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CDC Confirms First Case Of Ebola In The U.S.

Source: Elahe Izadi, Mark Berman and J. Freedom du Lac / The Washington Post The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Tuesday the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States. “An individual traveling from Liberia has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States,” Thomas Frieden, director of the CDC, said in […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Pres. Obama Says The Economy Is On The Rebound, Do You Agree?

This weekend at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards Dinner and on CBS’s 60 “Minutes,” President Barack Obama touted the economic recovery in the United States. Monday on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin, Danielle Belton, Communications Strategist; Hughey Newsome from Project 21 and Yesha Callahan, Grapevine Editor and Staff Writer for The Root.com discussed the growth of the economy and how the […]

April D. Ryan, Roland Martin On The Secret Service’s Lax Approach To Protecting First Family

[image error]Roland Martin talks to April Ryan, American Urban Network White House Correspondent, about the Secret Service’s issues with protecting the White House and the first family. “The White House is a magnet for the crazies…there are at least 10 people that try and jump the fence every month. They are stepping up security and doing a major […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: The Legacy Of Attorney General Eric Holder

Attorney General Eric Holder delivered his first remarks after announcing his official resignation on Thursday in an emotion press conference with Pres. Barack Obama. During his address to the Congressional Black Caucus, Holder thanked the CBC for their support, explained that he is still the current Attorney General of the United States. Holder went on to say there […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Demand A Second Grand Jury In The John Crawford Case

An Ohio grand jury has decided not to indict the police officers who killed John Crawford after an inflammatory 911 call claimed Crawford was loading and waiving a gun in a Walmart store. On Thursday, Roland Martin, If-e Ike, Paul Butler, Glenn Ivey, James Hayes and Kim Keenan discussed the case, Ohio  Attorney General Mike DeWine not aggressively prosecuting the case and break down […]

Ferguson Police Chief Issues Apology To Michael Brown’s Family (VIDEO)

Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson’s Urgent Announcement from Devin James Group on Vimeo. strong>Source: Christina Coleman and Greg Toppo / USA Today ST. LOUIS — As the parents of Michael Brownappeared Thursday in the nation’s capital to call on the Justice Department to take over the case of their 18-year-old son whom police shot in August, the […]

Eric Holder Resigning As Attorney General

Source: Matt Apuzzo / The New York Times WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. will resign his post, the Justice Department said Thursday. Mr. Holder will remain in office until a successor is nominated and confirmed. Mr. Holder, the 82nd attorney general and the first African-American to serve in that position, had previously said […]

John Crawford Walmart Shooting: FULL Audio Of The 911 Call And Surveillance Video

Source: whio.com John Crawford III’s family and supporters had called for the release of the surveillance video from Walmart in the time leading up to today’s announcement. That video was released today during the news conference. The video shows Crawford being shot and the police in the store. Warning: this video contains content that some […]

NewsOne Now Video Podcast: What Is On Your ‘Dear White People’ Subject List?

Comedians Sylvia Traymore and Alex Scott joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s installment of Wildin’ Out Wednesday. Martin, Trymore and Scott shared what would be in the movie “Dear White People” if they directed the film. “Dear White People,” directed by Justin Simien arrives in theaters October 17th, 2014. For more info about the […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: The ‘Black-ish’ Edition

Are you concerned that your kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews won’t have the same Black experience growing up as you did? ABC’s new sitcom, “Black-ish” is about a family whose father is struggling with just that. Andre (Anthony Anderson) tries to ensure that his children have a sense of cultural identity while growing up in a white, upper-middle-class […]