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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Celebrating The Life And Legacy Of Stuart Scott

Stephen A. Smith Reflects On The Life And Legacy Of Stuart Scott On Sunday,  longtime “SportsCenter” anchor and ESPN personality Stuart Scott died after a long battle with cancer. Stephen A. Smith, co-host of ESPN’s “First Take” spoke with Roland Martin about the life, legacy and impact Stuart Scott had on sports journalism. Smith told Martin […]

Ambassador Andrew Young Addresses “Selma” Controversy And Portrayal Of LBJ

Roland Martin talks to Ambassador Andrew Young about the controversy surrounding the film ‘Selma’ and its portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson.   Listen to the Tom Joyner Morning Show 24/7! WEEKDAYS: listen continuously every 4 hours starting live Monday – Friday at 6am ET. Catch Tom Joyner’s Right Back at Cha every WEEKEND: starting at 6am ET Saturday – 5:59am ET […]

RIP Ed Brooke: The Man Who Desegregated The Senate – Civil Rights Pioneer And Prophet Of A Post-Racial America

by John Avalon Editor-in-Chief of The Daily Beast Ed Brooke was a man ahead of his time—a pioneer of the civil rights movement and a prophet of a post-racial America that is still beyond us. And like all prophets, he was under-appreciated by his country, his community, and his party for far too long. In […]

ESPN Anchor Stuart Scott Dies At Age Of 49

Source: Steve Wulf / ESPN Stuart Scott, a longtime anchor at ESPN, died Sunday morning at the age of 49. Among the features of the new ESPN studio in Bristol is a wall of catchphrases made famous by on-air talent over the years. An amazing nine of them belong to one man — from his […]

Woman’s Death In Police Custody Ruled A Homicide

Source: Tom Beres, WKYC-TV, Cleveland / USA Today CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office has classified the November death of a 37-year-old woman who was in police custody as a homicide. Tanisha Anderson died Nov. 12 at hospital after being handcuffed, taken into custody by Cleveland police and then losing consciousness while having a […]

Ending 2014: My Testimony

Hey My Friend, Back in March of 2014, I was feeling stagnant. I had found out that CNN’s sister channel HLN hadn’t picked the pilot I shot for them; they didn’t offer me a contributor contract; and the television opportunities were starting to look scarce. On the writing front, I felt like I was losing […]

‘Selma’ Controversy Grows Over LBJ Clash With Martin Luther King On Civil Rights

Source: Alicia Banks  / TheWrap Days away from the wide release of “Selma,” a controversy around the film is gaining steam as historians take issue with its depiction of president Lyndon B. Johnson clashing with Martin Luther King, Jr. over voting rights. In a lengthy New York Times story about historians taking issue with the movie, […]

Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Selma Got It Right About Johnson, The FBI And King

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The Hutchinson Report The debate is sharp over whether the movie Selma got it right about Lyndon Johnson and his relationship with and to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A counter argument challenges the film’s depiction of Johnson as at best wary of King and his mass street action campaigns in Selma […]

Oregon Players Taunt Jameis Winston With ‘No Means No!’ Chant (VIDEO)

Several Oregon players face team discipline after celebrating their Rose Bowl win by mocking Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and allegations of sexual assault. Players chanted ‘no means no’ to the tune of a FSU fan chant. (Jan. 2)

“Unprecedented”: Flu Now Widespread In 36 States

Source: CBS News The flu is getting a fast start on 2015. It is now widespread in 36 states, an earlier and wider spread than usual. At least 15 children have died so far. This week in Minnesota, a record number of lab specimens were sent in for testing. Some hospitals in North Carolina and […]