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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Teachers’ “Sick-Out” Shuts Nearly All Detroit’s Public Schools

Detroit Sick-Out: What Do The Teacher Protests Mean For Parents & Students? Ninety four of 97 Detroit Public Schools had to be shut down as a result of a teacher sick-out protest, forcing more than 45,000 children to miss a day of school on Monday and Tuesday. Detroit teachers are angry and protesting the fact the school […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Sanders Predicts A Contested Dem Convention, More Violence At Trump Rallies, Did Larry Wilmore Cross The Line Using The N-Word At WHCD?

Bernie Sanders Promises A Contested Democratic Convention Senator Bernie Sanders is fighting to stay alive in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, arguing there will be a contested convention. The senator spoke to reporters over the weekend and explained why the number of delegates versus the number of superdelegates is crucial to securing the Democratic presidential nomination. […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Prince’s Lack Of A Will Leaves $350M Up For Grabs, The Urban STEMulus Project

Dr. Cleo Manago, Behavioral Health Expert and CEO, Black Men’s Xchange sits in for Roland Martin in this edition of The Roland Martin Show. Music icon Prince allegedly did not have a will leaving more than $350 million dollars up for grabs. Manago discusses the lack of estate planning within the African American community and the […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Spring Cleaning In Your Life, Harlem Gentrification, Getting Tight & Right For Summer

Dr. Avis Jones DeWeever , author of  How Exceptional Black Women Lead sits in for Roland Martin in this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast. During the first half of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast Dr. DeWeever discusses how to conduct spring cleaning in your life with Nicole Turner, author of “Detox Your Life: […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Reworked Criminal Justice Reform Bill Introduced, Green For All Tackles #FlintWaterCrisis, “The Real MVP” Biopic

Senators Introduce Reworked Criminal Justice Reform Bill, But Does It Go Far Enough? The effort to overhaul the criminal justice system has received a major boost from a group of senators on both sides of the aisle. On Thursday, Republicans and Democrats announced the details of a reworked criminal justice reform bill that previously stalled last November. Some of […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Baltimore Primaries, Creating The New Black Wall Street &

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast guest host Farajii Muhammad speaks with  Fox News contributor, Owner of GCOMM Media Co, Editor-In-Chief of DMVDaily.com , Nationally known author, journalist and political strategist Hassan Giordano about the Baltimore Primaries as well as the one year anniversary commemorating the death of Freddie Gray. During the second hour of The Roland Martin […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Ted Cruz Names Carly Fiorina As His Running Mate, Former Speaker Of The House Sentenced To 15 Months In Hush Money Case

Ted Cruz Names Carly Fiorina As His Running Mate Sen. Ted Cruz picked Carly Fiorina as his Republican running mate, if he is elected as the Republican Presidential nominee. He made the announcement in Indianapolis just one day after Donald Trump had sweeping victories in five states. Those wins mathematically eliminated Ted Cruz from the race. Former Speaker Of […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Super Tuesday Review, SF Cops Racist Texts Exposed, Future Of Prince’s Estate

NewsOne Now Super Tuesday Primary Review Donald Trump and Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton win big in another round of Super Tuesday primaries as they eye the convention coming up in a few months. Yesterday, voters headed to the polls in five states for the presidential primaries: Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maryland and Pennsylvania. On the Democratic side, Mrs. Clinton […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: The Side Effects Of Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast guest host Tiffany Dena Loftin, Sally Walker, Amber J. Phillips and Petty Shabazz discuss Beyonce’s visual album “Lemonade.” David Johns joins the conversation to discuss the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans and educating our youth. The City of Cleveland settled a lawsuit with the family of Tamir […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Cleveland Settles Tamir Rice Lawsuit For $6M, Lil Kim’s Selfie Sparks Colorism Debate

Tamir Rice’s Family Attorney Speaks Out After $6 Million Settlement Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announced the $6 million settlement for the November 2014 shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice at the hands of Cleveland police on Monday. The Rice family sued the city of Cleveland, the officers, and the dispatchers for wrongful death after a grand jury declined to indict Officers Timothy Loehmann […]