After 16 tense days in Washington, D.C., the government shutdown is officially over. President Barack Obama signed a bill to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling, but made it clear that the GOP could not return to business as usual. In his speech this morning, President Obama blasted the GOP for the shutdown, […]
A recent video documenting an apparent stop-and-frisk procedure on two men in Philadelphia exposes the aggressive, verbally violent side of law enforcement, especially in communities of color. As discussed on NewsOne Now with Roland Martin, one of the officers, Philip Nace, has a history of harassment. Should we tell our young black men to video […]
In a sad turn of events, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte is suing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s estate. Belafonte, who helped financially support MLK’s family at times, has filed a lawsuit over ownership of historic documents. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with MLK’s former lawyer Clarence Jones to discuss the dispute. Jones expressed […]
Today on “NewsOne Now“ with Roland Martin, mental health advocate Terrie M. Williams and psychologist Dr. Jeff Gardere held a frank conversation on mental health in the Black community. Williams urges us to address suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from community violence in order to prevent future tragedies. “We don’t want to even utter that word suicide, and that’s yet another […]
Roland Martin finds it funny that the Tea Party has not questioned Sen. Ted Cruz’s citizenship, even though the Texas lawmaker, who has an American-born mother, was born in Canada. Today on “NewsOne Now,” callers weighed in on a double standard when it comes to President Barack Obama’s citizenship. Noted Martin: I think it is utterly hilarious […]
On “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, NY Post writer Phil Mushnick earned the “Stuck On Stupid” award of the week. Martin spoke with Mediaite columnist Andrew Kirell about Mushnick’s column on Adrian Peterson, the NFL star who lost his two year old son to an alleged beating last week. Martin laces into Mushnick’s offensive op-ed, titled “Being a Great Player Doesn’t […]
It’s a quietly-accepted theory, but now it’s out of the bag. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin talks with a caller who proclaims White women benefit more from Affirmative Action than any other group. Roland shared the same opinion: “I’ve told some White students at Texas A&M, if your momma or your aunt has a […]
Kerry Washington’s special message to Roland Martin, IMPACT, the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Majic 102 and the Scandal Watch Party at The Park At 14th in Washington D.C. after the season 3 premiere of Scandal.
Roland Martin talked with Representative Marcia Fudge about the government shutdown this morning on the Tom Joyner Morning Show. During their conversation Rep. Fudge said more than 800,000 federal employees have been furloughed, WIC checks are not being sent out and small business loans are not going to be processed. She also expressed her belief […]