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NewsOne Now Video Podcast: Time To Take Violence Against Black Women Seriously

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel discuss the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. Until the video of Ray Rice hitting his them-fiancé in the face surfaced, many did not take the domestic violence incident seriously. Now that the video is being circulated in the media, a new level of outrage has sprung up. Did we have […]

NewsOne Now Video Podcast: Time To Take Violence Against Black Women Taken Seriously

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel discuss the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. Until the video of Ray Rice hitting his them-fiancé in the face surfaced, many did not take the domestic violence incident seriously. Now that the video is being circulated in the media, a new level of outrage has sprung up. Did we have […]

Pres. Obama To Pledge No Ground Troops In Plan To ‘Destroy’ ISIS

Source: NBC News President Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce that the United States will lead “a broad coalition” to defeat Islamic terrorists in Iraq and Syria, while also cautioning that the effort will be different from recent American-led wars in the Middle East, according to excerpts of the speech released by the White House. […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Do We Take Domestic Violence Seriously?

Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (Jarvis Stewart, Christy Winters-Scott and Mike Muse) discuss the Ray Rice domestic violence incident. Until the video of Ray Rice hitting his them-fiancé in the face surfaced, many did not take the domestic violence incident seriously. Now that the video is being circulated in the media, a new level of outrage has sprung up. […]

Report: Rice Video Was Sent To NFL

Source: ESPN ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancée to an NFL executive five months ago, while league executives have insisted they didn’t see the violent images until this week. The official played The Associated Press a 12-second voicemail from an NFL office […]

Attorneys For Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon Want Psychiatrist To Testify At Sentencing

Source: Michael Gordon / Charlotte Observer The defense team for former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon wants to delay his sentencing so a New York psychiatrist can testify in Cannon’s behalf. In a motion this week, Charlotte attorneys James Ferguson and Henderson Hill asked a federal judge to move Cannon’s sentencing from Sept. 25 to Oct. 13 […]

Helping Children Through The Emotional Trauma Of Ferguson

Source: Sandra Jordan / BlackPressUSA.com Whether you saw it first-hand on the streets, on smartphones or on your television at home, the graphic and disturbing images of the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, and the ensuing demonstrations and violent aggression toward protests by night, leaves an indelible mark on the nation’s history. Peaceful protests shattered […]

Harlem Theater Company Boosts Uptown Arts Scene

Source: Carmen Glover / New York Daily News Theater company Mama Foundation for the Arts is trying to build up its version of the Great White Way uptown by partnering with Harlem merchants. Founder and executive director Vy Higginsen has brokered deals with neighboring businesses to provide her patrons with sizeable discounts for nearby shows, food […]

Two Brooklyn Women Tired Of ‘White People Moving Into The Area’ Force Tenants Out At Gunpoint, Then Squat In Apartment

Source: Frank Green and Joseph Stepansky / New York Daily News Two women were arrested after they robbed and then intimidated three tenants out of their Brooklyn apartment — and the crime was partly motivated by race and class resentment, law enforcement sources said. Precious Parker, 30, and Sabrina James, 23, knocked on the door […]

Jerry Young Elected National Baptist Convention President

Source: Terricha Bradley / The Clarion-Ledger The Rev. Jerry Young is ready to lead Baptists here and across the country as the new president of the National Baptist Convention, USA. “To all of the fine Christians in Mississippi who haven’t been praying, they better start now,” a laughing Young said, soliciting prayers for his five-year […]