Rihanna may be making fans wait on her latest album, but the singer has a great excuse — she’s busy making history as the first black woman to be…

Dr. Olivia Hooker, the first African-American woman to actively enroll in the U.S. Coast Guard, was honored last week with not one, but two commemorative…

Three African American women are taking legal action against the NYPD for falsely accusing them of stealing a credit card and placing them in jail.…

President Barack Obama issued a proclamation on African American History Month earlier this week. Here’s a part of his proclamation: For generations, the story of American progress has been shaped by the inextinguishable beliefs that change is always possible and a brighter future lies ahead. With tremendous strength and abiding resolve, our ancestors — some […]

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On Sunday, Viola Davis won a Screen Actor’s Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series for ABC’s smash hit, “How…

Ham is a tradition for Christmas dinner. The ham you find in your supermarket is almost always fully cooked and ready to serve immediately. Most…

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Al Jazeera America‘s Ali Velshi and ALF-CIO Chief Economist William Spriggs joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to analyze the latest jobs numbers. The U.S.…

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Black Republicans Tim Scott, Mia Love and Will Hurd won their respective races on election day. Will the GOP be able to strategically use these politicians to…

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Clarence Page, columnist and editorial writer for the Chicago Tribune joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to talk about his new book, “Culture Worrier: Reflections…

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Tuesday on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin challenged the African American community to take this moment of sadness and outrage over the murder of Michael Brown…

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Financial guru Deborah Owens joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now to explain how to win your own lotto. Did you know that they average African…

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Since the American colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, there have been questions of what that independence means for America’s black citizens. As…