African Americans

The Daily Beast’s Tim Mak joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss Capitol Hill’s “diversity drain.” Many African American staffers and aides are leaving the public sector for the private sector, but why? Mak, Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Danielle Belton, Robert Traynhan and Chanelle Hardy) discuss what factors have caused the mass […]

Podcast: Download The midterm elections are right around the corner, are you ready to get out and vote?  Have you seen major interest in the this year’s elections in your state?  What’s happening on the ground where you are are it relates to the midterm elections? Roland Martin takes your calls during the radio portion of “NewsOne […]

AFL-CIO Chief Economist William Spriggs, Francesca Chambers, Jeff Johnson and Avis Jones-DeWeever joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to breakdown the latest unemployment numbers. In September, the overall unemployment rate fell to 5.9%, a six-year low. Unemployment for African Americans still remains in double digit numbers at 11%. Listen to their entire conversation about the US […]

Voter registration has surged in Ferguson after the shooting death of Michael Brown. Since that fateful day when Brown was murdered by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, nearly 5,000 new voters were registered in St. Louis County and 3,000 new voters registered in Ferguson. Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now;” Jarvis Stewart, Chairman/Managing Parter of Ian Reid LLC; Aisha Moodie-Mills, Senior Fellow at […]

The Black beauty supply industry rakes in billions of dollars every year, but African Americans only own a fraction of the businesses within in industry. According to the Beauty Supply Institute, the beauty supply industry generates $15 billion per year, 96% of the customers are Black and less than 3% of ownership within the industry […]

A new study released by Duke University has found that acceptance of homosexual members in Black protestant churches has recently surged.  The percentage of churches accepting of gay and lesbian members has risen from 44% in 2006 to 62% in 2012. 22% of Black churches reported being accepting of gays in volunteer leadership roles, up from 6.5% six years prior. […]

The latest jobs numbers are out and despite the overall unemployment rate falling to 6.1%, unemployment for African Americans remains in double digit figures. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel, featuring Dru Ealons, Lauren Victoria Burke and Michelle Hudgens, discuss the August jobs report and the state of Black unemployment. Listen to their entire conversation below. Be […]

Podcast: Download The latest jobs numbers are out and despite the overall unemployment rate falling to 6.1%, unemployment for African Americans remains in double digit figures at 11.4%. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel, featuring Dru Ealons, Lauren Victoria Burke and Michelle Hudgens, discuss the August jobs report and the state of Black unemployment. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on […]

Judith Browne Dianis, Co-Founder of the Advancement Project joined Roland MartinWednesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss how Ferguson and other cities are using African Americans as a revenue source through tickets, court fees, fines and the criminal justice system. TV producer Charles Belk details his harrowing experience of being detained by Beverly Hills police officers without cause or proof […]

It is a known fact that many individuals in the African-American community do not trust law enforcement officials and it is becoming more apparent, as a result of the recent rash of police shootings, that many police officers fear young Black men. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel take a look at the tense […]

In the wake of the Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Ezell Ford murders by police officers, let’s not forget about the Black women who have lost their lives in similar fashion. Clutch Magazine listed six African American women and girls who have met their end by the way of a police officer’s bullet. For an extended review […]

Guest host Jeff Johnson and the “NewsOne Now” panel discuss how African American communities can protect themselves against police violence. Listen to Johnson, GOP Strategist, J. Hogan Gidley, Joia Jefferson Nuri, founder and CEO of In the Public Eye Communications and Doni Glover, Publisher of Bmorenews.com analyze how Black communities can begin to shield themselves from police brutality […]