In a poignant essay posted to Tumblr on Tuesday (June 21), Frank Ocean broke his silence to address hate and violence in the LGBT community.

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The FBI has released a partial transcript of conversations between Omar Mateen and police during the Orlando massacre.  Mateen made the calls while holding people hostage inside the club for three hours. United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch says the transcripts will reveal Mateen pledging his allegiance to ISIS, his so-called reasoning for the attack, and his […]

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The devastating news regarding the horrific Orlando attack just continues to get worse and more disturbing as the days go by. The latest development involves text messages reportedly sent between Omar Mateen and his wife during the massacre that left 50 people dead.   Reported by Love B. Scott via CNN, during the fatal attack […]

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Watch Roland Martin, Ali Velshi, and the NewsOne Now panel discuss the latest details in the investigation into the Orlando massacre in the video clip above.

The 13 speeches against the thousand mass shootings that have occurred in his second term speak to the enormous amount of work that must be done to change the gun control debate in America.

As the world continues to mourn all the lives lost in Orlando, Florida as a result of this past weekend's mass shooting, Donald Trump appears to be using the horrific event as a tool in his political fight against Democrats.

"Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent," said Ty Smith, a frequent patron of the club.

LGBTQ rights activists are angered that after the Orlando shooting – where 49 people were murdered and over 50 were injured – bisexual and gay men are being turned away from donor lines at a crucial time of need.

Here's everything we know about suspected Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen.