As the 114th year of Congress assembles this Tuesday, it’ll have its biggest number of women and minorities on board in history! In 2015, 84…

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  Last week Congress passed the “Death In Custody Bill.” The new bill, sponsored by Congressman Bobby Scott, requires police departments to report when someone…

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On Wednesday, a group of nine African American women, called the Delegation of Grieving Mothers, went before the House Judiciary committee to discuss how it felt to…

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  Rep. G. K. Butterfield, the next chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, joined Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” to talk about President Barack Obama’s plan…

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  RNC Chair, Reince Priebus  joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss what we should expect from a Republican controlled House and Senate. Priebus…

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According to Bloomberg.com, an unidentified man posing as a member of Congress made it into a secure area backstage during President Barack Obama’s appearance at the…

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“NewsOne Now” guest host Jeff Johnson and the Straight Talk panel (Lauren Victoria Burke, Hughey Newsome and Yesha Callahan)  discuss Pres. Barack Obama seeking congressional support for…

Melvin Morris, an African-American army veteran, recently received a surprise phone call from President Obama. “I fell to my knees. I was shocked,” Morris told…

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You may not know Chaka Fattah but you should. Fattah has helped more than 25 million individuals through programs and initiatives he has created since…

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The Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to slash food stamps for 850,000 households across the nation, resulting in an average $90 per month loss in…

Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. will reportedly resign from Congress. The Democrat and son of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson was first elected in 1995. He was recently reelected despite being on medical leave from Congress as he was reportedly dealing with mental health issues. He twice sought treatment at the Mayo Clinic for bipolar […]

Congressman Bobby Rush was kicked off of the House floor this morning for wearing a hoodie in support of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was shot dead in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman last month. Referring to the Trayvon Martin murder case as an “American tragedy,” Rush took a few minutes to give his take on […]