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Original air date: July, 24, 2015 Roland Martin and NewsOne Now bring you sights, sounds, and exclusive interviews from the 2015 Essence Festival in New Orleans.  India Arie Talks New Music, Addresses Skin Lightening Controversy Neo-soul sensation India Arie chatted with NewsOne Now host Roland Martin during the 2015 Essence Fest. During their conversation, Arie talked […]

HipHollywood’s Jasmine Simpkins takes us down the Image Awards Red Carpet to showcase fashion at the NAACP Image Awards. Eva Marcille, Garcelle Beauvais, Demetria McKinney, Nikki Micheaux, Paula Jai Parker, Kerri Washington, Gabrielle Union, Angela Bassett, Tracee Ellis Ross and Sharon Leal all stunned on the red carpet. The fellas also rocked the Image Awards red carpet. Kem, Larenz Tate […]

The highly anticipated, star studded Grammy Awards are just around the corner and some of our favorite artists are up for this year’s top honors. Here is a brief rundown of some of this year’s high profile Grammy nominees: Beyoncé and Pharrell Williams received separate nominations for Album of the Year. Iggy Azalea was nominated for Best […]

Jazz saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Gerald Albright and Uncle Charlie Wilson joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” for an impromptu jam session. Albright laid down some mean sax from the title track of his new album, “Slam Dunk.” As Martin would say, he brought the funk! Prior to the “NewsOne Now” jam session, Charlie Wilson spoke […]

Podcast: Download In this special edition of the “NewsOne Now” Audio Podcast we hear from KEM, Ledisi, Marlon Wayans, Kirk Franklin, Avery Sunshine, Eric Bennett, Johnny Gill, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Smokey Norful, Jeffery Osborne, Fantasia, Chante Moore and many more of your favorite entertainers in our Thanksgiving Day Entertainment Special. All that and more […]

The stars were out Wednesday night at the Avalon Hollywood for Ebony’s Power 100 Gala. The annual list and event honor Black achievement in various categories, like Innovators (Shonda Rhimes, Kevin Hart), Cultural Influencers (Rickey Smiley, Lupita Nyong’o), The Thinkers (NewsOne Now‘s Roland Martin, Ta-Nehisi Coates) and Young Leaders (Mo’ne Davis, The Jackie Robinson West Team). NewsOne attended […]

During this year’s “Essence Music Festival,” Roland Martin host of “NewsOne Now” sat down with Kem to talk about his new album, “Promise To Love.” Check out what Kem has to say about the new album and his collaboration with Snoop Dogg. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at 9 a.m. EST on TV One.  […]

Podcast: Download When NFL team owners want to build a new stadium should taxpayers fit the bill or should city officials take those funds and put them towards building better schools? Roland Martin takes your calls during this edition of “NewsOne Now.” Minister Akbar Muhammad, one of the organizers for the upcoming march on Ferguson, […]

Podcast: Download During this year’s “Essence Music Festival,” Roland Martin host of “NewsOne Now” sat down with Kem to talk about his new album, “Promise To Love.” Check out what Kem has to say about the new album and his collaboration with Snoop Dogg. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes Listen to today’s entire show, […]