Payday lenders are companies that lend customers small amounts of money at high-interest rates with the agreement that the borrower will pay that money back. In Florida, payday lenders are preying on Black pastors and Civil Rights organizations and continue to expand their business as they hurt people. Roland Martin talks with Rev. Sekinah Hamlin, Director, Faith & Credit Roundtable with the […]
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Poor People’s Campaign which is dedicated to uniting people all over the country to come against racism, poverty, war economy, ecological destruction, and morality. Roland Martin talks with Rev. William Barber who’s carried the movement since it started. “We’ve got to change the narration and the only […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis, Tennessee to fight for sanitation workers rights. He gave his famous speech “I’ve Been On The Mountain Top” only to be killed a day later. Roland Martin had the privilege of talking with Elmore Nickleberry and Cleo Smith, two sanitation workers whose rights Dr. King came to […]
Wednesday, April 4, 2018, will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King. Every year all over the nation people observe this day and use it to unify communities in hopes of making a change.
On Martin Luther King Jr. day Jorge Garcia stood in the Detroit Michigan Airport in tears as he hugged his sobbing family members. After 30 years of being in the United States, he was being deported to Mexico, a country he doesn’t know. The problem surrounding immigration and DACA has continued to rise and this situation is […]
Essence magazine has come under all Black ownership again thanks to Richelieu Dennis who created Essence Ventures. Dennis is the founder and creator along with his mother of Sundial Brands hair and skin products. Dennis has acquired Essence Communications to get the magazine under Black ownership again. Roland Martin talks with him to see what […]
Roland Martin sat down with Frankie Beverly, the front-man of one of the most prolific bands in modern music history for an hour-long interview. During their chat, Beverly talked about his musical roots, the evolution of Maze and their unique relationship with their loyal African American fanbase and the foundation of their illustrious music career […]
Russell Simmons And Tavis Smiley Fight Back Against Sexual Misconduct Allegations Grassroots Campaign Demands Congress Address The Affordable Housing Crisis Today Is The Deadline To Sign Up For Healthcare Coverage Under The Affordable Care Act FCC Votes To End Net Neutrality, Rolling Back Rules That Ensure Equal Access To The Internet WTH?! Trump Judicial Nominee […]
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PBS Suspends Tavis Smiley’s Talk Show Following A Sexual Misconduct Investigation House & Senate GOP Reach A Deal On Their Unpopular Tax Bill, Vote Is Expected Next Week Relieved Republicans Celebrate Doug Jones Win Over Roy Moore At The Ballot Box Roland Martin Is Not Here For The Drama Surrounding Omarosa’s Ouster, Here’s Why … […]
#BlackVotesMatter: Doug Jones Wins Alabama’s Senate Race In Stunning Upset Black Voters Turned Out In Massive Numbers To Defeat Roy Moore And Elect Doug Jones Why Political Campaigns Must Engage, Energize & Mobilize Black Voters Ahead Of Election Day How The FCC’s Planned Rollback Of Net Neutrality Will Impact Your Internet Access Armstrong Williams Discusses […]
Alabama Voters Head To The Polls To Decide If Roy Moore Or Doug Jones Will Be Their Next Senator Alabama Senate Race: Will Greed And Power Win Over Morality Trump’s Sexual Harassment Accusers Speak Out, Demand A Congressional Investigation Chicago’s ‘Englewood Four’ Settles Wrongful Conviction Case For $31M 5 Injured In Monday Morning’s Attempted Terror […]
Trump Visits The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Amid Protests Roy Moore, Doug Jones In A Dead Heat In Alabama’s Senate Race w/ Less Than 24Hrs Before Election Day #TrumpLiesMatter: Trump Claims Black Homeownership Is At An All-Time High Pioneering African American Journalist Simeon Booker Has Died At 99 Cast Your Ballot For Roland Martin And […]
