088]

I don't buy it. Especially with her history on Fox

[@jefferythompsonGRYTman]

well part of the reason why Fox is this way is because they don't really no the history ...if they did know most of them would double down on the racism or some would be totally shocked and changed their ways. Let's be really most blacks don't even know what the Minstrel Show or Bamboozled really means? she should be held responsible but she probably has just ignored people like Roland because they think of him only as Race baiter...BUT she was made to sit and listen for a change.

[@tmorrison181]

Exactly

[@davidlozano9974]

Her mouth said “I’m sorry” but her eyes said “that I was caught”

[@DarkKnight-rw7yy]

Immortalized in social media.

[@poshpearls23]

Exactly.

[@doret21]

Right ! Prolly like “omg that was so close , I almost lost my whole show “😅

[@juanitawalker2678]

Or "Oops".

[@karenwiggins8512]

She hs.never been tht.humble, plz acting dumb..she just out of her element.too old to change.

[@kimberlyjones6476]

So true about educating ourselves. Even I as a black person did not really know the history of somethings until I chose to minor in African American history in college bc I felt like I did not know enough about myself and my own history having been educated in the typical u.s. Education system which sums up black history in American in about two or three paragraphs that only cover slavery and the civil rights movement. I do believe that Kelly understood exactly what she was doing and the history of blackface though, and if she truly didn't then what kinda journalist is she?

[@Anony584]

Kimberly Jones If the doesn’t get fired for being racist, she should be fired for being incompetent.

[@lawrencepryorbey3724]

Keep studying you will find moor. Noble Drew Ali

[@ironlungs33]

You make a good point as to her journalistic integrity (I don't like her) but I view her current show as less news based and more based on the Oprah model of people just talking and saying opinions. When one really looks at the things that made blackface so hurtful, the truth is megyn was not really referencing any of that. Dressing up as diana ross for halloween, or any person you admire should be ok is what she said. Thats got zilch to do with minstrel shows and caricacturizations making black people the butt of the joke. There literally isn't any joke or ulterier motive with what she mentioned. Are we really saying there are no black people that white people can admire, or that its not ok for caucasians to want to dress up as a person they like? Is it really wrong for a white child to want to be the black panther for halloween or for a black child to want to be elsa? These are honest questions having zilch to do with racism, yet this is that state of our "right not to be offended" society that is now fair game to get a person fired over.

[@029796]

Kimberly Jones and looking at that segment why did she even bring it up they was talking about dressing up not talking about what people did to the faces she brought it up with the blackface comment.

[@ironlungs33]

@@029796 Tania, isn't part of dressing up how your gonna do your face? THats why they have makeup kits for facepaint right!! Putting face paint on as part of a costume for someone you admire is definitely not the same as dressing up to caricature and make fun of black people as a group in a mean spirited way like the days of minstrel shows.

[@denardtaylor7654]

She is only trying to save her job. She's about as racist as trump. She knew damn well that blackface is racist, but she said what she said anyway. This woman is smart intelligent and anyone who is willing to think that she didn't know, well this is whats wrong in this country. She forgot where she was and the true her came out. And the audience give her a standing ovation for a piss poor apology. Wow. As long as their are no consequences for white ppl actions they will continue to do and teach white supremacy period. Its only still here because it's still being taught to the kids. If it wasn't racism and white supremacy would've died out by now. But white ppl don't want to lose their white privilege that theyve enjoyed for sometime now.

[@adub4ever]

She forgot she wasn’t at Fox News anymore.

[@fishscale76]

I ain't falling for that "oh, poor li'l ol' me" act from Meghan Kelly of pretending like she was the unfortunate victim in this whole hullabaloo. She knew what the implications were and how profoundly ignorant and wrongheaded her original statements were, but got called out for it and was like, "What can I do now to come off contrite and sincere?" Then that's where the "tears" came in and those black people in the audience fell for it talking 'bout how much they reciprocate their love for her. That "apology" was not so much for us as it was for the comfort of her soul and conscience. This has been going on way too long in too many instances. Too forgiving after a "I'm sorry" bone is thrown out there to chew on for black folk. Plus let's take into account who she was with FOX. This is not a coincidence. Wake up! Side note: definitely appreciate the eloquent edification offered by Roland Martin. The brotha knows his stuff.

