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‘1 In 5 Women Are Sexually Assaulted While In College’- Valerie Jarrett, Senior White House Adviser

Roland Martin talks to Senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett about the huge issue of sexual assault on college campuses. “Starting a few years ago the Vice President gave very clear direction that this was an issue and we were going to hold them accountable. This campaign is not soley based on the administration being accountable. Everybody has […]

NewsOne Now Video Podcast: WTH?! Woman Steals $85 In Mayo

Vic Jagger and Lamont King joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s installment of WTH?! Thursday. Our list of wild and crazy stories include a woman stealing $85 worth of mayonnaise, a camper sleepwalking off the side of a cliff and Mama Dee’s flipper tooth falling out on stage. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes Listen to today’s […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Is Prosecutor Bob McCulloch Stacking The Deck In Favor Of Officer Darren Wilson?

This week St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced that he is extending the Michael Brown grand jury’s deadline to January 2015. Roland Martin, joined by an all-star legal panel, break down what is happening in Ferguson and how this move will impact the case against Darren Wilson. Listen to Martin, Lisa Bloom, Jolanda jones, Glenn Ivey and Paul Butler discuss how McCulloch is handling […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Calling For Federal Judge Mark Fuller’s Resignation

Congresswoman Terri Sewell was the first member of Congress to call for Alabama Federal Judge Mark Fuller  to resign after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. Now Sen. Claire McCaskill has added her voice to those who are outraged over Fuller beating his wife, pleading guilty to the crime and keeping his job. Listen to their remarks, plus Roland Martin and the […]

Hornets’ Nest: Gwendolyn Boyd’s Rocky Tenure At ASU

Source: Josh Moon / Montgomery Advertiser Three months into her first stint as a college president, Alabama State University’s Gwendolyn Boyd was engaged in a heated, intense conversation in her campus office with a university trustee and two attorneys working for the school. The argument between them centered on a plan by Boyd to reorganize […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: NFL Social Responsibility Panel Rebuked For Lack Of Diversity

The NFL’s most recent move to quiet its critics has lead to another controversy. The league announced it had hired four women to head up their social responsibility team. The selection of the team, currently comprised of four white women, has caused many in the African-American community to become even more outraged at how the NFL is handling the […]

Black Women’s Roundtable Blasts Lack Of Black Women On NFL’s Social Responsibility Team

From the Black Women’s Roundtable Dear Mr. Goodell, We, the undersigned members of the Black Women’s Roundtable, an intergenerational network of women leaders representing Black women and girls from across the country are writing to request an emergency meeting with you to share our deep concern and outrage about the plethora of domestic violence cases that […]

Report: Adrian Peterson Previously Accused Of Injuring Another Son

Source: Jeremy Rogalski, KHOU 11 News / USA Today HOUSTON — Photos and text messages obtained by the I-Team reveal another incident in which Adrian Peterson is accused of injuring another son while disciplining the boy. The 4-year-old is by a different mother than the alleged victim in the Montgomery County case, in which Peterson […]

NewsOne Now Video Podcast: Determining The Difference Between Disciplining A Child And Child Abuse

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Malik Husser, Kim Brown and Paris Dennard) discuss the Adrian Peterson child abuse case and how far is too far when disciplining your child. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes Listen to today’s entire show, subscribe on iTunes! Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at 9 a.m. EST on […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: How Far Is Too Far When Disciplining Your Child?

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Malik Husser, Kim Brown and Paris Dennard) discuss the Adrian Peterson child abuse case and how far is too far when disciplining your child. Cathy Hughes talks about her role as founder of Radio One, the largest black-owned broadcast company in America and what it was like to be a radio pioneer during a ceremony […]