"It is the Democratic Party that is the party of slavery, the party of Jim Crow, and the party of opposition," Trump said Tuesday evening at a rally.

There were nearly more speakers of color on the first night of the DNC compared to the entire four nights of the RNC. There's also a noticeable difference in tone and message.

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s nomination acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday rubbed many people the wrong way — including members of the Republican Party. Several were turned off by his dark and somber tone. “I have a message to every last person threatening the peace on our streets and the safety of […]

While we're pleased the vendors had the opportunity to sell their wares at the RNC, organizers should have put more thought into the set up of the Urban League tent, which appeared to be segregated from the predominantly White convention.

Congressman Steve King doubles down on his Euro-centric world view. He couldn't let remarks about old White Republicans slide.

NewsOne’s Roland Martin is at the Republican National Convention and was able to catch up with North Carolina residents Diamond and Silk, who support the Trump campaign. ‬

While Trump has praised him for his accomplishments on jobs, tax cuts, infrastructure, and school funding, he has been targeted by Black activists for his record on voting rights protections, education for students of color, and his position on the death penalty.

Republican congressman said non-Europeans made no contributions to civilization. This is the latest racially inflammatory comment from Rep. Steve King.

If there was any doubt about Jesse Williams‘ trend setting qualities, his latest stream of tweets settles it. After journalist Jarrett Hill discovered that Donald Trump‘s wife Melania plagiarized portions of her keynote speech from Michelle Obama at the opening night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, Twitter went in for the kill, with Jesse Williams brilliantly […]

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The attempt to get Black Lives Matter labeled a terrorist group has come to a halt. On July 6, a “We the People” petition was created on the White House website in efforts to have the federal government officially recognize the movement as an extremist group. “Terrorism is defined as ‘the use of violence and […]

Sparks could fly at the Republican convention. Here are five things to look for.

Election 2016

Cleveland’s police union asked Ohio Gov. John Kasich to temporarily ban open-carry gun laws in the state, while the Republican National Convention is taking place this week.