According to reports, Nigerian military officials have rescued 178 people who were kidnapped by the Boko Haram Islamist militant group. The military released a statement…
While on his much-talked about visit to Kenya, Obama discusses gay rights - a generally ignored topic among Kenyans.
The president's visit to Kenya is important for him presidentially, and personally.
In case you’ve been wondering what Akon is up to these days, he has apparently been busy with launching a new academy that is set to…
Incredible X-ray shows eight-year-old boy hidden inside womans suitcase as she tried to smuggle him into Spain … pic.twitter.com/pwhomFK7sb — DailyNew5 (@DailyNew5) May 8, 2015…
Although social media has significantly quieted down on this issue in recent months, #bringbackourgirls is still an extremely urgent topic that warrants our unwavering attention.
Boko Haram is still terrorizing Nigeria and all we can say is #BringBackOurGirls. It’s been 10 months since they kidnapped the Chibok tribe schoolgirls and…
Paranoia about Ebola making its way Stateside has caused many in the media to operate from the space of stupid. It’s not shocking, but no less frustrating.…
Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” to share his wealth of knowledge on U.S.-Africa relations and his views…
R&B artist and activist Akon joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to share his plans on lighting up Africa. His “Akon Lighting Africa Project” aims to…
On Monday, 500 participants of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders joined Pres. Barack Obama for a town hall meeting. The meeting caps off…
Akon is giving back in a major way. The R&B singer is using millions of his own dollars to bring solar-powered electricity to one million…
