diff --git a/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.css b/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.css
index 51b386c..bf91f54 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.css
+++ b/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.css
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 .NewsContent {
   overflow-y: auto;
   scrollbar-width: none;
+
+  color: #fff;
 }
 
 .Commit {
diff --git a/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.tsx b/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.tsx
index c09cff1..eab50fb 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/components/news/NewsSection.tsx
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ export default class NewsSection extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
   }
 
   setSelected(item: string) {
-    this.setState({ selected: item })
-
-    this.showNews()
+    this.setState({ selected: item }, () => {
+      this.showNews()
+    })
   }
 
   async showLatestCommits() {