Podcast Download The New Orleans Recovery School District will soon have converted all of the schools under their jurisdiction over to charter schools. Patrick Dobard, superintendent of the Louisiana Recovery School District and education advocate Karren Harper Royal joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to talk about school choice and the future of the public system in […]

A Cheektowaga, New York man was repeatedly called the “n-word” in a Dollar General parking lot by an irate White woman and he captured the entire thing on video, reports the International Business Times. The verbal assault was set into motion when the man allegedly scared the woman, identified as Janelle Ambrosia, and her children when he […]

Antonio Harris and Marrio Mangrum, two employees at the Atkinson Cotton Warehouse in Memphis, Tenn., have filed a complaint against their employers after racist threats were made against them, reports WREG.  In addition to calling them “monkeys,” the men faced constant racial animosity. Read more from WREG: “He would be like, ‘You need to think like […]

A man says Mike Epps attacked him outside of a comedy club in Atlanta. Comedians Alex Scott, Queen Aishah and Tony Woods discuss the incident and more in this weeks installment of Wildin’ Out Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. Listen to their entire conversation below. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at […]

The New Orleans Recovery School District will soon have converted all of the schools under their jurisdiction over to charter schools. Patrick Dobard, superintendent of the Louisiana Recovery School District and education advocate Karren Harper Royal joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to talk about school choice and the future of the public system in New Orleans. […]

The family of Maya Angelou has arranged a private memorial service in Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel on Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m. Due to limited seating capacity, the family has decided to have a closed service for family and friends only but the university has decided to livestream the service for the public. Watch […]

Self-esteem, very simply, is your honest opinion of yourself. Doctors say that while the topic of self-esteem and self-confidence is often explored with children, many adults underestimate the importance of boosting their own feelings of self-worth. Many factors can help shape self-confidence, which is developed in early childhood. These factors can include your family, school, […]

  Alright, so we’ve all been there: you’re scrolling down your Facebook timeline, Twitter or Instagram feeds and you come across content that you just can’t believe someone posted. If you haven’t had that moment then you’re probably the one over-sharing. In our highly-connected and uber-social world, it’s important to ask the questions: How much […]

“NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin awarded this week’s “Stuck on Stupid Person of the Week” honor to William Nicholson, screenwriter of the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. In comments made last week, Nicholson blamed the lukewarm reception to Mandela at theaters and during award season by saying that 12 Years a Slave “sucked all the […]

A Michigan teacher was was suspended after conducting a lesson on blackface. Dr. Jelani Cobb and Dr. Amy Yeboh joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the suspension and attitudes towards blackface in modern America. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at 9 a.m. EST on TV One. 

Radio One Baltimore WOLB 1010 AM’s Talk Host Larry Young & The Larry Young Morning Show announced on his program that Gubernatorial candidates, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, Del. Heather Mizeur, and Attorney Gen. Doug Gansler have agreed to a Gubernatorial debate on WOLB. It will be broadcast live on WOLB 1010 AM and live on WOLB Baltimore from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. […]

As part of President Barack Obama ongoing  jobs agenda and bolstering the middle class, the Administration has been hosting as series of events leading up the first-ever White House Summit on Working Families to be held later this month. NewsOne was on hand Tuesday for a media roundtable briefing of the Summit, with key White House […]