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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Black Women’s Groups Call For ESPN To Reinstate Jemele Hill, Rep. Al Green Introduces Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump, What Role Should Affirmative Action & Legacy Play In College Admissions?

This morning the Black Women’s Roundtable and Black Women 4 Positive Change are releasing an open letter to ESPN this morning, calling for them to reinstate Jemele Hill. Saying “Enough is enough”Texas Democratic Congressman Al Green unveils articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Green says the president is fueling an “alt-right hate machine.” It’s been […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Wants Players To Stand During The National Anthem, New Poll Reveals Vet’s Views On NFL Protests, WTH?! Black Man Beaten By White Supremacists Charged With A Felony

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has made it perfectly clear that he wants players to stand during the national anthem. On Tuesday, Goodall sent a letter to all of the league’s team owners and executives explaining his position on the take a knee protests. A new poll reveals how service members and veterans really feel about […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: ESPN Suspends Jemele Hill, Rev. Sharpton To Target ESPN & Advertisers, FBI Targets So-Called ‘Black Identity Extremists,’

ESPN suspended Sports Center anchor Jemele Hill over a social media post taking on Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ stance on team players’ protesting during the national anthem. “Black Identity Extremists”. That’s the label an internal report by the FBI’s counter-terrorism division is giving to black activists around the country. The report says they pose […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Domestic Terrorist Stephen Paddock May Have Looked At Other Locations To Attack, Congress May Ban The ‘Bump Stock,’ Cam Newton Apologizes For Comment Against Reporter, Salt Lake City Cop Faces No Charges In Killing Of Patrick Har

According to authorities, domestic terrorist Stephen Paddock may have been looking at other locations to attack. Law enforcement officials also found dozens of weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammo and a device know as a “bump stock” which would allow him to convert his guns semi-automatic weapons into fully automatic weapons. Cam Newton is apologizing […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Vegas Gunman’s Girlfriend Breaks Her Silence, Rep. Waters Takes On The Big Banks, More Than 200K Too Poor To Vote In Alabama

Marilou Danley, the longtime girlfriend of the Las Vegas gunman broke her silence and said she did not know domestic terrorist Stephen Paddock was planning a shooting. Authorities are still trying to determine a motive for the heinous attack and are suggesting that Paddock might have had help. In the wake of the worst mass […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Will Congress Address Gun Control In The Wake Of The Las Vegas Mass Shooting? SCOTUS To Hear Critical Political Gerrymandering Case, HBCU Bus Tour Teaches Wealth Building Through Digital Currency

At least 59 dead, more than 500 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history. 64-year-old domestic terrorist Stephen Paddock from Mesquite is to blame for the unnecessary bloodshed. Authorities have yet to discern Paddock’s motives for the carnage and his family expressed shock and disbelief when they learned he was the shooter. […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Las Vegas Shooting Leaves More Than 50 Dead & Hundreds Wounded, NFL Player Protests Continue, Trump’s Ongoing Attacks Against Puerto Rican Gov’t Officials

• At least 50 people were killed and hundreds were wounded in Las Vegas when a gunman began shooting at a concert outside at the Mandalay Bay Casino. • The NFL player’s “Take a Knee” protest has been hijacked by President Tump and many Americans as well as media outlets have fallen for the okie-doke. […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Trump Doubles Down On Attacks On Athletes, GOP Graham-Cassidy Health Bill Collapse

• President Trump continues to stoke controversy over NFL players who peacefully protest during the National Anthem, but the players aren’t giving any ground, and now, other sports stars are pushing back as well. Plus, Roland Martin talked with a group of military veterans about the NFL players’ protests and has an intense debate with […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Does The GOP Have Enough Votes To Pass The Graham-Cassidy Health Bill, Black NFL Players Push The League On Racial And Social Justice, Naval Hospital Staffers Mishandle Babies Call Them ‘Mini Satans’

• All eyes are on Capitol Hill where Senate Republicans are desperate to come up with 50 votes to pass a controversial and unpopular healthcare bill that would do away with the Affordable Care Act. The Graham Cassidy bill will allow states to opt out of covering pre-existing conditions one of the most popular features […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Obama Breaks His Silence On GOP’s Health Bill, New Report Quantifies Black Women’s Influence On The Economy, John Hope Bryant Delivers ‘The Memo’

• Senate Republicans plan to rush their revised healthcare bill to the floor next week for a vote, but they have yet to secure enough votes to get it passed. Former President Barack Obama weighed in for the first time and blasted Senate Republicans for their efforts to undo ACA. For the first time on […]