Roland Martin talks to Rev. William Barber about the voting rights problems in North Carolina, Republicans who target black people and other voter suppression laws that make it harder for African-Americans to vote from across the country. “We’ve got some serious problems about how we’re framing all this. In less than 40 minutes after they passed this […]

Thursday night, the Democratic National Convention culminated a presidential primary season that saw a self-proclaimed billionaire rise to prominence on the strength of bombastic rhetoric, thinly veiled racially charged comments, and the idea that America is broken and needs to be made “great again.” The same election cycle that produced Donald Trump has also produced Hillary Clinton, who […]

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Combatting the stereotype of apathetic youth, Rock the Vote – the nonpartisan nonprofit created to see young people through America’s political process – has found a new way to galvanize and inspire millennials to vote in the upcoming election in November. Using innovation and creativity, the organization partnered with #Cut50 and other national and community partners […]

NewsOne spoke with Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, about how Democrats performed overall at the convention and particularly on two key issues facing African-Americans: Women's empowerment, and police killings and gun violence.

NewsOne spoke with Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, about how Democrats performed overall at the convention and particularly on two key issues facing African-Americans: Women's empowerment, and police killings and gun violence.

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More details about WikiLeaks’ Democratic National Committee email dump have been revealed. According to reports, one of the emails sent between DNC staffers mocked the name of LaQueenia Gibson—an African-American woman who serves as an executive assistant for Haddad Brands, a children’s clothing store. The initial email was sent from Haddad Chief Product Officer Rob Smith to […]

7/29/16- Roland Martin recaps the final day of the DNC in Philadelphia. What was his favorite part? How did Hillary Clinton put a little Ronald Reagan in her speech? Listen to the highlights above! Click the link above to hear the entire interview.  

PHILADELPHIA — President Barack Obama delivered his last address to a Democratic National Convention while occupying the White House and passed the torch to the woman he hopes will take his place as America’s next commander-in-chief. “There has never been a man or a woman more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of […]

While Hillary Clinton prepares to accept a historic nomination as the first women presidential candidate of a major party — a move that will shatter the proverbial glass ceiling — the diversity of the women at the helm of the Democratic National Convention cannot be ignored. Women of color have not only graced the stage in […]

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A poll conducted by Monmouth University showed that more Blacks are concerned with access to economic opportunity than civil rights.