After disagreeing on a $5.3 million commission for the flag and repairs for the museum, a $3.6 million budget was considered.

In this special edition of the NewsOne Top 5 we take a look at the top news stories during a summer that gave us plenty to talk about and reflect on. Read more about them, below.

During a Monday interview with comedian Marc Maron, President Barack Obama used the n-word to drive home the point that the shunning of the word in today’s…

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  The tragedy in Charleston, South Carolina, was felt throughout Black America and beyond. Even one of the biggest icons of today was affected by this, and made…

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Ironically, the incident that “awakened” 21-year-old killer Dylann Roof was the Trayvon Martin case, according to a manifesto that has been attributed to him. We…

As it turns out, Dylann Roof had a pretty racist manifesto. Anyone who had any doubts before, can stop pretending this isn't about race now.

Can someone explain how a judge who has used racial slurs in the past is presiding over this trial?

Police are continuing their investigation into the South Carolina shooting that left nine dead at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, but the suspect, a…

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President Obama addressed the tragic Emanuel AME Church massacre in a speech today (June 18). This obviously isn’t the first time in President Obama‘s tenure…

In the wake of the tragedy, civil rights activist Al Sharpton released this statement.

As details regarding the Charleston, SC church shooting continue to unfold, the nation is grappling yet again with what appears to be a violent hate…

On Monday, Roland Martin and NewsOne Now discussed the Top 10 Stories of 2015, all of which had and will continue to have a longstanding impact on our lives as we move forward into 2016.