Michael Sam (pictured right) does not lack the talent to play on a National Football League team, he tells TMZ. The reason the rush end is not an NFL player is because, well, he’s gay, he tells the site. RELATED: Roland Martin Says Don’t Compare Michael Sam to Jackie Robinson The Southeastern Conference (SEC) defensive 2013 Player […]

Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” delivered an inspirational commentary about the current fight for social justice in the aftermath of the deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, John Crawford, Ezell Ford and countless others who have lost their lives as a result of police brutality and misconduct. On Friday, Martin explained that we are […]

Dr. Cornel West joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” a few weeks ago to discuss his book “Black Prophetic Fire” and shared his views about leaders who were unapologetically Black as well as unapologetically truthful. While talking about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., West said, “Anytime one has the courage to tell the truth about […]

Charles Barkley is about as qualified to speak on race as LeBron James is to be Sophia Vergara’s stunt double; as ready as singer K. Michelle is to be U.S. ambassador to Kazakhstan; as Ben Carson is ready to be president. Unfortunately, none of that matters to U.S. media. All that matters is Charles Barkley is 1) famous, and […]

TV One kicks off the holiday season with their made for TV movie “Second Chance Christmas.” Singer/actor Tank and McKinley Freeman joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now“to talk about TV One’s new X-Mas classic and shared a few of their favorite holiday memories. From TV One: McKinley Freeman, Robinne Lee, Michael Rainey, and @TheRealTank. star in “Second Chance Christmas,” […]

The movement #BlackLivesMatter was created in 2012 after Trayvon Martin’s murderer George Zimmerman was acquitted for his crime, and the slain 17-year old was posthumously placed on trial for his own murder. Today the battlefield in the fight for justice has expanded across the nation. We’ve seen protesters marching through the streets changing “Black lives matter,” disrupting […]

Five Montgomery County, Ohio, sheriff’s deputies allegedly sent racist text messages both on and off duty, sparking a sweeping internal investigation, according to Talking Points Memo, citing reports at WDTN and WKEF television news stations. SEE ALSO:  Cop In Vonderrit Myers Jr. Shooting Allegedly Tied To Racist Social Media Posts Cop Who Pushed Don Lemon Suspended After […]

It’s been exactly a year since Nelson Mandela passed away, but his legacy continues. People across the globe are paying homage to South Africa’s first black president; a man who broke barriers and made sacrifices to evoke social and political change. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama today released a statement reflecting on the legacy […]

Director, producer, performer and all-around creative phenom, Tyler Perry (pictured) and his longtime lady-love, Gelila Bekele (pictured), welcomed a bouncing baby boy, Aman, on November 30 reports E! News. An unnamed source reportedly spoke to E! News about the child’s birth and says both Perry and Bekele are over the moon about their first-born. Perry, who typically […]

Damien Gurganious (pictured), “The Biggest Loser” season 7 alum, passed away at age 38 on November 24. The former big guy, who only celebrated his birthday one week before his untimely death, died as a result of a rare autoimmune disorder, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) that caused bleeding of the brain according to E News! […]

UPDATE: (Friday, Dec. 5, 11am ET): Sir Charles Barkley responded to his friend and colleague Kenny Smith first on a radio program and then on TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” according to USA Today. Unsurprisingly, Barkley said that he disagreed with Smith and took special umbrage to “The Jet” touching on slavery in his open letter. Barkley made […]

I had no earthly desire to leave my home Wednesday after hearing that once again, another grand jury let another white police officer get away with killing an unarmed Black man, but I had no choice. As soon I stepped out, there they were. And they were everywhere. In Harlem. In Brooklyn. In every part of Manhattan I […]