Ambassador Andrew Young

Former Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young has launched a scholarship fund for HBCU students.

Ambassador Andrew Young spoke with Roland Martin Tuesday on NewsOne Now about his good friend Julian Bond. Young told Martin: “Julian was a person who was impossible not to love — everybody loved Julian, ’cause he was very pleasant, he respected everybody, he had a very wry sense of humor. I never ever saw him angry and […]

Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” bring you an exclusive look at the red carpet event from this year’s Trumpet Awards. Martin catches up with Ambassador Andrew Young, Xernona Clyaton, Founder of the Trumpet Awards, Leela James, Lou Brock, The Bar-Kays, the Dazz Band, Mali Music, Avery Sunshine, Mystikal, TV personality Egypt Sherrod, and hosts Laila Ali and […]

Podcast: Download On “NewsOne Now” we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Day with our very best coverage of his life and legacy beyond his speeches. King’s sister and children urge us to remember the ideals and not just the icon during his memorial dedication that took place in the nation’s capital. Tavis Smiley, Oprah Winfrey, David […]

In a recent op-ed, Joseph A. Califano Jr., a top aide for President Lyndon B. Johnson, found fault with how LBJ was portrayed in the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, “Selma,” directed by Ava DuVernay. In his Washington Post piece, Califano wrote: The makers of the new movie “Selma” apparently just couldn’t resist taking dramatic, trumped-up license […]

Ambassador Andrew Young reflected on the historic occasion and share a few little-known details about December 10th, 1964, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech.

On Tuesday, Ambassador Andrew Young joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” via phone from the site of the Global Leadership Forum to reflect on the life of Dr. Myles Munroe. Ambassador Young told Martin that it is difficult and at the same time not difficult to go on with the Global Leadership Forum after the death […]

On Sunday, renowned preacher Dr. Myles Munroe, his wife, Mrs. Ruth Ann Munroe and seven others died in a plane crash on approach to the island of Grand Bahama. According to initial reports, Dr. Munroe’s plane clipped a crane and exploded in mid-air. Munroe and his wife are survived by their son Chario Munroe. At the time of […]

Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” to share his wealth of knowledge on U.S.-Africa relations and his views about the U.S. Africa Leadership Summit. During their chat Martin, Ambassador Young and the “NewsOne Now” panel paid special attention to the growing business opportunities that are becoming available in […]

Podcast: Download The  Israel-Palestine conflict continues to rage on in the Middle-East with the death toll climbing into the thousands. The conflict between the two warring sides has gone on for thousands of years. Will there ever be peace between Israel and Palestine? Roland Martin takes your calls in this edition of the “NewsOne Now” Audio […]