J. Hogan Gidley

During last night’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama said the following as it relates to the #BlackLivesMatter movement: We may have different takes on the events of Ferguson and New York.  But surely we can understand a father who fears his son can’t walk home without being harassed.  And surely we can […]

Podcast: Download Does a celebrity/athlete wearing a t-shirt to show solidarity with people in a movement make a difference or would it be better for them to donate funds to support the movement? NewsOne Now guest host, Mo Ivory takes your calls during the radio portion of “NewsOne Now.” The Department of Justice has announced […]

The Department of Justice has announced a new set of rules to help curb racial profiling by federal law enforcement officials. These guidelines instruct federal law enforcement agencies to no longer consider: gender national origin religion sexual orientation gender identification While this is good at the federal level, these new practices do not apply to the […]

  On Thursday, President Barack Obama unveiled his plan on immigration during a nationally televised address. During President Obama’s address on immigration he said: … for a year and a half now, Republican leaders in the House have refused to allow that simple vote. Now, I continue to believe that the best way to solve this […]

  Michael Brown, Sr. called for peace once the grand jury decision is announced in a recently released PSA saying, “Hurting others and destroying others is not the answer. No matter what the grand jury decides, I do not want my son’s death to be in vain. I want it to lead to incredible change, positive […]

Podcast: Download On Thursday, President Barack Obama unveiled his plan on immigration during a nationally televised address. During President Obama’s address on immigration he said: … for a year and a half now, Republican leaders in the House have refused to allow that simple vote. Now, I continue to believe that the best way to solve […]

Republicans won big on election day, taking control of the Senate after picking up seven seats in what some are calling a “Republican wave.” Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Lauren Victoria Burke, Angela Rye, J. Hogan Gidley, Tara Wall and Dr. Jason Johnson) break down the midterm election results, what the GOP […]

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight talk panel (Lauren Victoria Burke, Angela Rye, J. Hogan Gidley, Tara Wall and Dr. Jason Johnson) take a look at the Democrats’ relationship with White voters. According to reports, African American voters showed up at the polls for Dems on election day, outpacing White voters by 22 points. Should […]

Once election day is over the real work starts. There are a number of issues that will confront newly elected officials, incumbents and President Barack Obama on the other side of the 2014 midterm elections. Will Pres. Obama be in a better position to negotiate and work with Congress or will it be more difficult […]

In what would seem to be a last-ditch effort to gin up the Black vote on election day, Democrats are invoking the shooting deaths of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin in radio ads, flyers and mailers. Critics have blasted Democrats and Progressives for using these race-based appeals to drive and or scare Black voters to […]

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (J. Hogan Gidley, Angela Rye and Rock Newman) discuss what the outcome of this year’s midterm elections could mean for President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. RELATED: Get the latest news as Black America goes to the polls If Republicans take over the Senate, […]

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (J. Hogan Gidley, Kim Keenan and Paris Dennard) discussed the latest poll numbers, GOP attempts to bar voters from the polls and what to expect from this year’s midterm elections. With just four days left until the pivotal midterm elections, have Democrats crafted a compelling enough […]