[@Nocturnalux]

There's only one way I could have bought that she was sincere and that if she simply pulled out of her show altogether. Upon realizing how grievously ignorant she is, she would come to her senses and see that she doesn't deserve to have her own show and speak about topics of which she knows nothing about it.

[@juanitawalker2678]

Riiight! I don't understand! I noticed a lot of black folks have changed or maybe I'm just getting old. I don't recall ever being as submissive and niiice lol! I mean, they could've at least sat down and shut up. Listen, watch her body language then would know that she wasn't being honest.

[@lrob4645]

2018 and we are explaining to a 40+ yr old why black face is offensive.

[@brownsugar555hayes6]

Ditto we NEED to stop explaining why black face is wrong and allow people to SUFFER the Consequences of their actions!!!

[@mrkoolhimselfmrkoolhimself8847]

Because she's DUMB AS FUCK

[@lenisemobleycna]

The standing ovation from our own people makes me want to vomit!! #FThatB#$%&!!!!

[@rossboss5072]

this the same woman who said "santa claus and jesus is white"

[@TheRebelcat65]

Ross Boss...Yeshua is Middle East Jew...Santa Claus (if he's real) lives on North Pole...St Nikolaos was a Byzantine Greek...All white, as far as I'm concerned!!!

[@rossboss5072]

you engaging in an intellectual exercise regarding this topic makes u stupid,if not worse a bigot..why must the "white" race own these people.

[@TheRebelcat65]

Why the hell not...And if Santa isn't white, I'm a freaking Jupiterian!!! But then again...empty attic is a hard to fill!!

[@pirateblackhawkdown9047]

@@TheRebelcat65 The Real Jews an'it white you dirty devil. Isreal have the highest cancer in the world because nature is telling the truth.

[@whippingpost4362]

@@TheRebelcat65 jews are not white. And for the record jews ran the Trans Atlantic Slave trade.

[@Danielperez-to6vh]

Wow, what a performance by megyn kelly, i have no doubt she wil be nominated for an emmy and oscar, real tour de force performance megyn : )

[@kaymina4902]

😊😊😊😊

[@ninagarnett3160]

I'm so sick of them trying to think for us. NEWS FLASH.. STOP!!!!

[@juanitawalker2678]

Wander what your president will have to say about this. He'll chime in as always.

[@donnabennett7965]

She needs help. Blackface has never been anything to make light of lady.

[@davidlindsay9564]

Except for Good Times, Sanford and Son,The Jeffersons, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg, Eddie Murphy, Richard Prior, Diffrent Strokes, and a million other people made light of it from the 60s up until like 2000. No one was offended. We weren't sissies back then.

[@gertrudebuck590]

Megan Kelly walks away with her promised salary. So it let's me know that she is and will be fine with all of her money that she will be leaving with!!

[@juanitawalker2678]

Now she can go sign up with the KKK.

[@deborahcuthbertson1247]

Gertrude Buck Whether or not she gets the 69 mill is still up for contractual debate. She had a 3 year contract which she will be forced to fill to NBC in some capacity or other. Plus Her "Brand" is forever in the tank!! Maybe she could do a podcast and see if anyone will watch???

[@mikecarter5631]

As Megyn is a reporter, and an extremely intelligent woman, I find it impossible to believe, for even one second, that she didn’t know the history of blackface. She’s the queen of the dog whistle. You only have to look at her old Fox News broadcasts to see that.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Mike Carter - facts! I don't know how they thought she would fit in NBC after her fox news show.

[@juanitawalker2678]

It's code! See, people remain seemingly neutral to gain the popularity, fame and money. After they get rich, they don't care as much about covering up who they really are.

[@DizziB23]

Exactly! There’s Way she didn’t know...

[@davidlindsay9564]

not when she was a little kid, she wanted to dress like her favorite singer.

[@landeno]

Agreed. She looked like she was performing up there. Completely disingenuous.

[@MsElectronicKrazy]

Does she have black people on her staff? Must have been real awkward in the halls of NBC after the blackface segment.😳

[@carolscorner5512]

They should have kicked her flat ass! They can't stand her anyway...for taking Sis Tamron Hall job!

[@MsElectronicKrazy]

Another Google User: Brainwashed? Cult? indoctrination? Public School? Intervention? What are you talking about? How about sensitivity and acknowledgement of America’s horrible past. That’s what the conversation is about. Maybe you were absent from class that day?

