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Trent T. Daniel, founder of the One World Doll Project, and Stacey McBride-Irby, creator of Prettie Girl Dolls, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now.

#TeamBeautiful recently hosted a panel, moderated by NewsOneNow’s Roland Martin and populated with recording artist, Monica, CNN anchor and television personality T.J. Holmes, Clark Atlanta University President Dr. Carlton E. Brown, Ronald Skeete of Georgia Children’s Aid Society, 2014 Georgia Teacher of the Year, Jemelleh Coes and Erica Jensen of General Mills to further promote innovative ways to improve the educational space for students. Since 1996, the Box Tops for Education program has helped […]

Want to be inspired today? Check out this story of a few Black teens who grew weary of constantly seeing negative stereotypes around young Black men, so instead of piling on to a mountain of complaints, they did something about it. Students from Illinois’ Central High School put together “Suit & Tie in the 217” […]

Actress Gabourey Sidibe is no stranger to cyber bullies. As recently as the Golden Globe awards, she had to deal with an onslaught on criticism…

HelloBuzz, NAACP Image Awards

Earlier this month, Roland Martin emceed the 45th NAACP Image Awards Nominees Luncheon. He stopped to talk with a few of the nominees and the folks…

Interactive One caught up with Roland Martin at the NAACP Image Awards Luncheon in Hollywood this weekend and he gave George Zimmerman some much-needed advice. When asked about his tacky “Celebrity Boxing Match” against rapper DMX, the “NewsOne Now” host said everyone involved needs to find a seat and sit their behinds down! MUST READ: BEAUTIFUL […]

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Roland Martin talks with Kate O’Brian, president of Al Jazeera America, about how this new news network will serve under-served markets like the African-American community…

Entertainment, HelloBuzz

Roland Martin talks with Dream Hampton about the ongoing inter-generational beef between Harry Belafonte and Jay Z.  Plus, Hampton gives her opinion on whether celebrities…

Another one bites the dust. Roland Martin is now the latest political commentator to leave CNN. Today,  the author, journalist and TV host announced to his nearly 200,000 Twitter followers that he will be leaving the network next month. After one of Martin’s Twitter followers wrote, “Roland I am really missing not hearing your view point […]

Roland Martin’s made a successful name for himself as a journalist, appearing everywhere from CNN to TV One to The Tom Joyner Morning Show. Climbing the full length of the corporate ladder, Martin looked to a more creative outlet to place his passions and created a line of ties and ascots for men, called “Roland […]