Trump Uses A Racial Slur During Event Honoring Native American World War II Vets Defiant Roy Moore Maintains Allegations Are False, Will Black Voters Turnout To Support Doug Jones? NY Times Sparks Outrage With Profile That Attempted To Normalize A Nazi Sympathizer Who Killed Tupac? New A&E Series Starring Attorney Ben Crump Investigates Tupac’s Killing […]
Rep. John Conyers Steps Down From House Committee Post Amid Sexual Harassment Probe Atlanta Mayoral Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms Discusses Her Run For Office Baltimore Detective Sean Suiter Gunned Down One Day Before He Was To Testify Against Other Cops Should Congressman John Conyers Resign? Antifa Group, One People’s Project Confronts White Nationalism Head-On Right-Wing […]
John Conyers Admits To Settling Sexual Harassment Case, Denies Wrongdoing + Charlie Rose Fired Trump Administration’s US Census Bureau Pick Causes Alarm. This Is Why You Should Be Concerned … How The Right Lost Its Mind New ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Series Hits Netflix On Thanksgiving Ex-Child Sex Slave Cyntoia Brown Serving Life Sentence For […]
Federal Judge Rules Maryland Failed To Provide A Remedy To Diversify Academic Programs At HBCUs Andrea Jenkins Becomes The First Black Openly Transgendered Women To Be Elected To Public Office Rep. Gregory Meeks Introduces Legislation To Stop Private Prison Tax Breaks Alabama Senator Roy Moore Accused Of Sexual Misconduct With A 14-Year-Old Girl Vivica Fox, […]
NewsOne Now Exclusive: Lt. Governor-Elect Justin Fairfax Discusses His Big Win In Virginia Black Women Lead Democrats To Victory On Election Day Blacks Are Launching Their Own PACS & Using Grassroots Fundraising To Elect Black Candidates Kennesaw State University Relents, Will Allow Cheerleaders On The Field During The National Anthem Black Women Make Monumental Gains […]
A big historic night for Democrats! They sweep governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey with two African Americans being elected lieutenant governor in those same states. PLUS big time firsts for many African Americans in mayoral races across the country. Atlanta’s hotly contested mayoral race is now a runoff contest between the top two candidates. All that and more in this edition of the NewsOne Now Audio Podcast Listen, download and subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Audio Podcast on Google Podcasts Subscribe to “NewsOne Now” Audio Podcast on iTunes.
* Mayors And Civil Rights Groups Team Up To Address Economic & Social Inequalities * Recovery Efforts In USVI Are Improving, American Black Cross Mobilizes To Help The Caribbean * Republican Lawmakers In North Carolina Attempt To Rig Judicial Races To Get Rid Of Black Judges * Grambling State Freshman Arrested In Campus Shooting That Left Two Dead * City Council Apologizes For the Greensboro Massacre Of 1979 That Killed 5 Anti-Klan Protesters * NRA Offers ‘Murder Insurance’ To Protect Gun Owners Who Shoot Someone * Puerto Rico’s $300M Power Grid Contract With Small Company Comes Under Scrutiny * Clemson’s Black Student VP Impeached After Sitting Through The Pledge Of Allegiance * Ongoing Threats Against Rep. Frederica Wilson Are Forcing Her To Miss Votes In DC * Dems Slam Republicans Over Passing A $4T Budget & Taking A Step Towards Trump’s Tax Plan * Kennesaw State Univ. Cheerleaders No Longer Allowed On The Field After #TakeAKnee Protest * Mother Of Officer Killed In Las Vegas Attack Dies Days After Her Son’s Funeral * Two Men Accused Of ‘Vile Racial Hatred’ In The Brutal Stabbing Of Their Black Neighbor * GOP Threatens To Change 401K Plans & Limit The Amount Of Pre-Tax Contributions All that and more in this edition of the NewsOne Now Audio Podcast Listen, download and subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Audio Podcast on Google Podcasts Subscribe to “NewsOne Now” Audio Podcast on iTunes.
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I can understand that society as a whole participates in or tolerates rape culture as far as we don't hold the aggressor as culpable as responsible as much as we put the blame on the person that was raped. but to say that all men rape is inflammatory.