Staci Johnson

#BlackLivesMatter grew from a hashtag to a movement and is now a college course at Dartmouth College. Starting in the spring, the Ivy League college will launch a 10 week, 10 professor #BlackLivesMatter class examining race, violence and inequality throughout history as well as through the prism of Ferguson and similar events.  On Friday, “NewsOne Now” guest host Mo Ivory, […]

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp has decided not to certify 40,000 voter registrations. As a result of his actions, Kemp has been sued by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the National Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights. Lauren Victoria Burke, Joia Jefferson Nuri, Staci Johnson and  GA State Representative Leader Stacey Abrams joined Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne […]

Podcast: Download A man jumped over the fence of the White House on Friday and made it through the North Portico doors before officers stopped him. Another man tried to access the White House on Saturday. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Avis Jones-DeWeever, George Curry and Staci Johnson) discuss the latest security breach at […]

A man jumped over the fence of the White House on Friday and made it through the North Portico doors before officers stopped him. Another man tried to access the White House on Saturday. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Avis Jones-DeWeever, George Curry and Staci Johnson) discuss the latest security breach […]

Podcast: Download Congresswoman Terri Sewell was the first member of Congress to call for Alabama Federal Judge Mark Fuller  to resign after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. Now Sen. Claire McCaskill has added her voice to those who are outraged over Fuller beating his wife, pleading guilty to the crime and keeping his job. Listen to their remarks, plus Roland […]

President Barack Obama has gathered nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for the 2014 US Africa Summit. Did you know that 6 out of 10 of the world’s fastest growing economies are in Africa? Steve Clemons, Staci Johnson and Corey Dade joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss economic growth Africa and the game-changing […]

Jada, a 16 year old, was humiliated on social media after allegedly being drugged and raped at a house party. Jeff Johnson, Staci Johnson and Hughey Newsome joined Roland Martin Tuesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the social media campaign to bring awareness to this case, and the importance of teaching young men to respect women. Be […]