Once the two groups clashed, sticks, pieces of concrete and glass bottles were used as weapons. A TWP member told CNN the group was armed with knives and blades in advance.
The FBI has released a partial transcript of conversations between Omar Mateen and police during the Orlando massacre. Mateen made the calls while holding people hostage inside the club for three hours. United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the transcripts will reveal Mateen pledging his allegiance to ISIS, his so-called reasoning for the attack, and his […]
Following their historic win over the Golden State Warriors last night, the Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team in NBA Finals history to overcome a 3-1 deficit and go on to win the title. LeBron James led his team to a 93-89 victory in Game 7, scoring his 16th triple double this year and tallying 27 points, 11 assists, 11 rebounds, […]
“It does us a disservice to rush into what we think this is.” – Ali Velshi More details are emerging about Omar Mateen, the man who opened fire at a Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning, killing 49 people and injuring over 50 more. Authorities are questioning and considering filing charges against his wife Nor […]
The death of Muhammad Ali has left many of us with a void in our hearts. The 74-year-old passed away Friday at a Phoenix area hospital, where he had spent the past few days being treated for respiratory complications. During Monday’s special edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and a select panel of guests reflected […]
Roland Martin challenges the longtime rapper to put his money where his mouth is, and fund films depicting successful Blacks. Snoop Dogg set social media ablaze this week after posting a rant bashing History Channel’s reimagined Roots, the film Twelve Years a Slave, and WGN America’s miniseries Underground. The West Coast rapper – best known for his debut […]
“The people to blame for crime going up are the sorry cops who don’t want to do their job, but they want to draw their paychecks and they want their pension,” he said. Roland Martin continued his fact-checking assault on Bill O’Reilly after the Fox News host blamed the Black Lives Matter movement for the increase […]
Watch Roland Martin, Symone Sanders, and the NewsOne Now panel discuss the violent outburst at the Nevada Democratic Convention in the video clip above.
Susannah Mushatt Jones passed away Thursday in New York. The Guinness World Records' official oldest person was born in a small town outside of Montgomery, Alabama in 1889.
Judge Verda Colvin of Bibb County, Georgia brought a room full of at-risk teenagers to tears after telling them, "Stop acting like you're trash."
Dr. Jennifer Caudle explained on NewsOne Now that many African-Americans don't realize how important sleep is and many of us take it for granted. According to Caudle, the average American should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Unfortunately, the majority of the American populace does not reach this mark.
This September, a small exhibit honoring Bill Cosby will go on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The exhibit is titled "Taking Shape," and focuses on African-American representation on television in the 20th century. To encompass this history, Cosby's 1964 comedy record I Started Out as a Child, an I Spy comic book, and video clips from the program and clips from The Cosby Show have been added to the exhibit.