[@MARKITA05]

MSELECTRONICK., YOU KNOW IT!!!

[@stealthblu84]

Probably not so awkward. They'd already know who she is.

[@chatty2164]

Neither does Steve Harvey. Black people do all this complaining about how racist "Hollywood" is but you stay voting for them by 95%. 😂😂😂 Stop complaining about racist Hollywood when you vote for them by 95% and worship celebrities and rappers as political leaders. Give me a break😪😪😪

[@PhilippeSHOCKMatthews]

Well done Roland; excellent education on the impact of Whiteness.

[@carmenhomer1965]

Roland is the truth

[@kks086]

Him sitting there ignoring the fact that this woman has been saying anti-Black rhetoric for years is excellent? He was asked to come onto the show because Roland is their Negro. They would have never had a Black man on the show that would have held her feet to the fire and make her explain her history of saying racist ignorant comments.

[@lisat-wright99]

We do know that you can't "catch" Down Syndrome, don't we? That was unnecessary in this important conversation.

[@lisat-wright99]

Phillip SHOCK Matthews You do realize it's been a majority, not a superiority, circumstance right? Or are you grasping to be special over something you were born into of no self-volition? That's IF you're white. Keep your profile secret and sit down, coward.

[@mikekaping9584]

Excellent statement of how racist he really is. Whiteness...wow...thats not racist is it asshole.

[@brownbagz]

#CANCELMEGYNKELLY #CANCELMEGYNKELLY

[@NDB82]

Did I miss something? What was the standing ovation for?

[@carolscorner5512]

Paid tools

[@helenbobo1948]

It was because she "apologized". She was spewing that same ish on Faux Spews. She forgot NBC has a more racially diverse audience than her old job. I feel like all those ppl who gave her this standing ovation need to be slapped. We forgive too easily ppl who never treat us right. Screw Kkkelly and the horse she rode in on.

[@kenneymckinley6657]

Hired performer no doubt her show be full of white people WHERE did all these blacks come from or for how much

[@johnhenry267]

Applause sign off camera. I bet she drank a white Russian and went to a kkk meeting after the show to cleanse herself after the show....

[@DarkKnight-rw7yy]

The little blonde Jewish chick from the Wendy Show was in the corner, waving at them to get up!!!

[@dawg9]

Basically her producers said, you better fix this sh*t. Like it or not, we're booking Roland Martin and Amy Holmes tomorrow and you better at least fake some contrition.

[@snc99]

I don’t believe her. That act she put on was terrible.

[@vanaphill2454]

White Nation, White people. Black people were never considered part of America. But we are here and we aren't going anywhere we are not disappearing. And not backing down!

[@brownsugar555hayes6]

Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lapinchechismosa]

She’s been caught in similar situations in the past, sick of her

[@nikkyb.8919]

e guzman me as well ! Her apology is 💩💩💩💩💩

[@juanitawalker2678]

Right! Keep it movin!

[@TFIGBassPlayer]

Some racist people cannot change because its in their blood, its how they were raised and they hide it well until it comes out.

[@gua117]

Roland is dropping some serious knowledge/history here.

[@karengutloff2004]

He sure is. We need college credit for this class.

[@MrJamberee]

Roland is a racebaiting imbecile.

[@abdulrahim2540]

He sure did

[@ray.bailey]

MrJamberee this is how I knew you were white..instead of saying what she said was wrong, you went straight to the guy correcting the wrong behavior because he was black!

[@LinkRocks]

Roland always drops serious knowledge and as a white male I've learned a LOT from him and his programs. More white people should listen to what he and other experts in race have to say.

[@zebo3531]

Thank you roland for bringing the heat and the truth much love brother

[@kwon2289]

Great work Roland....solid brother ✊🏾👍🏾👍🏾💯

[@mslavender7994]

Apology not accepted, Colonizer!

[@brownbagz]

AGREED!

[@Trapinnewyork44]

👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿

[@carltonwhite3022]

This is bullsh*t

[@mrmemphis7361]

Agreed

[@johnnywatts8517]

@@Pullitsurprize Russian bot alert

[@griffmustard]

She's auditioning to go back to FOX NEWS. The network is losing money with Laura Ingraham, and so they would like Kelly to come back. This was Kelly's way of signaling to Fox that she is ready to return.

