Lashonda Lee Williams, 43,  was arrested after allegedly threatening another passenger on a United Airlines flight from Nashville to Houston,  reports the Daily Mail. When passenger K. Colleen Coult, 50, asked Williams to turn off her cell phone, Williams responded with: “I kill white people like you.” Williams also told Coult that she would follow her once they […]

Podcast Download Financial guru Deborah Owens joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to outline the three major financial pitfalls that prevent most Americans from building wealth. Here’s a hint: they all have to do with living beyond your means. According to reports, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the prisoner of war was released back into the custody […]

New York, NY — The National Action Network celebrated its annual Triumph Awards on Monday, June 2, 2014 celebrating the achievements and contributions of a variety of notable politicians, business people, entertainers, and more at the storied Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. The Triumph Awards were created to honor “those who have […]

Actor Flex Alexander and wife, singer Shanice, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to talk about their new reality series on OWN, “Flex & Shanice: All In The Family.” During their chat with Martin, the couple admitted to their family experiencing financial troubles but said they hope the show will teach others how to overcome such challenges. […]

Are y’all following the story of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl? According to reports, the prisoner of war was released back into the custody of the U.S. government in a deal where five high-ranking, hard-core terrorists imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay were released in exchange. Many have been critical of the the governments, particularly President Obama’s decision to […]

Financial guru Deborah Owens joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to outline the three major financial pitfalls that prevent most Americans from building wealth. Here’s a hint: they all have to do with living beyond your means. Watch to find out what they are. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 […]

Two workers at a Memphis, Tenn., cotton warehouse have filed charges against their workplace, accusing a former supervisor of calling them “monkeys,” along with other racist treatment, according to WREG. SEE ALSO: Flex And Shanice Admit To Being Broke According to Antonio Harris and Marrio Mangrum, their old boss constantly treated them with intolerance, allegedly […]

National Action Network (NAN) and Reverend Al Sharpton hosted the 5th annual Triumph Awards on June 2, 2014 at Jazz at Lincoln Center. This special event honored those who have made a positive impact beyond their performance on stage, in the arts, public service, and in the community. This year’s honorees included Misty Copeland, American […]

“The right to vote is threatened today in a way that it has not been since the Voting Rights Act was passed in to law nearly five decades ago…The real voter fraud is people trying to deny our rights by making voting harder in the first place.” President Barack Obama, 2014 National Action Network Convention […]

Donald Sterling could spend the rest of his days wearing a Black Jesus (or even Yeezus tee) while holding a Black baby in one arm while using the other to throw up the Black Power symbol and he’d still be a racist jackass whose personal hell should be melting in a CrockPot full of greens and neck […]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/obama-figure-hanging-overpass_n_5432541.html The Secret Service has joined the investigation after an effigy of President Barack Obama was found hanging from a highway bridge. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Sharp said sheriff’s deputies handled the initial call after someone hung a dummy wearing a full suit and a mask of the president off the highway bridge. Read more. GA […]

You know that bowl of sugar packets on your table? There’s a white one, a blue one, a yellow one, a pink one…and now, a new color will probably be showing up soon. The FDA recently approved a new artificial sugar substitute called advantame (which doesn’t have a brand-name yet, such as Splenda or Equal), […]