Francesca Chambers

April Ryan she was only able to ask questions during White House press briefings because she was Black.

Roland Martin, Attorney Benjamin Crump and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (featuring Rock Newman, Mayor William Bell, Lauren Victoria Burke, Francesca Chambers and Yamiche Alcindor) dissect the new audio and video released in the Michael Brown shooting case. Attorney Benjamin Crump, who spoke with Martin via phone said, “… at the very beginning Ferguson Police Department did […]

The United States Supreme Court upheld Texas’ voter ID law. As a result of the ruling, 600,000 registered voters, mostly Black and Hispanic, may be disenfranchised because they lack the proper form(s) of identification. “NewsOne Now” guest host Jeff Johnson and the Straight Talk panel (George Curry, Francesca Chambers and  Joseph Williams) take a look at […]

Podcast: Download Are you comfortable with what Pres. Barack Obama had to say about the Ebola crisis after his emergency cabinet meeting on Wednesday? Do you think the situation under control and the United States will avoid a major outbreak of the Ebola virus? Why haven’t federal officials stepped in and seized  control of the situation in Dallas now that a […]

On Wednesday, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s voter ID law. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Bishop Council Nedd, Francesca Chambers and Paul Butler) had a spirited discussion over the decision and the use of voter ID laws that many say suppress the Black vote. Listen to their entire heated […]

Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” breakdown the latest developments in the fight against the Ebola virus in the United States and around the globe. More than 100 have been quarantined in Dallas, Texas after a man who travel from Liberia to the United States tested positive for the disease. Individuals who may have come in […]

AFL-CIO Chief Economist William Spriggs, Francesca Chambers, Jeff Johnson and Avis Jones-DeWeever joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to breakdown the latest unemployment numbers. In September, the overall unemployment rate fell to 5.9%, a six-year low. Unemployment for African Americans still remains in double digit numbers at 11%. Listen to their entire conversation about the US […]

Voter registration has surged in Ferguson after the shooting death of Michael Brown. Since that fateful day when Brown was murdered by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, nearly 5,000 new voters were registered in St. Louis County and 3,000 new voters registered in Ferguson. Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now;” Jarvis Stewart, Chairman/Managing Parter of Ian Reid LLC; Aisha Moodie-Mills, Senior Fellow at […]

Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson has decided to sell his controlling interest in the team after a two year old racially charged email surfaced. Some have called the email racist, while others have dismissed it from being racially insensitive. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Cleo Manago, Francesca Chambers and Wilmer Leon III, […]

Podcast: Download Atlanta Hawks co-owner Bruce Levenson has decided to sell his controlling interest in the team after a two year old racially charged email surfaced. Some have called the email racist, while others have dismissed it from being racially insensitive. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Cleo Manago, Francesca Chambers and Wilmer Leon III, Ph.D.) tackled the controversy […]

Conservative Republicans and Tea Party members are calling for President Obama to be impeached? Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” Lauren Victoria Burke, Francesca Chambers and Wesley Lowery discuss how some Republicans are trying to discredit President Obama in the final two years in office. <strong>Be sure to <a href=”http://blackplanet.songza.com/listen/newsone-now-RadioOne/&#8221; target=”_blank”>listen</a> to “NewsOne Now” with […]