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NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Texas Cop Pulls Gun On Teens At Pool Party, Forces Girl In Bathing Suit To The Ground

Texas Cop Pulls Gun On Teens At Pool Party, Forces Girl In Bathing Suit To The Ground A McKinney, Texas police officer has been suspended from his regular duties after footage of him handcuffing and pulling out a weapon on a group of black teenagers during a local pool party surfaced the web. The police […]

Texas Senator Royce West Talks McKinney Cop Who Pulled Gun At Pool Party

Roland Martin talks to Texas Senator Royce West about the McKinney, Texas cop who is on leave after pulling a gun on unarmed teens at a pool party. “We’ve seen the video and it’s real clear what happened. What I see is several constitutional rights were violated. There are no Anglos that were even questioned. I […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Talking Grown Folks Stuff With Sexologist Dr. Rachael

In this edition of “The Roland Martin Show,” Sexologist Dr. Rachael Ross talks sex and relationships. Should you sext? Text, FaceTime or Skype with your spouse or significant other? Should you shoot your own sex video to share between the both of you? Dr. Rachael breaks down all of your “grown folk” questions. All that and more […]

NewsOneNow Audio Podcast: Family Members Charged With Cheering While Black At A Mississippi Graduation

Cheering While Black? Family Members Charged For Loud Cheering During Mississippi Graduation Four people could face jail time for cheering too loudly at a Mississippi high school graduation. Authorities have charged them with disturbing the peace, punishable by up to six months in jail and a $500 fine, for disrupting commencement exercises at Senatobia High […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Michelle Singletary Breaks Down How To Change Your Financial Life

In this edition of “The Roland Martin Show” Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. delivers an update on the fight for diversity in the tech industry, Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project, City of Newark Economic Summit and discusses what’s in store for this year’s Rainbow Push Coalition Annual Conference Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary joins the […]

Reginald Hudlin And Phil Gurin Sign Three-Year Deal As Executive Producers For The NAACP Image Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE REGINALD HUDLIN AND PHIL GURIN SIGN THREE-YEAR DEAL TO CONTINUE AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS   47th NAACP Image Awards to Air LIVE on Friday, February 5, 2016 on TV One   LOS ANGELES, CA (June 3, 2015) – The NAACP and TV One jointly announced today that industry veterans Reginald Hudlin and Phil Gurin […]

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson Talks Poor Education System Around The Country

Roland Martin talks to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson about the poor education system around the country and how it affects young students of color. “If you look at the data from My Brothers Keeper, nationally our boys of color and African Americans aren’t doing well. In 2012 black males were six times more likely to be […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby Under Attack, Murder Rate In BMore Spikes

Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Attacked For Doing Her Job   Former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich came out against state attorney Marilyn Mosby and defended Baltimore police officers Monday night during his appearance on FOX News’ The O’Reilly Factor. According to The Daily Caller, Ehrlich said Baltimore and Maryland police officers are “very fearful” state attorney Marilyn […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: The Media’s Demonization Of Black Men

In this edition of “The Roland Martin Show” Geraldo Rivera and Michael Meyers is President and Executive Director of the New York Civil RightsCoalition (NYCRC) debate whether or not FOX News demonizes African American males. Coach Felicia joins Roland Martin to talk about living life to its fullest. Are you living life or is life getting […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Police Shoot And Kill Nearly 400 Americans In 2015

Nearly 400 Americans Shot And Killed By Cops In 2015 Statistics about fatal police shootings are notoriously hard to come by, so the Washington Post started counting this year. The result is an analysis of 385 fatal police shootings — more than 2 per day — around the nation during the first 5 months of […]