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‘We’re Way Off Course From Where We Were A Week Ago’ – Pastor Jamal Bryant On Baltimore Riots

  Roland Martin talks to Pastor Jamal Bryant of Empowerment Temple in Baltimore about the unrest in the city and why the Mayor shouldn’t have closed schools due to the violence on the street. “It is absolutely amazing and unnerving. Yesterday was supposed to be a moratorium. Within a matter of hours, the whole city has […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Freddie Gray Protests Turn Violent In Baltimore

Freddie Gray Protest Turn Violent In Baltimore, Civil Rights Group Opens Office In Baltimore Over the past weekend, protests turned violent in Baltimore  after the suspicious death of Freddie Gray. Gray suffered a severed spine while in police custody. His mysterious death has caused his family and the community to demand to know what happened […]

Gov. Larry Hogan Declares State Of Emergency; Activates National Guard

Source: www.wbaltv.com BALTIMORE —Gov. Larry Hogan signed an executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency and activating the National Guard. And, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has issued a citywide curfew to start Tuesday night. Speaking Monday evening, the mayor issued a general curfew to start at 10 p.m. and last until 5 a.m. each night […]

Prison For South Carolina Cops Who Tasered Mentally Disabled Woman 8 Times

Source: The Huffington Post COLUMBIA, S.C. — One small-town South Carolina police officer was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison and a second to a year and a day for unnecessarily shocking a mentally disabled woman with a Taser at least eight times. Franklin Brown received the longer sentence because he shocked 40-year-old Melissa Davis […]

NewsOne Now Eric Holder Special Edition Audio Podcast

Outgoing AG Eric Holder Talks Criminal Justice Reform, Smart On Crime Now that Loretta Lynch has been confirmed as the next Attorney General of the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder can ride off into the sunset. But before he does, TV One’s NewsOne Now wanted to pay homage to him. Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder sat down with host Roland […]

Attorney General Eric Holder: The People’s Lawyer (VIDEO)

Attorney General Eric Holder Legacy Video

Did #BrothersforLorettaLynch Meeting with A Key Southern Republican Win A YES Vote?

Source: Lauren Victoria Burke / Politic365.com 56-43. A group of African American men marched to Capitol Hill yesterday to support the confirmation of Loretta Lynch to be Attorney General. Lynch was finally confirmed today after 166 days by a vote of 56-43.  Surprisingly, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-MO) and Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran […]

Roland Martin, Pastor Jamal Bryant & Jeff Johnson On Delay Of Loretta Lynch Confirmation

Roland Martin, Jeff Johnson and Pastor Jamal Bryant discuss the delay of Loretta Lynch’s confirmation as the first black, female Attorney General of the United States. “After over a 165 days this is the longest time its taken. This is a qualified woman. This is a qualified legal professional. This senate needs to move to confirm her, not because […]

NewsOne Now Audio Podcast: Dangerous Toxins Found In Your Favorite Snacks

Fit!Live!Win!: Your Favorite Snacks Could Contain Dangerous Toxins Certified Health Coach Rosaline Law joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to take us to “food school” and shared which of our favorite processed and fast foods contain dangerous toxins. Law explained that many of the foods we feed our children, including hot dogs, bologna, apple sauce, Hawaiian Punch, and […]

Roland Martin Show Audio Podcast: Ben Affleck Tries To Hide His Slave-Owning Ancestor's Past

Lauren Victoria Burke, Managing Editor of Politic365.com sits in for Roland Martin in this edition of The Roland Martin Show. Burke talks with Dr. Jason Johnson about the upcoming 2016 Presidential election and Ben Affleck trying to hide his slave-owning ancestor’s past. Burke talks about the financial issues HBCUs are having, problems surrounding Parent PLUS […]