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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Pro Sports Team Owners If You Want A New Stadium, Build It Yourself

When NFL team owners want to build a new stadium should taxpayers fit the bill or should city officials take those funds and put them towards building better schools? Roland Martin takes your calls during this edition of “NewsOne Now.” Minister Akbar Muhammad, one of the organizers for the upcoming march on Ferguson, spoke with Roland […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Pro Sports Team Owners If You Want A New Stadium, Built It Yourself

When NFL team owners want to build a new stadium should taxpayers fit the bill or should city officials take those funds and put them towards building better schools? Roland Martin takes your calls during this edition of “NewsOne Now.” Minister Akbar Muhammad, one of the organizers for the upcoming march on Ferguson, spoke with Roland […]

NewsOne Now Video Podcast: Black Folks And The Great Outdoors

Author Carolyn Finney joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss her book, “Black Face, White Space: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors.” Finney explained African Americans have always been involved with the environment and environmental issues. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes Listen to today’s entire show, subscribe on iTunes! Be […]

NewsOne Now Podcast: Cities Making Millions Off Of Targeting Blacks And The Poor

Judith Browne Dianis, Co-Founder of the Advancement Project joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss how Ferguson and other cities are using African Americans as a revenue source through tickets, court fees, fines and the criminal justice system. TV producer Charles Belk details his harrowing experience of being detained by Beverly Hills police officers without cause or […]

NewsOne Now Video Podcast: Turn #Ferguson Into A National Movement [VIDEO]

Tuesday on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin challenged the African American community to take this moment of sadness and outrage over the murder of Michael Brown and turn it into a movement. 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 […]

NewsOne Now Podcast: Ferguson And The World Will Never Forget Michael Brown

Thousands attended the homegoing service of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and heard powerful testimony about the slain 18-year-old. Among those who spoke were Attorney Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton,  Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor Jamal Bryant and close family members shared their thoughts of Mike Brown. Roland Martin challenged the African American community to take […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Michael Brown Laid To Rest

Thousands attended the homegoing service of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. and heard powerful testimony about the slain 18-year-old. Among those who spoke were Attorney Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton,  Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor Jamal Bryant and close family members shared their thoughts of Mike Brown. Roland Martin challenged the African American community to take […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: How Could Victor White Have Killed Himself Handcuffed?

  An autopsy for Victor White III, 22, the Louisiana man who police said shot and killed himself in March while handcuffed in the backseat of a sheriff’s car, was really shot in the chest, according to the Iberia Parish Coroner’s Office. Carol Powell-Lexing, attorney for the family of Victor White and Louisiana activist, Arthur Reed, spoke to Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne […]

LIVE VIDEO: Funeral For Michael Brown

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Roland Martin: It’s Time For A 21st Century Freedom Movement

In the aftermath of the Michael Brown police shooting and recent cases of Black men being shot by police officers, Roland Martin challenges African Americans to take this moment and transform it into a movement. Listen to the Tom Joyner Morning Show 24/7! WEEKDAYS: listen continuously every 4 hours starting live Monday – Friday at 6am ET. Catch Tom […]