[@jonwilob6458]

Nonsense! Better to be thought of as being a fool than open one's mouth and remove any doubt.

[@griffmustard]

Which fortune cookie did you steal that little gem from? Don't forget your quotation marks next time!

[@whatyouseeiswhatyouget1974]

This is exactly what needs to take place in every single school, college, church and anywhere else. I have to say that she is making ground breaking news and understanding. If she is being sincere and really listening to this Megan is breaking ground and she is being responsible and I appreciate her actions.

[@nataliesammylove8716]

She's 47 yrs old. Without question she knew better then that. As intelligent as she says she is how can she act as if she had no clue. Damn that is ridiculous. . NY Stand the fuck up

[@DarkKnight-rw7yy]

She mentioned Black people in white face first. As if that were an issue. As if these offenses are equal. ONce a Fox Newsie , Always a Fox Newsie!

[@scrabblemistres]

Thank you. I thought the same damn thing! Like wtf?!

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Never seen black college kids in "white face"

[@juanitawalker2678]

You said it! You can find out a lot just by listening closely. Absolutely! That shouldn't have been mentioned at all if we really want to keep it real. It's not offensive to the majority for us to put powder on our face, blue contacts and a blonde wig.

[@Shaner373]

@@patjenkins1308 and Dave Chappelle as the news reporter lol. oh my gosh I was so offended

[@Fakename70]

Pat Jenkins Trying to draw a parallel line from there? You sure? White Chicks was offensive? Impossible within the context of the history of black face. Not even remotely the same.

[@marieiqbal58]

She never apologised for the crap she spewed on fox.

[@Chai2574]

What was the audience standing for? She had a flashback and thought she was at Fox.

[@jmcclinton8]

She doesn’t understand that it’s not political correctness but racism and privilege.

[@HitlerApproves]

I can smell the mayonnaise through my computer.

[@ciarad.8417]

CTFU 🤣

[@mynameisnotgirl8184]

Her apology is pressure motivated and does not come off sincere to me. I don’t give a rat’s ass about what she has to say or think at this point. She’s just trying to save her ass now.

[@judethaddeus9856]

I love that she apologized. I am a black gay male and in no way offended by « blackface » but that a lot of ppl are offended and Megyn heard their voices and apologized shows a lot of character. It’s a lot more than I can say for quite a few black ppl out here…. I do wish she’d apologize for telling children that « Santa Claus is white, and so is the Easter bunny ». That was terrible

[@27182818284590452354]

Remember that blackface originated from a movie about a Jewish artist (who wore it) and his struggle with his heritage. Demonizing blackface is very anti-semitic.

[@thrangu1]

The conversation is not about Political Correctness. there is no such thing and Political Correctness. It is simply Respect.

[@sefakorfiadjoe7404]

I agree... it's simple respecting another human being...and being sensitive to their issues

[@AnonYMouse-ky4sg]

