On Thursday, Roland Martin and NewsOne Now recapped the first day of Pope Francis‘ visit to the United States. President Barack Obama and the Pope conducted…
Minister Louis Farrakhan sat down with TV One’s Roland Martin for an exclusive hour-long interview on NewsOne Now to discuss the 20th anniversary of the Million…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a wise man. He is often the emblem invoked for anyone wanting civil rights of any kind. He is…
Most people would acknowledge that we are a society obsessed with consumption. There is never enough to satiate our appetites. In fact, it’s the way of…
Knowing the history that we know about the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama and the lives that were lost on Bloody Sunday, on that bridge and in the river below, here’s a question for you… Do you think you could have crossed this bridge on bloody Sunday, knowing …what or who was possibly waiting […]
UPDATE: TBR — PR –Dr. Martin Luther King was only 39 years old when an assassins bullet took his life. His passion for Equal Rights was his staple for his existence. He stood up for the people who could not stand up for themselves, and because of that we are remembering him today. We are […]
Dr. Cornel West: In America, To Be Successful You Can’t Call Yourself Unapologetically Black [VIDEO]
Dr. Cornel West joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” a few weeks ago to discuss his book “Black Prophetic Fire” and shared his views about…
Don’t sell MLK Bible, Nobel Peace Prize Atlanta, GA — The Rev. Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is calling on her brothers to reconsider their plan to sell or lease their fathers’s Bible and Nobel Peace Prize. King’s estate is run by his two sons, Martin Luther […]
Day of Non-Violence Urged to Remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. People worldwide should honor the memory of Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. by making Monday a “no shots fired” day and ringing church bells in support of non-violence, urged the daughter of the slain U.S. civil rights leader. Church services and tributes […]
(The Belle on location at the MLK Memorial in Washington, D.C.) Washington, D.C. — Wednesday, Jan 15th, 2014 marked the anniversary of Dr. King’s 85th birthday. Celebrate the iconic civil rights leader’s 85th birthday at one of these five Martin Luther King Jr. Day events across the country. Monday, Jan. 20 marks the 28th annual […]
EPM Music Group recording artist and Senior Vice President, Keith Williams, has left his post as Director of Music & Arts at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served as pastor at the height of the `60s Civil Rights Movement. His final service there took place on Easter Sunday. “This was not […]
From left, Martin Luther King III, Al Sharpton Jr., UAW President Bob King and Jesse Jackson lead the way as the 47th anniversary re-enactment of the Selma to Montgomery March ends in a rally on the state Capitol steps in downtown Montgomery. Thousands of activists representing civil rights groups, labor unions and education organizations rallied […]
