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LIVE: Confederate Flag Removed from South Carolina Capitol

The Confederate battle flag is being removed from the South Carolina Capitol, ending a decades-long fight that was reignited after the murders of nine members of a historically black Charleston church.

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: SC House Votes To Remove Confederate Flag

South Carolina House Votes To Take Down The Confederate Flag The South Carolina House of Representatives voted to remove the Confederate flag from the SC Statehouse Grounds after a highly contested debate. On Thursday NAACP President/CEO Cornell W. Brooks and SC State Rep.  Cezar E. McKnight joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss the […]

Office Of Personnel Management Says Second Hack Affected More Than 21M Americans

Source: Erin Kelly and David Jackson / USA Today WASHINGTON — The massive hack of background check records at the Office of Personnel Management compromised the data of 21.5 million people — five times more than were affected by an initial breach, the agency announced Thursday. The revelation brought more calls from Congress for OPM […]

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Signs Bill Removing Confederate Flag

Source: Jon Schuppe / NBC News South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Thursday signed into law a measure to remove the contentious Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol, the culmination of a years-long movement that was reignited by the murders of nine members of a historically black church in Charleston. Before adding her signature […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: If There Was One Issue You Could Focus On To Improve Society What Would It Be?

In this edition of “The Roland Martin Show” Roland Martin asks if there was ONE issue you would like to focus on to improve our society for the next 365 days, what would that issue be? Martin also airs part of the debate from the South Carolina State House floor over the Confederate Flag. Plus, […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: If The Confederate Flag Comes Down Will The Agenda It Represents Follow?

Beyond The Confederate Flag: Once The Flag Comes Down, Will Our Agenda Be Addressed? Now that the Confederate flag debate has been taken up by the South Carolina State Legislature and the removal of the Battle flag is likely to happen, will our agenda be addressed by lawmakers in the state? Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. […]

D.C. Lawyer Says New Information About Bill Cosby Won’t Likely Move The Ball Much

Roland Martin talks to Monique Pressley, a D.C. lawyer about the fallout surrounding Bill Cosby since reports were made public that he admitted to using drugs to have sex with young women in 2005. “I’m not sure what the women are expecting. It doesn’t really move the ball that much. What he said 40 years […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Unsealed 2005 Deposition Reveals Bill Cosby Admitted He Gave Woman Drugs Before Sex

Federal Judge Unseals 2005 Court Documents Revealing Cosby Gave Drugs To A Woman Before Sex In documents obtained by the Associated Press, during a 2005 deposition Bill Cosby admitted he gave one woman quaaludes for sex. Tuesday on NewsOne Now, members of the Straight Talk Panel got into a heated debate over the released documentation and […]

‘Put The Guns Down!’ Boy, 8, Calls For End To Chicago Violence

Source: Emily Shapiro / ABC 7 Chicago  CHICAGO (WLS) — The violence is all too real for TJ Donald, an 8-year-old boy taking part in Chicago’s Safe Haven summer program at Saint John Bible Church. “He didn’t even go to second grade. He didn’t grow up to be a grown-up,” TJ said of Amari Brown, […]

Army Plans To Cut 40,000 Troops

Source: Tom Vanden Brook, / USA Today The Army plans to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years, a reduction that will affect virtually all of its domestic and foreign posts, the service asserts in a document obtained by USA TODAY. The potential troop cut comes as the Obama administration is […]