Roland Martin’s Deleted Post and Jamilah Lemieux on Black Relationships
From Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay by The Ringer
April 21, 2026 · 2h 19m
About this episode
Van and Rachel discuss various topics including Mary J. Blige's commercial, Roland Martin's response to a tragic event, and have a conversation with Jamilah Lemieux about her book on single motherhood and relationships.
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Van Lathan, Rachel Lindsay
Guest: Jamilah Lemieux
Topics covered
- Black relationships
- single motherhood
- murder-suicide
- media commentary
- gender dynamics
- cultural discussions
Keywords
- Mary J. Blige
- Roland Martin
- Jamilah Lemieux
- Black relationships
- single motherhood
- murder-suicide
- Burger King commercial
- Justin Fairfax
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Black. Single. Mother.: Real Life Tales of Longing and Belonging
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