President Barack Obama will visit Selma, Ala., to commemorate the 50th anniversary of historic marches led by civil activists fighting against segregation and seeking to secure African Americans’ right to vote, according to Reuters. SEE ALSO: Chicago Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Freed From Prison A White House official said Tuesday that the president […]
Michelle Obama invited Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Phil Tingirdes (pictured left) and his wife, Sgt. Emada Tingirides (pictured right), to watch the president’s 2015 State of the Union address on Tuesday to help promote racial healing between law enforcement and the Black community, the Los Angeles Times reports. SEE ALSO: Former Mayor Of D.C. […]
Ay, Shaq the sheriff! Ok, technically, former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal is now a reserve police officer in Doral, Florida, but says he has aspirations to become a police chief or sheriff one day. The 43-year-old former Miami Heat star, who gets his respect for lawmen honestly (two of O’Neal’s uncles were police officers), was […]
A constellation of stars from the holy and secular world came out to pay homage to the supremely talented gospel giant Andraé  Crouch, who was laid to rest at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ on Wednesday. Crouch was a singer, songwriter, conductor, arranger, and choir director who earned the title “father of modern gospel […]
After a grand jury decided not to indict former Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, many hoped that at least civil rights charges might be filed by the Department of Justice. Wednesday afternoon the New York Times reported that won’t happen either: The Justice Department has begun work on […]
Peaches and Herb, “The Sweethearts Of Soul,” who were made famous for their timeless classic, “Reunited,” made melodies that took them to the top of the charts and are the subject of tonight’s episode of TV One’s “Unsung.” Herb Fame from the soul singing dynamic duo joined Roland Martin in studio to discuss tonight’s episode of “Unsung” and […]
Tyrone Pugh (pictured), a South Carolina police officer, was suspended over the weekend after a video surfaced on social media, showing him allegedly throwing repeated blows at a man who was lying on the pavement, according to the State. SEE ALSO: Chicago Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Freed From Prison The 15-second video shows […]
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama and G.K. Butterfield, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to share their views as well as opinions of Obama’s State of the Union Address. Jarrett told Martin, “Many of those nay sayers in Washington D.C. said that the policies the president […]
A judge has dropped all murder charges against Michael Johnson (pictured)Â in Phylicia Barnes’ case, the Baltimore Sun reports. RELATED: Arrest Made In Phylicia Barnes’ Murder Judge John Addison Howard acquitted Johnson of second-degree murder charges Tuesday, noting that prosecutors produced insufficient evidence against him. The decision comes a month after Howard declared a mistrial in […]
During last night’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama said the following as it relates to the #BlackLivesMatter movement: We may have different takes on the events of Ferguson and New York. But surely we can understand a father who fears his son can’t walk home without being harassed. And surely we can […]
There is a new Black superheroine coming to the small screen thanks to the minds over at DC Comics. Vixen, a character that was intended to be the imprint’s first Black female superhero, is getting her own animated series by way of the CW network this fall. SEE ALSO: Whitney’s Brother Confesses: “Don’t Blame Bobby, […]
An unidentified Black woman who had just moved in to her new Maryland suburban home in an exclusive area, was awakened Monday morning to find the words, “N-word, Go Home” spray painted in red on her garage doors, according to WTOP. SEE ALSO: Chicago Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Freed From Prison The town […]
