It’s hard for college athletes to juggle classes and the demands of participating on a sports team, but the University of North Carolina allowed many of their athletes to take the easy way out, according to an independent report. For almost two decades the university has allowed student athletes to take fake African American Studies classes […]
UPDATED 10/17/14, 3:43 P.M. EST: According to Nigerian government officials, in addition to the ceasefire, the nearly 300 schoolgirls — who were kidnapped as they took exams in Chibok — will be released, reports the BBC. Nigerian presidential aide Hassan Tukur told BBC Focus on Africa that the agreement was sealed after a month of […]
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 […]
A Nigerian singer has offered her virginity to Boko Haram in exchange for the 276 girls they recently kidnapped, according to Vanguard Showtime. SEE ALSO: Clinton Says Wealth Comments Don’t Define Her “They are between 12 and 15 year old girls for Christ sake,” Adokiye Kyrian said. “It is just unfair. They are too young. […]
Podcast Download Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee returned from Nigeria Monday. She joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOneNow” to share what she discovered about the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Lee says that the terrorist group’s influence is spreading across the region, the world needs to wake up and pay attention to the “thuggish terrorist group with no morals.” All […]
Download Podcast 1000 women sign a letter asking for inclusion of women/girls in President Barack Obama‘s My Brother’s Keeper initiative. Roland Martin says the program should keep focusing on brothers. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee returned from Nigeria Monday. She joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOneNow” to share what she discovered about the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Lee […]
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee returned from Nigeria Monday. She joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOneNow” to share what she discovered about the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Lee says that the terrorist group’s influence is spreading across the region, the world needs to wake up and pay attention to the “thuggish terrorist group with no morals.” Lee […]
It’s being reported that Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist insurgency, kidnapped some 20 girls Monday. It happened just miles from the small town where they abducted several hundred schoolgirls in April. This latest attack and growing anxiety over the schoolgirls who have been missing for months, is mounting pressure on the Nigerian government and raising questions around […]
Podcast: Download “NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin talks with Syleena Johnson about the new season of ‘R&B Divas.’ Elroy Sailor, Dru Ealons and Rock Newman discuss the VA scandal and NFL player painkiller misuse. Congressman James Clyburn talked about his new book,Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black. Rep. Clyburn also shared his support of Pres. […]
Congressman James Clyburn joined Roland Martin on the set of “NewsOne Now” to chat about his new book, Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Proudly Black. Rep. Clyburn also discussed the Veterans Affairs scandal and if he supports President Obama’s decision to send troops to Nigeria to locate the school girls abducted by Boko Haram. Be sure […]
(HOUSTON) — (KROI) The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls exploded on social media, but did it make any real difference? After 250 girls were kidnapped from their school…
Ann Coulter (pictured) is the kind of person who makes you question your vow to never wish ill on on a person. I don’t especially care whether her schtick — which is essentially being as offensive as possible to the delight of crotchety racists in need of a wet dream — is genuine, but I […]