Joseluis Ojeda I don't agree. You don't think it's damaging to society for everyone to be walking on metaphorical eggshells just waiting for one egg to inadvertently crack and all hell to break loose? This is so not right. Just because we have been oppressed by white people doesn't mean we get to oppress them in return (definitely not comparing slavery to PC-culture, so don't say I am, one is obviously much worse, but one big wrong and one comparatively tiny wrong still don't make a right) by attacking them over every little thing, just because they don't know our history like we do! This isn't right and you know it, but you want to play the victim and feel righteous indignation to stroke your own ego. No one is giving anyone the benefit of the doubt in this society any more, and it's causing all of the division we see in society. I don't see Megan Kelly not hiring blacks, or treating them with disrespect. These are the *actions* that define racism, not ignorant words such as these. Putting on blackface and *using it as a means to put black people in their place* is racist. Someone making their skin darker is done all the time. It's called getting a tan, for Pete's sake! There's nothing racist about that. And that's exactly what Megan Kelly was getting at. She ignorantly said "blackface" because she didn't know the history, when she could have easily said "tan" and no big deal? What the hell. We know the intent was benign but we are all outraged over something! One wrong word and outrage artists jumped at the opportunity to take out their anger on someone, or others on social media looking for the next viral hit. You really think she would have said that if she did know the history? Even racists don't make it a habit of losing their job. The point was obvious. Her mistake was obvious. But instead of giving her a pass, she's ruthlessly attacked for not knowing. Pointing it out is fine, but the things being said about her online and in these comments are too far. This is ridiculous and really upsetting. It makes me ashamed I'm near the same ideological spectrum as these people. We should really consider the Golden Rule in how we treat other people. How would you like it if Jews started attacking you and asking for your head simply because you didn't know one of the "Jewish PC Rules" even though you NEVER intended any harm by it? Put yourself in her shoes. You could easily, easily, be ignorant of a piece of history that is not taught in schools and is not apart of your culture. How would you feel if you were unjustly accused of being a racist just for not knowing a "PC Rule"? If *intent* is not clear in a "grey" statement such as this, we should kindly correct them and move on with our lives. Not viciously attack them and accuse them of a mindset they *may not be guilty of.* In the American criminal justice system, it is said that we should rather 1000 guilty men go free than 1 innocent man be wrongly convicted. While this is an ideal that hasn't historically been met, especially for young black men, the ideal is there for good reason. We don't want people living in fear that at any time they can be wrongly accused and have their life taken away from them! If we can't *know* a statement is racist, and it can only be said to be *racially ignorant,* it is important not to *convict* that person of racism with a chance of that person being innocent. Otherwise, we are alienating supporters, we are causing people who support us to live in fear of saying one wrong word, we are causing speech to be narrow and ideas to be stifled in fear of social retaliation for daring to even go near any politically incorrect danger zone; hey, maybe Megan Kelly will simply stop talking about racial matters anymore now, congratulations, you've really helped the cause, and let me guess, people will start calling her racist for that now, too! You realize this is a no-win situation you are setting up for people, right? Or is that the point? If we want people to talk about issues that matter to us, we can't jump to conclusions at any little mess-up. *We are not perfect.* And finally, we are giving actual racists ample ammo for recruitment by being so PC! This is not simply respect, it's an unfair and unjust treatment of someone we have no evidence are the things people accuse her of. In all other areas of public life, we see that Megan does have respect for us. Yet we want to bring out the pitchforks for a few racially ignorant statements just because she's a white woman. We have to judge a person's respect by their intent and actions, not by words alone. When someone with Tourette's randomly yells a curse word at us, do we get angry and attack them? No, because we assume that *no harm was intended.* Why can't we extend this courtesy in other areas of our life? Respect goes both ways. Political correctness can be good for creating a society we can all live in, but everything in moderation.There's a total disregard for empathizing with other human beings right now, and this is really really sad. It's really up to us to call out members of our own communities when we see them going too far. That's what friends do. Because again, this hostility is really causing division in society and it will only get worse if we let this over-commitment to PC-attitudes continue.

[@jamesmeredithiii1462]

Roland S. Martin I'm proud of You My Brotha for what You're doing for African Americans. When I see GREAT MEN & WOMEN of color DeFEND us. It just put a SERIOUS smile on my face. And at the same time I'm getting EDUCATED about MY HISTORY. It's either things that I already knew about already. But You give me more information on. Or You just simply just EDUCATED. So on that note. I'm just saying THANK YOU for ALL your HARD work. And May GOD BLESS You & The Martin Family.

[@v.s.youngministries4198]

Roland Martin is such a great representation of what the media needs to see, black educated men who know facts & all American history.

[@ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

Great idea to have two African-Americans sit down and explain the history of this practice. That was badly needed.

[@peazful1195]

Dear Meghan, When I was 8, and my brother 7, my sister 6, my mother made us up as a Black family and we won first place in our town’s Halloween costume contest. I was the Father, my brother was the Mother, and my curly haired sister our Baby. It was 1961. My mother was born in New York City, the daughter of Irish immigrants. There was nothing racist about us, at least I don’t remember anything racist. Except perhaps that when we lived in Georgia, colored people had a special water fountain and we white people did not…I was young, what did I know, I thought it was cool that colored people had a special water fountain…so maybe I was an anti-racist? I know what my Mother taught me, that people were people, with never a mention of skin color or religion or ethnic origin. When we get to the day that white people can dress up as black, and black people can dress up as white, and brown people can dress as any one they want..then we will be free of racism. I recall a T-shirt that said, let’s fuck each other until we are all brown…what will we fight about that day?

[@chrisense1]

Stop with the fake apologies

[@raisyengo1914]

If only she was being sincere this would be great

[@waynedooley1694]

Caucasians don't have a sincere bone in their bodies. Study the true history of this nation and the acts of caucasians and their interaction with other ethnic groups.

