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Hillary Clinton To Participate In Town Hall Moderated By Roland Martin

On Saturday, November 7, Hillary Clinton will participate in a town hall in Orangeburg, South Carolina, hosted by the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus and moderated by Roland Martin, host and managing editor of TV One’s News One Now. During the event, Clinton will discuss issues important to South Carolinians, including the economy, college affordability, gun violence, and criminal justice […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Sybrina Fulton Talks Meeting With Hillary Clinton, Moms Who Lost Children To Gun Violence

Hillary Clinton met with a group of parents whose African-American children have died in shootings, discussed their loss and outlined her criminal justice reform and gun control plans. The two-hour gathering included the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown and Tamir Rice. Sabrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin joined Roland Martin on NewsOne […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: The Real Meaning Of Freedom & The Need For 21st Century Revolutionaries

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin discusses the real meaning of freedom and being free, 100% equivocally free. Thousands of college students riots near the University of California, Berkeley which resulted in three arrests, one hospitalization and an undisclosed amount of property damage. Police called the large altercation a “fight,” but […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: 1,000 Cops Nationwide See Licenses Revoked Over Sexual Misconduct & Sex Crimes

REPORT: Nearly 1,000 Cops Nationwide See Licenses Revoked Over Sexual Misconduct   A shocking year-long probe by The Associated Press has found that about 1,000 officers in cities across the U.S. have had their licenses revoked over a six-year-period on charges of sexual misconduct. Charges range from accusations of “rape, sodomy and other sexual assault; sex […]

Yodit Tewolde Reveals How Hard It Is To Prosecute Cops, No Matter How Heinous The Charge Is

Roland Martin talks about the Associated Press’ report about over 1,000 police officers that have committed sexual misconduct in the last six years. He talks to former Dallas prosecutor, Yodit Tewolde about what the report shows and how it’s comparable to Catholic priests that are accused of molesting young boys. “When cops commit these crimes it only heightens […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Violence In Our Communities: “Let’s Talk About It” Town Hall

The Fulton DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA), owners of Grady Health Systems (GHS) sponsored its 4th Annual FDHA Health Summit (Violence: America’s Challenge) on Wednesday, October 28, 2015. During the summit NewsOne Now Host and Managing Editor, Roland Martin moderated a panel focusing on how to change what is happening in our cities as it relates to […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Who Killed #‎AmonderezGreen‬, Whites Offer Helpful Tips To Blacks On How To Behave Around Cops

Who Killed Amonderez Green? Cops Claim He Committed Suicide, Witnesses Say Otherwise The events leading up to the death of Amonderez P. Green from Normandy, Missouri has left many asking whether the young man was suicidal, or if he was fatally shot by police officers. On Friday, Roland Martin and the NewsOne Now panel discussed the […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Addressing Stress & Trauma Experienced By Our Youth, GOP Debate Recap

In this edition of The Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast, Martin recaps the third Republican presidential debate. Jimmy Williams, Editor-at-Large of BlueNationReview.com joined the conversation to share his analysis of the CNBC GOP debate. Martin airs live coverage of the Rep. Paul Ryan being sworn in as the new Speaker of the House. Many are saying the young […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh Cop Fired, Unidentified Teen Lives In Foster Care

South Carolina School Resource Officer Fired For #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh, Unidentified Teen In Foster Care After Death Of Her Mother Roland Martin and NewsOne Now discussed the latest developments in the violent  #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh incident. SC school resource officer Ben Fields has been fired for his violent actions and it has been revealed that the unidentified young lady […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh Fallout

#FBI And The U.S. Attorney’s Office Have Opened A Civil Rights Investigation Into The #AssaultAtSpringValleyHigh Fallout from the assault at Spring Valley High School continues to mount. The FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office have opened a Civil Rights investigation into the brutal slamming of the teenaged African American girl. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott claims that […]