After having successful freshman season and an even more impressive off-season, Detroit Cass Tech (Mich.) 2017 forward Donnie Tillman has decided to transfer from Cass…

The NYPD officers who shot and killed 16-year-old Kimani Gray will not face criminal charges, reports the Daily News. RELATED: Principal Of Slain Brooklyn Teen Pens Heartfelt Letter: ‘We Miss Kimani’ [VIDEO] Officers Who Killed Kimani Gray Have Been Sued Repeatedly For Civil Rights Violations Read more below: According to court documents, “[prosecutors] are not pursuing criminal […]

Focusing on the importance of having a substantive conversation about girls’ education in Africa Wednesday afternoon, First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured) spoke with an audience of 500 participants in President Barack Obama’s Mandela Fellowship for Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) summit before meeting with a select group during a roundtable. RELATED: Empowering Africa’s Next Generation of Leaders […]

ESPN suspended Stephen A. Smith for his comments on domestic violence. “The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg and “Morning Joe’s” Mika Brzezinski expressed similar views on their respective shows and were not suspended. What do you think of Smith’s weeklong suspension? Did ESPN miss an opportunity to start a discussion, bring awareness to domestic violence and help curb violence against […]

Roland Martin and the this week’s “NewsOne Now” comedians break out the jokes for this week’s edition of “Wildin’ Out Wednesday.” This week Martin, Niki Moore, Kandace Saunders and Joe Clair take on Sarah Palin TV and what’s  up with Vice President Joe Biden shaking hands in the same fashion as bruhs? Listen to them chop […]

Climate change is not just for our caucasian brothers and sisters. The results of climate change have had a major impact on the African American community. Nikki Silvestri and Dorien Paul joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss how changes in our climate are impacting the health and well being of the African […]

Podcast: Download Roland Martin and the this week’s “NewsOne Now” comedians break out the jokes for this week’s edition of “Wildin’ Out Wednesday.” This week Martin, Niki Moore, Kandace Saunders and Joe Clair take on Sarah Palin TV. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes Listen to today’s entire show, subscribe on iTunes! Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 […]

Podcast: Download ESPN suspended Stephen A. Smith for his comments on domestic violence. “The View’s” Whoopi Goldberg and “Morning Joe’s” Mika Brzezinski expressed similar views on their respective shows and were not suspended. What do you think of Smith’s weeklong suspension? Did ESPN miss an opportunity to start a discussion, bring awareness to domestic violence and help curb violence against women? Roland Martin, […]

If you’re a fan of DMX’s music, it’s hard to watch him screaming on an amusement park ride and not hear his distinct voice on a track. That said, the rapper visited the Magical Midway amusement park in Orlando recently and took a, clearly, terrifying ride on its Sling Shot ride. Somehow, TMZ got its hands on footage from […]

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced last week that the civil rights group will partner with Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc., the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, to create an initiative to increase the number of Black-owned franchise businesses in the U.S. The announcement was made at the NAACP’s 105th […]

Dad Knocks Out Man at Pennsylvania Wawa For Eyeballing His Daughter Some people will give this unidentified man a “Father of the Year” award, but others may think he went too far after noticing a grown man looking at his teen daughter. The Upper Darby Police Department in Pennsylvania is looking for the man who […]

Baltimore, where urban crime reigns supreme, has had a curfew in place for many years, but it has not been strictly enforced. Now city officials have rolled up their sleeves to institute one of the strictest curfews this nation has ever seen in an attempt to get the city’s youth off the streets and to […]