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‘Ask Congress For Two Years At HBCU’s, Not Just Community Colleges’ – Johnny Taylor, Thurgood Marshall Fund

Roland Martin talks to Johnny Taylor from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund talks about POTUS’ decision to pay for community college. This initiaitve will help up to 9m “I think it’s a great idea. He announced back in 12009 was to increase the college graduation rate. What we’re (Thurgood Marshall Fund) suggesting is that we should not eliminate […]

The Roland S. Martin Show: Unfiltered

Roland S. Martin is back with “The Roland S. Martin Show,” the only nationally syndicated news radio show that focusses on the issues African Americans are talking about. If you do good, he’ll talk about you. If you do bad, he’ll talk about you. At the end of the day he’ll talk about you. It’s […]

Common Drops Freestyle, Talks Golden Globe Win & Teaming Up With John Legend

Rapper/actor Common has had a great week. Not only is he starring in the movie Selma, playing historical figure James Bevel, he just picked up a Golden Globe, with John Legend, for the movie’s theme song “Glory.” I think what people are getting from the movie is inspiration,” Common told Roland Martin. “People are getting […]

TV One’s Morning News Program NewsOne Now Finishes 2014 As #1 Cable News Show Among Black Viewers In Its Timeslot

Weekday 9 a.m. ET Telecast, Hosted by Award-Winning News Veteran Roland S. Martin, Delivers Double-Digit Growth in Key Demos SILVER SPRING, MD – JANUARY 12, 2015 – TV One today announced that News One Now, the first morning news program in history to focus on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Celebrating The Life Of Gospel Great Andrae Crouch

Andrae Crouch, a legendary gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies such as “The Lion King,” has died. He was 72. Crouch died Thursday afternoon at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, where he had been admitted Saturday after suffering a heart attack, said his publicist, Brian […]

Gospel Music Pioneer Andraé Crouch Dies At 72

Source: Brian Mansfield, / USA Today Andraé Crouch, a gospel musician who bridged the worlds of church and mainstream music for more than 50 years, died Thursday afternoon. The 72-year-old singer, songwriter and choir director had been hospitalized since Saturday at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in the Los Angeles area after suffering a heart attack. Crouch, […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Conspiracy Against Cosby?

Phylicia Rashad Misquoted In Defense Of Cosby Who Faces More Accusers & Protesters Amid a formidable backlash, Phylicia Rashad, Bill Cosby’s TV wife, told ABC News Wednesday she was misquoted in a report on her feelings about the charges plaguing her former co-star, the Washington Post reports. In remarks first reported by Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411, Rashad […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Are ‘Selma’s’ Critics Trying To Protect LBJ’s Legacy?

In a recent op-ed, Joseph A. Califano Jr., a top aide for President Lyndon B. Johnson, found fault with how LBJ was portrayed in the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, “Selma,” directed by Ava DuVernay. In his Washington Post piece, Califano wrote: The makers of the new movie “Selma” apparently just couldn’t resist taking dramatic, trumped-up license […]

#NAACPbombing Goes Viral As Frustration Grows

Source: Jessica Guynn / USA Today The hashtag #NAACPbombing has gone viral, reflecting frustration among one of Twitter’s most vocal communities about what they say is a glaring disparity in how news outlets cover violence against blacks. By Tuesday night, #NAACPbombing was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter. The hashtag continued to trend on Wednesday, with nearly […]

Rev. Jesse Jackson Talks About Intel’s New Billion Dollar Initiative That Will Impact HBCUs

Roland Martin talks to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. about Intel’s new billion dollar initiative that will impact HBCU’s and bring in new jobs. Rev. Jackson has long been an advocate of bringing more opportunities to Silicon Valley for minorities and pressuring those companies to release their EEO reports. “We are trying to build a linkage between […]