President Barack Obama has never been shy about his adoration for First Lady Michelle Obama and expressed more of that loving sentiment in an interview with TIME magazine. Joining the President was American Ballet Theater’s first Black principal dancer, Misty Copeland for a frank discussion on race, gender, body image and much more. TIME’s Maya Rhodan […]

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During an address at the White House, President Barack Obama vowed to nominate a candidate to fill the Supreme Court vacancy, despite Republicans' promise not to meet with anyone nominated to the High Court.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. Carla Hayden as the Librarian of Congress. If confirmed Dr. Hayden would be the first woman and first African-American to serve in the post, as mentioned in a press release issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary. President Obama issued a […]

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Wednesday is Hump Day and it’s also Wildin’ Out Wednesday on NewsOne Now, the perfect time for a few laughs to help you make it through to the end of the week. This week’s comedic panel features Cletus Kassady, Roz Washington, and Ky Morgan. Host Roland Martin and the Wildin’ Out Wednesday crew took a few moments to […]

Since the death of controversial U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia last week, the matter has become a political football and an all-out partisan tug-of-war. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are speaking out against the GOP’s aims to obstruct President Barack Obama appointing a nominee to occupy Scalia’s former seat saying that their actions are […]

President Barack Obama asked Vice President Joe Biden to lead government efforts to find a cure for cancer. Biden’s office said he will discuss his plans Wednesday at the Duke University School of Medicine. SOURCE: wral.com Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply LIKE The […]

The reemergence of Sarah Palin to the national spotlight has been a bizarre ride at best, this after the former GOP Vice President candidate publicly endorsed businessman Donald Trump. During a Trump stump event in Oklahoma, Palin shifted the blame of her eldest son’s domestic violence woes onto President Barack Obama. The Daily Beast writes: […]

Tuesday evening, in his final State of the Union address, President Barack Obama urged Americans to reject the politics of separatism and fear that seems to be the theme of those campaigning to be his successor. Instead he encouraged them to come together to build a nation that was “clear-eyed, big-hearted” and “optimistic.” SOURCE: cnn.com […]

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Roland Martin and the NewsOne Now panel detail what we should expect from President Obama during this evening's State of the Union address.

  President Barack Obama delivers his final State of the Union address tonight as he leaves us in a much better state economically than when he took office in 2009.  It is being reported that this address will not be a traditional address.  The President will not be asking Congress for a list of things […]