[@davidlindsay9564]

@@waynedooley1694 wow, racist much?

[@darrenhawkins7970]

She gets fired with 50 million dollars she still wins. Privilege

[@amosdelisnor9475]

As a black man I was frustrated but also I feel her apology is sincere and honest she shouldn't lost her job

[@victoriagarcia5533]

I knew black face was bad but I really didn’t know why, so last year I read up on it. People need to read and educate themselves. Reporters SHOULD know this, as someone in media, Megan should have known.

[@lancelindsay7460]

2018 people still asking how to have a conversation. Its really not that hard, they just don't care!

[@Ladyejustice8690]

Preach!

[@moet131]

Facts

[@shawnbrown4621]

That apology was as sincere as a KKK member asking to join a black church in Mississippi

[@davidlindsay9564]

Part of the history of blackface that is ignored is both white and black performers wore blackface, and that performers like Al Jolson were hugely popular with black audiences, and he was a pioneer in civil rights.

[@alexlewis5526]

She's quite the clever wolf. She claims to be an educated reporter. I guess she skipped classes on American history.

[@ediththompson30]

She is a Lawyer by trade as well. Well read white woman not so much.

[@prettypearls26]

They don’t teach it in all schools

[@alexlewis5526]

@@prettypearls26 you don't need a school to learn.

[@ladyleah8058]

They don’t teach real American history.

[@croixrennie892]

It's took her all of elementary school, middle school, high school, college, law school, and some backlash to learn that blackface is wrong. Damn, what kind of "high iq" is that?

[@turnthepage867]

In her law school, they have halloween parties where students put on blackface dressed as Thurgood Marshall. They have ghetto parties, etc. They dont have trailer trash parties or Jerry Springer parties.

[@nataliebarnwell7583]

Croix Rennie She probably lived a very sheltered life with limited diversity. But by Age 47 and the career she is in I think she made some choices about what she chooses to believe. And whatever opinion pays the bills on these so called Talk Shows ...go for it. She just did not get enough sleep the night before or her assistant did not prep her. She still going to get paid.

[@PeachSweetxo]

A true black king and black queen educating

[@Eyesis_1]

Yessssssssss, Mr. Martin! I still don't bye that she's actually sorry, BUT no one could've handled that conversation better, on that mainstream daytime show than you. THANK YOU! ❤❤❤

[@Jerrynewtron]

Alligator tears...

[@victoriasimpson8792]

GA Boy fake ass lying cow!! She knew exactly what she said and what she was doing. In amerikkka now the racist is slowly creeping out, just feeling out public sentiment. No one is taking your BS anymore.

[@Jerrynewtron]

Victoria Simpson she ain’t learn what she said was wrong overnight. She’s had those thoughts from childhood thru adulthood now she gets called out on it and not praised for thinking that ,now In less than 2 days u realize what u said was wrong?! I’m not sure what she could’ve possibly read or heard overnight to change her tone. She on tv with fake tears and ppl standing and cheering for a person who said it’s ok to mock black ppl as long as it’s halloween. Smh this nation was always racist but now ppl are so blunt with it, they really don’t care if u know it or not.

[@mj3mj370]

No more like crocodile tears Just joking lol

[@si-lince6818]

Roland educating again!!!

[@Kira-hl6sw]

Roland, My Hero! I loved how you educated this woman who has had better than okay education and focus primarily on politics but states “ she was unaware of what black face really means.” I’m thankful for you and the many more who stand up for humanity and dignity for people of color. Your a man of power, wisdom and truth. Thank you forever and ever!

[@goldenchild338]

Forgiveness is Everything !Thank you

[@Caliboyk]

Am I wrong for wanting Roland to make her 😭 cry on national television 📺 live 👀🤨😏

[@shermandudley5548]

shidd I was hoping it happened too

[@victoriasimpson8792]

Caliboyk you aren’t wrong. He goes craaaaazzzzy when he is on his show taking about racist in amerikkka, he was far too easy on her,

[@xxlillyxxlifemsp6553]

Caliboyk I know🙄🙄

[@hassantalib3426]

The bible say....the devil appears as an angel of light...be ye not decieved...MEGYN KELLY AND TOMI LAUREN....i see right through you

[@jahfreep]

Wow that was emotional... then I started laughing, and said, “bitch, you almost had me.” 😂😂 Is she a journalist or actor?

