On Monday, Roland Martin and NewsOne Now discussed the Top 10 Stories of 2015, all of which had and will continue to have a longstanding impact on our lives as we move forward into 2016.

Ferguson Lives…Young Blacks Continue to Die Where do we go from here? The news from Ferguson has transfixed the nation. Another young black man brutally…

To the surprise of many, a well-known pastor from the Baltimore area pulled some lines from the book of Chris Brown during a recent sermon about relationships, that left several members with their mouth open. Well that was the response from several during a recent sermon at Empowerment Temple in Baltimore, where the Senior Pastor […]

Baltimore, MD – Habakkuk Music recording artist Lisa Page Brooks is riding the radio airwaves with her new radio hit “God Thing” (from her forthcoming June 4th CD release, “Ready”). The infectious urban melody opens with a straight to the heart message, “Might be a good thing but it must be a God thing. Life inside is born and keeps a good […]

Jamal Bryant, Pastor and Founder of Empowerment Temple A.M.E. church will be dedicating his Easter Sunday services to a day of action and support to our community members re-entering society through the prison re-entry system. Easter Sunday, Pastor Bryant is inviting all to participate in the church’s “Resurrection Re-Entry Services.”   Empowerment Temple church has made a […]

Pastor Jamal H. Bryant of Empowerment Temple AME Church in Baltimore, Md., says that Ebony magazine has apologized after he openly rejected the African-American publication for reporting a rumor that the charismatic minister had impregnated a 17-year-old member of his congregation in 2007. Bryant, 41, had taken the magazine to task in an open letter and […]

Jason Nelson’s major label debut SHIFTING THE ATMOSPHERE, one of the most anticipated Gospel releases of the year, will be in stores May 22.  Having toured with Kirk Franklin last fall, Nelson is steadily gaining fans around the country with his fresh and powerful sound.  The title track is the first single off of the […]

One month after the tragic murder of Trayvon Martin, hundreds of cities are doing their part to call for the arrest of his killer George Zimmerman and we’ve taken a look at where the largest gatherings, marches, vigils and rallies have taken place. Check out the continued list from yesterday below. Thousands gathered in the […]

BALTIMORE, MD–Radio One Founder & Chairperson of the Board, Cathy Hughes, received the Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award Wednesday night in Baltimore. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in conjuction with the National Bar Association awarded Ms. Hughes, who spoke of her commitment to helping the organization safegaurd the right to vote. Read […]

Via:  www.newsone.com BALTIMORE — Police are investigating a series of shootings that left seven people dead and three more injured over a violent Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says there have been ten shootings since Friday. In two of the fatal shootings, police have identified persons of interest, and charges are […]