President Barack Obama pulled another high-profile celebrity endorsement this week–though the way in which it was delivered may make the Obama campaign cringe. Madonna asked her cheering fans during a concert on Monday in Washington D.C. to vote President in November. Before stripping off her shirt to show her Obama temporary tattoo across the bottom […]
In a videotaped legal deposition obtained by TMZ involving rapper Lil Wayne, the performer–real name Dwayne Carter–is questioned during courtroom proceedings and his responses would stupefy and frustrate anyone with the patience of Job. SEE ALSO: Do Polls Undercut Obama Supporters? Carter is suing Quincy Jones III over the usage of his songs in a documentary he filmed on […]
Barack Obama’s birthplace has been a source of controversy for a long time. That the question, “Where was President Obama born?” is still being asked is ridiculous, considering how forthcoming the president has been about the issue. Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug. 4, 1961. He’s the son of white Kansas native […]
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]
What a cruel way to treat your uncle! That’s what Walter Richardson (pictured) thought when a teen, who affectionately referred to him as “Unc,” helped to drive him to the VA Medical Center in Detroit on Friday and took off with his wheels–and his prosthetic leg inside of the trunk. SEE ALSO: ‘Mom In Chief’ […]
The events surrounding the controversial and moving spectacle of the “Little Rock Nine” still reverberates in the minds of many with its stark imagery and political implications. The barring of nine Black African-American students who were prevented from entering Arkansas’ Little Rock Central High School on September 4, 1957, became known historically as the “Little […]
The First Couple made their first appearance together on the popular daytime talk show “The View” on Tuesday. Barack and Michelle Obama (pictured cemter) received a welcoming standing ovation by the studio audience, and as they greeted the five hosts (pictured left to right) of the talk show, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Beyhar, Sherri Shepherd […]
Fed up with the level of senseless gun violence that is happening in many Black communities across the nation, Minister Louis Farrakhan (pictured center, in tan suit), in a speech entitled “Stop the Killing,” told a crowd of nearly 200 that Blacks must take responsibility for the gun violence in their communities, according to the […]
Talk about taking illegal border smuggling to the next level! Border guards in Spain caught a Guinean man (pictured above) hiding inside the passenger car seat of a Renault while attempting to illegally enter the country on Friday, The Sun reports. SEE ALSO: Brooklyn Vs. The Barclays Center The daring illegal entry was attempted by two […]
While there has been grumbling about the lack of privacy on Facebook, from knowing every little move your friends make — and vice versa — like what you “like” and comment on, the world’s most successful social network has taken it a step further, knowing that millions of people will just go along with the […]
After telling the world in song how much they still want to — shall we say — eat cake together, Rihanna and Chris Brown are taking their rekindled “friendship” even more public than that very intimate hug and head rub at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this month. The “Don’t Wake Me Up” singer […]
