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NewsOne Now: #BlackLivesMatter Audio Podcast

The movement #BlackLivesMatter was created in 2012 after Trayvon Martin’s murderer George Zimmerman was acquitted for his crime, and the slain 17-year old was posthumously placed on trial for his own murder. Today the battlefield in the fight for justice has expanded across the nation. We’ve seen protesters marching through the streets changing “Black lives matter,” disrupting […]

Roland Martin & Georgetown Professor Paul Butler Discuss The Denial Of Civil Rights

Roland Martin talks to Paul Butler, former federal prosecutor and professor at Georgetown University Law School about Attorney Eric Holder’s announcement to bring the case of Eric Garner to a federal level. “It’s a federal crime for a police officer to deny someone of their civil rights. We’re looking at substantial time for these officers,” […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: America Responds To Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision

On Wednesday, Black America was hit with a massive punch to its collective gut as we learned a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo for the chokehold death of 43-year-old Eric Garner. Despite video evidence that captured the entire incident leading up to Garner being drug down to the ground and exclaiming […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Demanding Accountability In Cases Of Police Misconduct

All over America people are demanding accountability in cases of police conduct and misconduct. Why does it seem as though police are able to hide behind the “blue line” when an officer’s actions result in the death of African Americans? Roland Martin shares his views and takes your calls during the radio portion of “NewsOne […]

Report: Cop In Eric Garner Chokehold Case Won’t Be Charged

Source: Melanie Eversley / USA Today A New York City grand jury has declined to indict a white police officer in the case of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old unarmed black man who died July 17 in a police chokehold, a lawyer involved in in the case said Wednesday. Jonathon Moore, an attorney for the victim’s family, said he […]

‘We Need Body Cameras To Question Police Procedures’ – Roland Martin

Roland Martin talks about black people’s concern about police procedures and the critics that dismiss the nationwide protests as temporary on the TJMS. “The Mike Brown/Ferguson issue is not just about Mike Brown, it’s a culmination of things. It’s John White…it’s Eric Garner. Black folks have gotten tired of story after story after of black folks […]

Why Charles Barkley Supports The Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

Source: Husna Haq / Yahoo Former NBA star Charles Barkley recently called Ferguson looters “scumbags,” praised police officers who work in black neighborhoods, and said he supports the decision made by the grand jury not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown shooting. “The true story came out from the grand jury testimony,” Barkley […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Thanksgiving Day Entertainment Special

In this special edition of the “NewsOne Now” Audio Podcast we hear from KEM, Ledisi, Marlon Wayans, Kirk Franklin, Avery Sunshine, Eric Bennett, Johnny Gill, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Smokey Norful, Jeffery Osborne, Fantasia, Chante Moore and many more of your favorite entertainers in our Thanksgiving Day Entertainment Special. All that and more in this […]

Roland Martin & Midwin Charles Break Down The Lack Of Indictment In Ferguson

Roland Martin talks to Legal Analyst Midwin Charles about the lack of indictment of Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson. “This was a classic “how not to get an indictment”. I’ve been saying all along that I would be very surprised if this grand jury came back with an indictment. People get […]

ROLAND MARTIN: Mike Brown Dies, A Generation Comes Alive

by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com Host and Managing Editor of “NewsOne Now” There was never a second where I felt St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch was going to stand before the world and say a Missouri grand jury had decided to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for the killing of Mike […]