It is a video that will forever live in infamy. The footage of former Baltimore Ravens Ray Rice (pictured), punching his wife, Janay Palmer Rice (pictured) and knocking her out cold last February in an Atlantic City hotel elevator put the kibosh on a stellar playing career and cast him in a dubious light. Now both Ray and […]
This year’s Urbanworld Film Festival is right around the corner, and they have so many good things in store this year. From fireside chats to…
Whenever I want to give up on humanity and manage to avoid a conversation with family, I can always count on the Internet to renew my interests in seeing the absolute worst in people. If I need a lil’ extra something-something to really make me cynical, mass media and the numerous insensitive, hallow-thinking, and misogyny-pushing minions they […]
In 1992, Venus and Serena Williams were 12 and 11 years old. The sisters were interviewed for a television program called “Trans World Sport.” Along with their father, they discussed their professional and athletic goals with incredible accuracy. When the interviewers asked precocious Serena what tennis player she would most like to emulate, she […]
Very few entertainers come close the the legendary Gladys Knight. The “Midnight Train To Georgia” singer has captivated audiences with her one-of-a-kind voice for decades and she has an amazing life story. Well, naturally, Hollywood is interested in making a biopic about Knight and she’s weighed in on who she’d like to see cast in […]
Tennis champ Serena Williams is the star of a new commercial for Beat By Dre headphones that’s both impressive and inspiring. In the ad, Williams shows off her athleticism while taking viewers down memory lane, showing how her upbringing in Compton, California has fueled her will to win. The video was uploaded to the […]
I am a domestic violence survivor. I’ve been cursed at, spit on, sexually assaulted by my mate, dragged down a flight of steps in public, and punched in the head. I have even been pulled out of my car and left bare foot on the side of the highway. Each time I went back. I’ve […]
Cameras followed Kehinde Wiley, a New York-based portrait painter, as he decided to explore the inner and outer beauty of Black women for his latest project. Kehinde is known for his creating portraits of young Black men, showcasing them in a way that mainstream society rarely does: strong, noble, soulful and heroic. He sets them against […]
For Seleste Wisniewski and her four children, President Barack Obama’s decision to postpone executive action on immigration until after the November elections could have real consequences. It could mean her husband will be deported to Mexico in the next few days. Wisniewski’s husband, Pedro Hernandez Ramirez, was notified last week that his one-year reprieve from […]
After losing cornerback Bill Bentley for the season, with a torn ACL, the Detroit Lions announced Wednesday, that they have now lost offensive tackle Cory Hilliard…
Alabama Federal Judge Mark Fuller was charged with beating his wife, pled guilty and his arrest record will be expunged if he completes a counseling program. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight talk panel, featuring Sen. Vincent Hughes, Kim Brown and Jessica Ann Mitchell, discuss the case of Judge Fuller, the silent epidemic of domestic violence, why […]
Missionary Jeneen Roscoe joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Wednesday to discuss the realities of the Ebola virus and the fight to keep it from spreading. What can we do to fight against the disease that seems not to have a cure? Are we close to the end of the Ebola outbreak? Missionary Roscoe shares her views […]
