Rep. Elijah Cummings Lies In State At U.S. Capitol

Rest In Power

Georgia Rep. John Lewis, the iconic civil rights pioneer who went on to become one of the most powerful men…
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Richmond Names Street For Tennis Legend Arthur Ashe

Richmond renamed a street after the late legendary tennis player Arthur Ashe.
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Sit-In Exhibit Brings Rep. John Lewis To Tears

Rep. John Lewis was brought to tears while visiting an exhibit centered on sit-ins at Atlanta’s Center for Civil and…
by NewsOne Staff
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Lawmakers March To Dept. Of Justice To Demand Federal Action On Recent Police Shootings

Twitter Trolls Trump Meeting With Congressional Black Caucus

Trump's meeting with the executive committee of the Congressional Black Caucus at the White House comes as he navigates a…
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My Grammy Opened The African American Museum

My Grammy is the reason I got to meet President Obama.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions Continues His Senate Confirmation Hearings To Become Attorney General

Congressmen Blast Sen. Session During Confirmation Hearings

Sen. Booker, Rep. Lewis, and Rep. Richmond rebuked Sen. Jeff Sessions during the second day of Senate confirmation hearings.
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Sen. Jeff Sessions Testifies At His Senate Confirmation Hearing To Become Country's Attorney General

Howard University Students Arrested During Protests At Jeff…

Throughout the duration of the hearing, several protesters erupted into fiery condemnation of Sessions and were escorted out by security.
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Rep. John Lewis: ‘We Got To Fire Up…

After Pres. Obama's final address as President of the United States to the Congressional Black Caucus, Roland Martin and NewsOne…
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Black Lawmaker & Celebrity Reactions To Hillary Clinton’s…

Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength…
by Kenon White
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Paul Ryan Holds Weekly Press Briefing At The Capitol

House Returns To Reopen Battle Over Gun Control

Under the legislature, law enforcement would be permitted to delay a gun sale for three days – enough time to…
by Charise Frazier
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GOP Won’t Tolerate Another Sit-In

During a recent interview, Ryan revealed Republicans will not tolerate another sit-in. The Republican Speaker of the House declined to…
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Democrats Call Off Gun Control Sit-In

GOP leaders also shuttered C-SPAN's live coverage of the protest, but that did not stop policy makers from tweeting and…
by Charise Frazier
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Breaks Down Historic Sit-In

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver spoke with Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, and guest co-host Laura Coates about Wednesday's sit-in protest…
by NewsOne Now
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Selma “Foot Soldiers” Receive The Congressional Gold Medal

On Wednesday, Congressional leaders honored the “Foot Soldiers” of the Selma to Montgomery Marches in 1965 with the nation’s highest…
by NewsOne Now
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Congressman John Lewis: The Torch, The Symbol Of Our Contribution As A People Is Passed Onto You

Congressman John Lewis Passes Torch To New Class…

Rep. John Lewis reflects on the lives of civil rights giants and implores the next generation of activists to pick…
by Kenon White
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Ava DuVernay Talks Filmmaking, Putting Women In Their…

Roland Martin talked with Ava DuVernay, director of “Selma,” about the critically-acclaimed film and how she became a director during…
by NewsOne Now
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Rep. John Lewis: Voting Should Be Simple

Rep. John Lewis criticizes that Republicans make it “impossible” for minorities to get a step ahead. “It is unreal, it…
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