Author Ronnie Greene joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss his book, Shots on the Bridge: Police Violence and Cover-Up in the Wake of…
Renowned journalist Soledad O’Brien joined Roland Martin Monday on NewsOne Now to discuss the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and what has changed since the…
Ten Years After Katrina, New Orleans Celebrates Renaissance, But Black Neighborhoods Are Left Behind
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans creating one of the worst natural catastrophes in American history, much of the hard-hit city on…
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit New Orleans next week to mark 10 years after Hurricane Katrina swept through the city.
On the heels of Hurricane Katrina’s 10th anniversary, Soledad O’Brien held her 5th Annual Starfish Foundation Gala, the award-winning journalist’s initiative to mentor promising young women from the New…
NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the stories trending on NewsOne.com that you are talking about. Amari Brown: 7-Year-Old Chicago Boy Shot, Killed…
Blacks in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans have made some educational progress, but the median income has not risen as much as that of White households, reports NOLA.…
The dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum paved the way for a full day of revisionist history during which the 43rd…
Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is best known for his reaction to the federal government’s slow response in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Now, however, he may also be known as yet another in a long line of corrupt officials. The former New Orleans Mayor has been indicted on 21 federal corruption charges including wire fraud, […]
The fury of Hurricane Isaac slammed into Southeast Louisiana with strong winds and pounding rain. It was the first real test of the flood control systems, and emergency services in New Orleans. Forcasters are warning that Isaac is generating dangerous storm surges and flooding. All eyes are on New Orleans, and its $14 billion rebuilt […]
GOP officials have already cancelled today’s scheduled events, for their convention in Tampa Florida, because of Tropical Storm Isaac. The current tropical storm, that’s growing into hurricane strength, is projected to travel through the gulf of mexico off of the coast of Florida. Thousands in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are being told early today to […]
Former Secretary Of State Condoleezza Rice said that she “should have known better” than to leave Washington D.C. during Hurricane Katrina in her new memoir, “No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington.” Rice admitted that she was on vacation and shopping for shoes when the news of Hurricane Katrina came. See also: What […]
