A new study conducted by the Vera Institute of Justice titled, “Race and Prosecution in Manhattan,” revealed that Black and Latino defendants in Manhattan are more likely to be held pretrial proceedings and ultimately sentenced to prison than white or Asian defendants.      

  Twenty-thousand-eight-hundred-and-five unaccompanied minors from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras were caught entering the United States illegally in 2013. Of that number, 1,169 were repatriated. So far this year, 57,000 unaccompanied children from those same three countries have been caught coming across the border, and 1,500, at most, have been deported. Given those odds, it […]

There are thousands of young illegal immigrants being held at the United States border Rep. Bill Flores and Rep. Yvette Clarke discuss what can be done to alleviate the looming humanitarian crisis and deal with immigration reform. 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.   

HipHollywood’s Jasmine Simpkins chats with Nick Cannon about his directorial debut and new movie “School Dance”. Plus,  Cannon talks about playing the role of Richard Prior in an upcoming biopic. 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. 

Slam Poet/Actor, Saul Williams and singer/actress Saycon Sengbloh joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to talk about the new Broadway musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me. The musical uses Tupac Shakur’s music to imagine a current-day Midwestern American industrial city full of strife, joblessness and hopelessness. Listen to Williams and Sengbloh’s entire interview below. Be sure to listen to […]

Podcast: Download Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union has decided to sever ties with the UNCF because they accepted a $25 million Koch Brothers donation. There are thousands of young illegal immigrants being held at the United States border, Rep. Bill Flores and Rep. Yvette Clarke discuss what can be done to alleviate the looming […]

Podcast: Download Slam Poet/Actor, Saul Williams and singer/actress Saycon Sengbloh joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to talk about the new Broadway musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me. The musical uses Tupac Shakur’s music to imagine a current-day Midwestern American industrial city full of strife, joblessness and hopelessness. Thousands of young illegal immigrants are being held at the United States border, Rep. Bill Flores and Rep. Yvette Clarke discuss what […]

Who knew states even HAD official exercises??? According to AP News, Missouri’s official state exercise is…the jumping jack! Gov. Jay Nixon recently signed legislation that added the classic exercise to a list of more than two dozen official symbols. Umm…why? Students of Pershing Elementary School in St. Joseph lobbied for jumping jacks to be the […]

White Man Wears Blackface In Order To Rob Bank, And He’s Not The First To Do It… For the second time in two weeks, a Cedar Rapids bank becomes the target of armed robbery. Police say a man walked into the Guaranty Bank Branch on Jacolyn Drive Northwest around 10 o’clock Monday morning. The robber […]

First Lady Michelle Obama’s office requested that a photo of Malia be removed from a photo agency’s website.

Amnesty International Executive Director Steven Hawkins says the epidemic of gun violence in Chicago should be considered a human rights issue. Hawkins joined Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss Amnesty International’s new campaign to address gun violence in America. Listen to Steven Hawkins comments in their entirety below. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, […]

Rhonda A. Lee (pictured), the Black woman who was fired from her meteorologist job in Shreveport, La., after defending her natural hair on the station’s Facebook page, has just accepted a job with a national weather channel in Colorado. RELATED: Weather Woman Fired After Defending Natural Hair And Black Kids Has No Regrets Lee announced […]