Living the Dream: Roland Martin interviews President Obama for MLK Holiday on TV One

Hour-long primetime special edition of Washington Watch with Roland Martin explores the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as current issues important to African Americans, including jobs and unemployment, education, race in America, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ — TV One offers viewers a very special Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday programming event Monday, January 18th from 8-9 PM ET, repeating at 11 PM ET, when the network presents “Living the Dream: An Interview with President Barack Obama.” Conducted by host of “Washington Watch with Roland Martin” and TV One political editor Roland Martin, this all-new primetime Washington Watch special interview with the 44th President of the United States will focus on a host of issues of concern to African Americans, including education, poverty, the economy, jobs and unemployment, parental responsibility, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, al Qaeda, health care, race in America, and the controversial comments of Sen. Harry Reid as quoted in a new book about the 2008 campaign.

In addition, the special will also explore the influence of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the President and how Dr. King’s lessons are still applicable in the 21st Century, as well as reflect on the historic nature of Barack Obama’s Presidency.

During the hour, Martin also gets an insider’s perspective on the First Family and how the President copes with the stresses of the office as he talks with Valerie Jarrett, longtime friend and adviser to the President and Mrs. Obama. Jarrett is Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement.

Martin, the award-winning journalist and host and Managing Editor for TV One’s “Washington Watch with Roland Martin,” is also a CNN contributor, senior analyst for the “Tom Joyner Morning Show” and a syndicated columnist for the Creators Syndicate. He is releasing his third book, “The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House” on January 20, 2010.

Launched on the Martin Luther King holiday in January 2004, TV One (www.tvoneonline.com) serves more than 49.5 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies, and music designed to entertain, inform and inspire a diverse audience of adult African American viewers. TV One’s investors include Radio One (Nasdaq: ROIA and ROIAK; www.radio-one.com), the largest radio company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners; Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA and CMCSK; www.comcast.com), the leading cable television company in the country; The DirecTV Group; Constellation Ventures; Syndicated Communications; and Opportunity Capital Partners.

source: TV One

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