Plot Synopsis

For this daily morning program, host Roland Martin culls material from the third hour of his nationally syndicated radio program, featuring a broad spectrum of experts, newsmakers and celebrities who will share their insights on current affairs. Plus, NEWS ONE NOW will implement Skype Net, allowing various hosts of other Radio One network programs to discuss the show's content and inform the audience on hot topics in their respective regions. When NEWS ONE NOW premiered on Monday, November 4, 2013 at 9am ET on TV One, it was based in Washington, D.C.
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On Election Night 2016 (Tuesday, November 8) from 7pm-1am ET/4-10pm PT, TV One broadcast a live, six-hour special, with host Roland S. Martin reporting from the heart of Washington, DC at one of the city's top restaurants along the U Street corridor. Martin will focus on the intense presidential election as well as political races affecting the African-American community nationwide. Martin will chat with political panelists about Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump's and Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton's election trail performances, President Barack Obama's legacy as the first African-American President, and First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama's many iconic speeches throughout this election cycle. Political heavyweights, civil rights activists, Black Lives Matter activists, and celebrity guests confirmed to participate include the following:

- Kerry Washington (SCANDAL)

- Kym Whitley (YOUNG & HUNGRY)

- Jackee (Ladies Book Club)

- Sheryl Lee Ralph, Actress and Social Activist

- Laz Alonso (JUMPING THE BROOM)

- Cedric the Entertainer (THE SOUL MAN)

- Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul

- Stevie Wonder, entertainer and civil rights activist

- Omar Epps (ALMOST CHRISTMAS; HOUSE)

- Tasha Smith (EMPIRE; WHY DID I GET MARRIED?)

- John Legend, Grammy-Award winning artist

- Tatyana Ali (LOVE THAT GIRL; THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR)

- Bill Bellamy (THE BOUNCE BACK)

- Michael Colyar (FAMILY TIME)

- Vanessa Bell Calloway (SAINTS AND SINNERS; COMING TO AMERICA)

- Harry Lennix (THE BLACKLIST; MAN OF STEEL)

- Hill Harper (LIMITLESS; CSI:NY)

- Tika Sumpter (THE HAVES AND THE HAVE NOTS)

- Vanessa Williams (SOUL FOOD)

- David Banner, rapper/social activist

- Star Jones, media personality/lawyer

- Sally Richardson-Whitfield (BEING MARY JANE)

- Killer Mike, social activist

- Brian White (Media)

- Malcolm Lee, director

- Bill Duke, director

- Erika Alexander (QUEEN SUGAR)

- Bebe Winans, Gospel artist

- Rep. John Conyers Jr., Michigan

- Barbara Arnwine, president, Transformative Justice Coalition

- Amber Phillips, The Washington Post

- Monique Pressley, attorney

- Congressional Black Caucus Members

- Dr. Ben Chavis, Civil Rights Leader

- Iyanla Vanzant, OWN's IYANLA FIX MY LIFE

- Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color of Change

- Lauren V. Burke, Political Commentator

- Tamika Mallory, New York Justice League

- Dr. Greg Carr, Associate Professor, Africana Studies, and Chair, Afro-American Studies at Howard University; Adjunct Faculty, Howard School of Law