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In today’s NewsOne Top 5, we take a quick look at the stories trending on NewsOne.com that you are talking about. Today’s list includes: Family…

Baltimore, STAND UP! Who knew? President Barack Obama is a fan of the popular HBO drama The Wire.  President Obama sat down with the creator of The Wire, David Simon, to discuss the challenges law enforcement face and the consequences communities bear from the war on drugs. President Obama opened the interview by saying: “I’m a huge […]

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Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now” talked with Carmen Ejogo about her role as Coretta Scott King in the Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, “Selma” during…

Here’s news to make fans of The Wire excited yet again. Back in September, a leaked trailer accidentally broke news that HBO was planning to air a digitally remastered version of The Wire, the first time the series would be available in a widescreen/HD format. Now, the network has confirmed the announcement, and will air a marathon of […]

I was proud to watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel last week, as Gumbel decided to dig into the issue of college athlete compensation.  Securing the labor rights of college athletes has been a passion of mine for quite some time, and I was excited that 2011 provided a tremendous amount of momentum around the […]