The latest development in implosion of Grambling State University’s athletics program is the firing of the student newspaper’s online editor and the suspension of the opinions page editor. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin, David Lankster, Sr., the online editor of The Gramblinite, confirmed that he was given the axe, though he had not yet received […]
From October 14th to the 23rd, NewsOne — as well as other invited journalists — will be on location in the West African country of Cameroon to see why the country is on the rise. In the coming days, learn about why Cameroon is referred to as “Africa in the Microcosm” with a number of […]
Bishop Allyson D. Nelson Abrams resigned from her position as pastor of Zion Progressive Baptist Church in Detroit, Mich., after revealing to her congregation that she was in a same-sex marriage. Take our poll at the bottom of the story. In an exclusive interview with NewsOne, Bishop Abrams said she married Bishop Emeritus Diana Williams […]
Grambling State University‘s football team has reportedly skipped a practice and team meeting this week over what has been reported as frustration over how the players feel they have been disrespected by administration and a number of other issues that span several years, the Shreveport Times reports. Please take our poll at the bottom of […]
Just one year shy of their silver anniversary, Sonya Miller (pictured), the wife of rap mogul, Master P (pictured), are going their separate ways after 24 years of marriage. Sonya has reportedly filed divorce papers and is seeking full custody of their four minor children, not including their adult son, rapper Romeo, according to TMZ. […]
Dr. Ben Carson is never a man of few words. Today on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, the neurosurgeon was in the hot seat, to address his latest controversial remark: comparing Obamacare to slavery. The health insurance law, said Carson, “places the government at the pinnacle. Now it’s placed on a road to control your health […]
In a sad turn of events, civil rights activist Harry Belafonte is suing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s estate. Belafonte, who helped financially support MLK’s family at times, has filed a lawsuit over ownership of historic documents. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin spoke with MLK’s former lawyer Clarence Jones to discuss the dispute. Jones expressed […]
In 2007, a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit in Indiana upheld the nation’s first voter ID law along party lines. At the time, Democrats and the American Civil Liberties Union argued that a voter ID law passed by a Republican-controlled legislature in Indiana would have a disparate impact on the poor and minorities due to […]
It’s a quietly-accepted theory, but now it’s out of the bag. Today on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin talks with a caller who proclaims White women benefit more from Affirmative Action than any other group. Roland shared the same opinion: “I’ve told some White students at Texas A&M, if your momma or your aunt has a […]
I try not to read the New York Post, but my job as a media professional requires me to consume a variety of media–even journalism bigoted in nature. However, Phil Mushnick‘s recent post on Adrian Peterson takes the cake. He essentially argues that the nation’s sympathy for the reigning NFL MVP over the death of […]
UPDATED 10/16/2013: Officer Philip Nace of Philadelphia’s District 25, shown and heard in the below video has been captured in a previous incident involving the apparent harassment of youth playing basketball. Watch the video here. A recent video documenting an apparent stop-and-frisk procedure on two men is currently undergoing online scrutiny and exposing the aggressive, verbally […]
Within the African American community, we have a proud history of praising Black women–and rightfully so– for their remarkable resolve to overcome life’s most daunting obstacles. Be it raising children as single mothers or juggling three jobs to make ends meet while going to school part-time, there is nothing a Black woman can’t overcome, if […]
