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Roland Martin returns with “NewsOne Now,” the only national daily news show that focuses on the issues African Americans are talking about.  It’s the water…

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I missed the first one.  When Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as our first African-American president with an agenda that I believed passionately in,…

TV One has announced the details for its coverage of the 2013 Inauguration of President Barack Obama. Roland Martin, host and managing editor of TV…

This year’s participants include: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Valerie B. Jarrett, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, entertainer and author Common, activist and talk show host the Rev. Al Sharpton, political commentator and talk show host Roland Martin, singer/actress Melba Moore, Broadway choreographer George Faison, poet […]

TV One’s Roland Martin talks to Bishop Jakes about the comments of Rev. Franklin Graham questioning the President Obama’s faith. Jakes says he finds it insulting.

CNN Contributor Roland Martin was on hand to talk with the celebrities as they arrived on the red carpet for the McDonald’s 365Black Awards ceremony at Essence Music Festival. The annual event was hosted by Tom Joyner, nationally syndicated radio personality and one of the first recipients of the 365Black Award, along with Sherri Shepherd, […]

PORT SULPHUR, La. — This Fourth of July weekend in New Orleans will be packed with nearly 300,000 people, as the National Education Association holds its annual convention. Folks from across the country will descend on the Crescent City for three days of partying and concerts, featuring Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson and […]

Roland Martin and the “Washington Watch” roundtable discuss Tim Scott, a Black GOP candidate, that won his party’s nomination over the son of the late senator Strom Thurmond. Robert Traynham makes a comment during this conversation about Scott not running as an African-American, which spurs a very interesting conversation about African-Americans and politics. Sound off: […]

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico couldn’t have come at a worse time for some residents in that region who’re still trying to rebuild and reclaim their lives following Hurricane Katrina just five years ago. News One’s Smokey Fontaine took a trip to New Orleans recently to chronicle some of their stories, he […]

Washington Watch with Roland Martin was filmed on the Royal Caribbean’s Liberty of the Seas during the 2010 Fantastic Voyage. Roland, Tyrese and Omarosa held a panel discussion on Black love. During their session the topic of relationships, finance and role reversals was discussed. Would you date a broke man? Would you marry a woman […]