[@ashleighcalloway886]

Lol

[@catherinejoy370]

So Proud of Megan. We need this conversations now more than ever. We are not a Country of Hate.

[@marilynhughes6326]

The first time a person show you who they are believe them. Thanks Mr. Roland for educating that woman.......please give Me. Roland her job.

[@user1982]

I'm sorry but Roland is a fucking moron

[@tammylogano3547]

Whites hate blacks and vise versa,always will be that way.

[@deemir6947]

Going forward w the blackface knowing the backlash only proves that u were exercising ur privilege Megyn. It wasn't until the heavy criticism from all angles is when u claim u learned from ur mistakes. U'r not a spring chicken to not know.

[@ccrandolph118]

I'm trying to figure out how tf did they allow it be a segment in the first place??

[@davidlindsay9564]

God forbid she do this and hope to shed some light on the subject so people might think about things.

[@prettygirl_me4699]

Thank you Roland for hitting on colorism

[@Grylla87]

Roland you are the MAN!! I respect the fact that you can "teach" with power and love and not hate or anger when you have all right to do so!!! Keep going forth with wisdom and power brotha!!!

[@DarkKnight-rw7yy]

Safe Negro

[@savancollins5032]

Why are these black women standing up cheering, 😎

[@cenyahh312]

They just stupit for that the fuck they cheering for.

[@glamour101girl8]

Lol

[@joeball158]

She doesn't for a second think she's wrong; she's trying to save her ass. This is the woman who declared "Children, Santa is white, he just is" and "Jesus was a white man." This is selective ignorance.

[@kellygoodman6167]

I'm tired of the I'm sorry crap from blatant racists. She's pretending to not know.

[@GodkingHD]

On behalf of the Black Congregation....we DO NOT accept your milk toast insincere apology. For years you have made racist,unacceptable ignorant, uneducated,bigoted comments that have been outright wrong and disrespectful.

[@sabrinatai31]

Meeting is over !

[@user1982]

OH PLEASE! SMH

[@mitchellwintercat]

@ODCM Videos ODCM !!!! The irony is deafening

[@RobReport]

People change. People lie to look good to the public also tho.

[@GodkingHD]

@ODCM Videos it doesn't matter you know what I meant....fucking autocorrect lol

[@mrs.stewart6833]

Who is the dummy yelling we love you..Kelly is no Oprah....

[@SuperJohnni]

A white lady

[@mrs.stewart6833]

@NNA S STFU

[@mrs.stewart6833]

@Becky SimmsGTFO

[@mrs.stewart6833]

@@MoneyC225 Kelly is undercover..we know it...

[@zsaphoenix3292]

@@MoneyC225 yep, caught that 😑😡

[@deedubb1311]

Its hard to take Meghan serious when she worked for fox news and supported their racist views. But it was great to see her use her platform to have Roland Martin educate the white people on how deep racism cuts

[@regshawnful]

I clearly remember her discussion with D L Hughley. Kelly clearly believed that Michael brown who was shot and killed in Ferguson tried to grab the officer's gun and shoot him. She believed that Michael Brown deserved to be shot due to his action. She clearly supported any and all wrong doings of the police officers. If she gets fired I would not shed a tear of feel sorry. She promoted racist views while employed at Foxx News. No matter how much education she receives from Roland Martin she will not change her views towards black people. We as black people must be so forgiven of white people all the time when we are wrong by them. They need to be held accountable.

[@madtruckamax3341]

Roland know every GDam thang in black history I swear need more like him...salute my brotha...

[@saetae9208]

He is an example for us..we need to grow our personal libraries and Read for ourselves

[@madtruckamax3341]

@Wolfpack8706 How explain???

[@jrh4707]

Is she gonna start crying? 👎🏽

[@SuperJohnni]

😂😂😂😂ikr 😂😂😂

[@saetae9208]

No real tears

[@tiffanywhitman9372]

You know what would be cool? If Roland Martin would stop interrupting Amy Holmes.

[@sidneywilliams1300]

Megan I'm a black man and I respect you I like the way you do your show I respect you and I love you as reporter you stand up for what's right and that can go a long ways in the black community the racist president we have in that office don't need to be help and let's get him out of that office and let's bring back integrity and a respect to the office and the White House.