Rosan Miller, 27, a 7-month pregnant woman from Brooklyn, was allegedly placed in a chokehold by an NYPD officer over a dispute about her grilling outside of her home, reports the NY Daily News. Read more below: Police are investigating whether a cop put a seven-months-pregnant woman in a chokehold while busting her for illegal […]
Why is Vernon Charles Allen Merriweather suing talk show maven Oprah Winfrey and Starbucks for discrimination and harassment to the tune of $15 million? Well, the man claims that the tea bearing Oprah’s name and sold at the famed coffee chain was not only laced with heroin but Ambien and hallucinogens as well, according to TMZ. SEE […]
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]
On Monday, 500 participants of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders joined Pres. Barack Obama for a town hall meeting. The meeting caps off a summer for a group of promising young African leaders, ages 25 to 35, who spent their time in the United States sharpening their skills at American universities. RELATED: Background and […]
What is hepatitis C? According to the CDC, hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver. It is caused by infection by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread primarily through contact with the […]
Podcast: Download Roland Martin talked with Chadwick Boseman, star of the James Brown biopic, “Get On Up.” Boseman discussed how he prepared for the role and the intense training he went through to pick up theGod Father of Soul’s dance moves. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes Listen to today’s entire show, subscribe on iTunes! M Be sure […]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has decided to suspend Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice to a two-game suspension for his domestic violence arrest. Many have said the punishment was not stiff enough some have said it was a fair decision. Do you believe Goodell made the right call by suspending Rice for only two games? Republican Senator […]
Brian Gary-Hogan honored fallen Staten Island resident Eric Garner the best way he knew how–balling. The 21-year-old college sophomore donned a shirt that read “RIP…
Gospel artist Anita Wilson is on the rise and bringing a new approach to the genre. On Monday, Wilson sat down with Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” to discuss her musical stylings, new album, “Vintage Worship,” and got a chance to sing a little sumpin’ sumpin’. Listen to their conversation below and let Ms. […]
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain (pictured) is reportedly facing an 18-day jail stint for getting in to a shouting match with Decatur, Ala., police last year, according to ESPN. SEE ALSO: Slain Chicago Girl Mourned Amid New Shootings McClain’s resisting arrest and disorderly conduct charges stem from an incident that took place at a park […]
Republican Senator Rand Paul has reached out to African Americans on a number of issues in an attempt to attract them to the Republican party. Last week, Sen. Paul addressed the National Urban League and has recently teamed up with Sen. Cory Booker on sentencing reform. Roland Martin talked with Ray Baker, Lauren Victoria Burke and […]
Boko Haram Kidnaps the Vice–Prime Minister of Cameroon’s Wife Boko Haram, the brutal militant group best known for abducting around 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in April, has kidnapped the wife of Cameroonian Vice Prime Minister Amadou Ali, as well as her maid, the BBC reports. (Ali himself managed to escape.) The attack took place at the Ali […]
