NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the trending stories you’re talking about:  Whitesplaining: Matt Damon Rudely Attempts To Explain Diversity To Successful Black Filmmaker…

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Cornell W. Brooks, President and CEO of the NAACP, spoke with Roland Martin about the culmination of the Journey for Justice march.

Roland Martin talks to Rev. Jesse Jackson and current NAACP chair Roslyn Brock about the death of civil rights activist Julian Bond. “Chairman Bond was…

Ambassador Andrew Young talks about the memories of civil rights leader and former NAACP chairman Julian Bond and his untimely death. “Julian was one of…

Leader, scholar, writer, and acclaimed civil rights hero, Julian Bond, has passed away.

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#civilrights #julianbond #rip #BlackHistory #trailblazer #NAACP pic.twitter.com/DZyRL2HtQD — Africa in America (@aiamagazine) August 16, 2015 Civil rights legend Julian Bond died last night in Fort…

08/03/15 – Roland Martin talks to NAACP President Cornell Brooks about the America’s Journey for Justice March. Find more information here. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow…

Demonstrators protest racial injustice for 40 days from Selma to Washington D.C.

In mid-June when Rachel Dolezal was asked on camera, “Are you African-American?” she was left speechless, hesitant and caught off guard. After claiming to misunderstand…

A staggering 5.9 million Americans can't vote because of felony convictions. Meanwhile, 2016 hopefuls tackle criminal justice reform.

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Michigan Senator Gary Peters (D) joined Roland Martin Thursday on NewsOne Now to discuss the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2015. Peters’ bill has already received…

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Roslyn Brock, Chairman of the NAACP, spoke with NewsOne Now host Roland Martin immediately following President Barack Obama’s keynote address at the NAACP National Convention yesterday,…