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Updated November 14, 2013: See Joe Morton (pictured above), who plays “Scandal” character Rowan Pope, head of the all-powerful spy organization, B-613, today on NewsOne Now with Roland Martin. Earlier: News that the U.S. has been spying on foreign leaders has dominated headlines this week. Could it really be that President Obama didn’t know about the surveillance? […]

Why does momentum seem to be gaining for the decriminalization of marijuana use? As reported earlier on NewsOne, ten of 13 members of the D.C. City Council and Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) have endorsed a plan to make small-time marijuana possession a civil, rather than a criminal, offense. Today on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, the host noted that a number […]

Barneys New York CEO has apologized for the recent experiences of two black shoppers who said they were racially profiled. According to WABC-TV in New York, Mark Lee said in a statement, “Barneys New York believes that no customer should have the unacceptable experience described in recent media reports, and we offer our sincere regret […]

Earlier this week, President Obama admitted there was “no excuse” for the problems with the online sign-up process for the new health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. The same day, callers to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin vented about problems they’d been having signing up for Obamacare. Today, Roland Martin had a representative […]

If you caught VH1’s recent biopic of megagroup TLC, “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story,” then you know about the scene when the trio stormed the office of Arista Records chief Clive Davis. Upset that they had only made $50,000 from CrazySexyCool, an album that had sold over 10 million copies, the women decided to take matters into […]

VH1’s biopic, “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” stirred up a Twitter frenzy last night, and ’80s singer-turned- manager Pebbles caught most of the fire. On “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, entertainment columnist Kelley Carter spoke about the unflattering comparisons some have made between her and Ike Turner and Joe Jackson in the way she treated the group: […]

Should ministers dedicate babies with unwed parents? The controversial subject surfaced when Marvin Winans allegedly shunned a single mother at his church. Many callers to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin today were okay with having the babies dedicated, but Martin got into it with a Messianic Hebrew Israelite from Durham, North Carolina who was quoting scripture. […]

What’s in a name? Centuries of racism, some say. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with sports writer Roy S. Johnson about the controversy over Washington Washington Football Team’s team name, in the wake of news that two Washington, DC radio stations refused to run a radio ad by the Oneida Indian Nation criticizing […]

Grambling State University is in the spotlight over financial turmoil that has caused the football team to boycott practice, and sparked protests across campus. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin replayed an interview he had this morning with Grambling State University president, Dr. Frank Pogue about the conflict, and what it will take to resolve things. […]

The latest development in implosion of Grambling State University’s athletics program is the firing of the student newspaper’s online editor and the suspension of the opinions page editor. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin, David Lankster, Sr., the online editor of The Gramblinite, confirmed that he was given the axe, though he had not yet received […]

Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with Shreveport Times reporter, Matt Vines and The Gramblinite’s David Lankster about the financial fall out at Grambling State University. Due to financial cuts, the athletics department is in turmoil, and the Grambling football team continues to boycott practice due to inadequate funding. Lankster says it’s unclear whether […]

What went wrong for Republicans in their recent showdown with the president and Democrats over the debt ceiling and funding the government? “We picked the wrong time to go to battle. I think that is the overall sentiment from a lot of GOPers,” said Noelle Nikpour, a GOP strategist, to Roland Martin. She added, regarding Tea […]