On “Throwback Tuesday,” Roland Martin sat down with singer Jeffrey Osborne. The soulful crooner opened up about his career, relationship with his fans and his, perhaps, surprising big break into the music business. Osborne described going to see the legendary O’Jays in concert as a teenager and noticing their sleepy drummer. He says, a chance meeting […]
Roland Martin took to the airwaves Monday with his “NewsOne Now” panel to discuss the coming out of football player Michael Sam. The discussion took many turns, including into Martin’s insistence that Sam’s position not be compared to that of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in baseball. “On Twitter last night I talked […]
Bernice King spoke with “NewsOne Now“ host Roland Martin Monday to set the record straight on her current legal battle with her brothers. Also See: Roland Martin: ‘All Dexter King Cares About Is the Money’ The King family made news last week when Bernice King released an open letter detailing a conflict with Dexter and […]
On his Friday “NewsOne Now” radio show, Roland Martin slammed Dexter King regarding the the King family’s latest legal battle. After playing audio from the press conference held Thursday by Bernice King in its entirety, Martin charged the younger of the King brothers with being “only about the check.” Also See: Rev. Bernice King Disassociates Self From […]
Want to find your roots? Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel discussed DNA ancestry research Monday with Gina Paige from AfricanAncestry.com. “For us as African Americans, we hit a brick wall when we go through that traditional genealogical path,” Paige says. “What we’re doing at African Ancestry is taking what’s innate in us, our […]
President Obama has nominated a former Mumia Abu-Jamal lawyer, Debo Adegbile, to head up the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. The nomination has spurred outrage among conservative groups that are questioning Adegbile’s defense of a convicted cop killer in advance of his confirmation hearing. Adegbile and other lawyers from the NAACP Legal […]
Thirteen states are expected to raise their minimum wage this year, with 11 more considering pay increases. While local governments are taking the task of improving the quality of life for its residents into its own hands, Washington — Congress, in particular—is dragging its feet. During Tuesday’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama […]
We shouldn’t be surprised by anything anyone on Fox News says, but when it’s something like, “I don’t think there’s racism,” as correspondent Eric Bolling said, we can’t help but to wonder how people could be this bold. In a segment on “The Five,” Bolling stated: “It’s getting tiring. We have a Black president, Black […]
Deborah Owens of The Wealth Coach says that married family households who help out single households financially aren’t building wealth. From lending family money to car repairs, Owens believes that the enabling needs to stop. That way, married households can use their money toward building real wealth. Owens spoke with “NewsOne Now” on other solutions […]
Does Florida State Attorney Angela Corey have a vendetta against Marissa Alexander? Some are asking that question after Corey filed to have the 33-year old Jacksonville mother’s bond revoked on the grounds that she violated the conditions of her parole by running errands. Alexander has been out on bail since Nov. 27, after a state appeals […]
Year after year when we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s (pictured) legacy, Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is often the most-celebrated. On “NewsOne Now,” though, Roland Martin discusses how even as we focus on that speech, we often miss the main point. SEE ALSO: President Obama Gives First Lady Hawaiian Vacation As […]
The world is in mourning and celebration for the life of Nelson Mandela. On “NewsOne Now” this morning, John Legend recounts the first time he met South Africa’s first black president. “I was just so honored to be in his presence,” he said, “because you don’t meet someone like that who is alive and who is […]
