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Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Rae Lewis-Thornton Discusses Black AIDS Day, Importance Of Testing, Early Detection

Rae Lewis-Thornton joined Roland Martin on “The Roland Martin Show” to discuss Black AIDS Day 2015 and the importance of testing and early treatment of the virus that causes HIV/AIDS. Rae Lewis-Thornton is an Emmy Award winning AIDS Activist. She rose to national acclaim when she told her story of living with HIV/AIDS in a […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: "Less-Lethal" Gun Attachment Being Tested By #Ferguson Cops

#Ferguson Cops Testing New Non-Lethal Weapon Six months after the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown, Ferguson police are testing a less-lethal gun attachment in an effort to prevent unwanted shooting deaths. The attachment being used by Ferguson police officers is manufactured by Alternative Ballistics is a one-time use device that is supposed to knock a […]

Roland Martin & #AscotNation Take Over ESPN’s SportsNation Hashtag Game

Roland Martin appears on ESPN’s Sports Nation to talk Johnny Manziel, National Signing Day 2015 and brings the funk during the Hashtag Game.

Boko Haram Kills Scores Of Civilians In Cameroon Attack

Source: Moki Edwin Kindzeka / AP / USA Today YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Boko Haram fighters have shot or burned to death about 90 civilians and wounded 500 in ongoing fighting in a Cameroonian border town near Nigeria, officials in Cameroon said Thursday. Some 800 Islamic extremists attacking the town of Fotokol have “burned churches, mosques […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: We Honor The Life And Legacy Of Charlie Sifford

Charlie Sifford, The Jackie Robinson Of Golf,  Dies At 92 We pay tribute to Charlie Sifford, the first Black golfer on PGA Tour. Sifford recently had suffered a stroke, died Tuesday night at the age of 92. This past November, President Obama presented Sifford with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award during a White […]

The Obama Administration Won't Let Scott Walker Drug-Test The Jobless Anytime Soon

Source: Arthur Delaney / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Tuesday evening formally proposed drug testing for people who want unemployment benefits, but there’s just one problem: President Barack Obama won’t allow it. Some background on a fight that’s been happening behind the scenes: Until 2012, federal law barred states from using a […]

Roland Martin On The NAACP Image Awards, Importance Of Black Self-Love

  Roland Martin is in L.A. for this weekend’s 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards airing on TV One on Friday, February 6 at 8 p.m. He says that the Awards is an important honor to African-Americans due to the exclusion they can experience from mainstream award ceremonies like the Oscars. One of the events Martin attended […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Those Freaky Photos You Sent Could Go Public

Beware Of Revenge Porn, Those Photos And Videos You Sent Could Go Public A San Diego court shutdown a revenge porn site being run by 28-year-old Kevin Bollaert. According to CBS News, Bollaert was convicted of 27 felony charges including identity theft and extortion. The former revenge porn site operator, now faces up to 20 years in […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Will The CBC Revolt Against Dems Over Proposed Seniority Rules Changes

Will The CBC Revolt Against Dems Over Proposed Changes In House Seniority Rules? Democrats in the House of Representatives have proposed a change to seniority rules. The proposal could marginalize the political power of the Congressional Black Caucus at a time when they make up nearly a quarter of the Democrats in the House. Members of the CBC […]

Oprah Winfrey And Ava DuVernay Create New Original Drama Series For Own

Winfrey to Appear in Recurring Role Los Angeles – Oprah Winfrey and award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“Selma”) have joined together to create a new original drama series for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Inspired by the acclaimed novel “Queen Sugar,” DuVernay is set to write, direct and executive produce the project, marking her first television drama […]