The Oscar-winning actress shows off her favorite pastime on six friends. Lupita Nyong’o Delivers Powerful Speech On Colorism, Self-Love [VIDEO] Why Is The Mainstream So In Love With Lupita Nyong’o, Her Black Beauty? 2014 Oscars Winners List and WATCH Lupita Nyong’o’s Moving Speech
Chris Rock Interviews White People at a Monster Truck Rally About BET The highlight of the currently airing BET Awards so far was this reel of Chris Rock interviewing white people at a monster truck rally about BET, the BET Awards, and black music. Watch. Obama: Congress Doesn’t Do Anything ‘Except Block Me And Call […]
A BuzzFeed video went viral recently, garnering more than a million views, with a simple premise: what if black people said some of the stuff white people say to black people. Watch and let us know whether the clip is accurate or offensive. Bonus: the folks at BuzzFeed also want to know what if Asian said the things white people […]
Moderator Calls Out Rangel for Apparently Googling Mid-Debate Democratic congressman Charlie Rangel had a bit of fun with his smartphone at a recent primary debate, but this week his attempt to use an electronic device as an aid was called out by the moderator, who suspected he was Googling. Read more. Donald Sterling Hires Private Investigators To Dig […]
Ruby Dee, who died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, earned an Emmy, a Grammy, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and an Oscar nomination at age 83 for best supporting actress in the 2007 film “American Gangster.” With her husband Ossie Davis, she was a stalwart of the civil rights movement.
A new study provides evidence that Voter ID Laws are discriminatory. Marshall Walter Taylor, Chanelle Hardy and Raynard Jackson joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Friday to discuss the findings of the study conducted by the University of Southern California. 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 […]
A man says Mike Epps attacked him outside of a comedy club in Atlanta. Comedians Alex Scott, Queen Aishah and Tony Woods discuss the incident and more in this weeks installment of Wildin’ Out Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin. Listen to their entire conversation below. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at […]
The family of Maya Angelou has arranged a private memorial service in Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel on Saturday, June 7 at 10 a.m. Due to limited seating capacity, the family has decided to have a closed service for family and friends only but the university has decided to livestream the service for the public. Watch […]
American activist, teacher and writer Maya Angelou is gone from us but certainly not forgotten. Wednesday, on the day she passed, NewsOne hit the streets of Harlem to talk to people about what the phenomenal woman meant to them. We even stopped by the Apollo Theater and spoke with Grandmaster Caz and Apollo historian Billy […]
Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now” caught up with media mogul Oprah Winfrey last month during the Maya Angelou portrait unveiling at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. During their conversation, Winfrey shared that she used to have pajama parties with the late poet and activist Maya Angelou. Also watch Winfrey recount her first encounter with Angelou. Be […]
Tuesday on “NewsOne Now,” R&B singer Tank shared his new single “You’re My Star.” Tank says the video is “art in motion” for an uptempo song that samples a Michael Jackson track. “I think it’s time that we appreciate women and make that the mainstream, as opposed to degrading women being the mainstream,” says Tank of the […]
This month marked the birthday of one of Black America’s greatest leaders, Malcolm X, and the appointment of a new president to one of its oldest organizations, the NAACP. NewsOne seized the moment to head out into the streets of Harlem on Malcolm X’s birthday to ask everyday folks for their thoughts on the state […]
