Black Lives Matter

On Thursday's edition of NewsOne Now, Tamika Mallory from the NY Justice League and Melina Abdullah, PhD, Professor at Cal State LA and Black Lives Matter movement member, responded to Lewis' remarks.

You may have heard of 'driving while black' but you may not be as familiar with 'flying while black'. According to Imani Cezanne, she was racially profiled on an American Airlines flight because of her Black Lives Matter t-shirt.

Jeff Johnson brings to our attention a trial of Black Lives Matter protestors currently going on in L.A., even though those being tried were only involved in non-violent protests in the fall. He discusses the injustices of this trial as protestors at Trump rallies engage in harmful behavior without consequence. Click on the audio player to him explain more in […]

An elderly white man attending a rally for Donald Trump was arrested and charged with punching a Black Lives Matter protestor in the face on Thursday. John McGraw was at the Wednesday night event with several zealous supporters of the GOP hopeful when he threw the punch, WTVR reports. McGraw, 78, was charged Thursday with […]

Webster University says that all parties involved agreed to not go forward with the Black History Month lecture.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent a stern message to employees who have been crossing out the “Black Lives Matter” slogan on a public company art wall and writing in “All Lives Matter.” Zuckerberg’s frustration was voiced in an internal memo that was leaked, according to an exclusive report from Gizmodo. Reporters at Gizmodo were able […]

It’s no secret that Kendrick Lamar‘s performance at this year’s Grammys was the best of the night. But Jeff Johnson why, historically, that performance is going to go down in nationally televised history. Click in the audio player to hear more in this edition of 3 Things You Should Know.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Click here for more 3 Things You Should Know from Jeff Johnson and […]

Grammy-nominated singer Andra Day lends her powerful vocals to ESPN’s “Rise Up: A SportsCenter Special.” The one-hour long special looks at prominent black athletes and their personal experiences with the social justice issues that have taken centerstage in the media. Taj Gibson, Misty Copeland, Ian Simon and James Blake open up about their specific journey through rising up […]

Ne-Yo knows Beyoncé well having penned her hit, "Irreplaceable". He weighs in on the backlash she's been receiving over "Formation".

Tidal recently announced that $1.5 million of the proceeds from their Tidal X: 10/20 charity concert, which took place in Brooklyn back in October, will be distributed to Black Lives Matter and several other organizations that are leading social justice movements.