When 4-year-old Andra McGowan noticed an electrical fire spark from a socket in his room, he immediately knew what to do — and his quick thinking may have saved his family’s lives. LIKE NewsOne On Facebook To Stay Up On Black News Worldwide! The Grio reports: I saw the fire come out of the plug,” […]
When George Zimmerman, 28, briefly took the stand in a much-anticipated bail hearing Friday morning, he only had one thing on his mind: Swaying public opinion. LIKE NewsOne On Facebook To Stay Up On Black News Worldwide! I am sorry for the loss of your son,” he said to Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, parents […]
Tupac Shakur rose from the dead with a well-received performance at Coachella Music Festival in California last week. RELATED: Tupac’s Mother Approves Of Hologram Performance At Coachella Pac‘s “performance” brought back not only memories of the rap icon’s legendary stage presence; it made us reflect on what that 25-year-old phenom could have been had he […]
You may want to think twice before you grab your next Coke. A Mother of eight in New Zealand died back in 2010 in part because of her addiction to Coca-Cola, according to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution. SEE ALSO: Stars Who Smoke Weed Thirty-year-old Natasha Harris of New Zealand suffered a fatal heart attack one morning, […]
Marcus Robinson, a convicted killer, was removed from death row in North Carolina after a judge ruled that racial bias tainted his trial, the BBC reports. SEE ALSO: Polygamy Roots Could Hurt Romney Under North Carolina’s “Racial Justice Act” (RJA), Robinson’s lawyers cited a Michigan State University study which revealed that, on average, qualified Black […]
So with the excellent hologram production of Tupac onstage with Snoop Dogg at the Coachella festival, now Suge Knight is stoking the fires of urban legend, claiming that he isn’t truly convinced that Tupac is really dead, according to TMZ. SEE ALSO: Stars Who Smoke Weed On 93.5 KDay FM this week, after radio hosts […]
Before a group of about 25 friends and family members, a Maryland couple exchanged vows Tuesday at an IKEA store in College Park, according to recent news report. SEE ALSO: Bloggers Take On Kony Amid the aisles of modern furniture and the aroma of Swedish meatballs, Julie Rodgers and Willie “Bear” Pittman tied the knot […]
The 1954 Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, ruled that racial segregation in public schools was an unconstitutional act. SEE ALSO: Dog Fighting Ring Allegedly Run By 14-Year-Old Yet school districts across the country continued to remain largely segregated due to demographics and a lack of adequate means for students to travel to […]
South Sudan announced on Friday that it’s pulling its military forces out of the disputed, oil-rich border town of Heglig in Sudan, the BBC reports. SEE ALSO: Food Stamp Use Up 70 Percent South Sudanese troops captured the town last week because they claim Sudan was using it as a base from which to launch […]
It is widely known that African Americans have contributed a variety of innovations that span everything from early dry-cleaning processes to groundbreaking surgical procedures in eye health. For centuries, Black people have changed the American landscape with ingenuity and inventiveness, leading the charge for future pioneers to help add to that great legacy. For the […]
What do you do when your municipality is holding arguably the most-hated and notorious killer on earth? You grant him bail. That’s exactly what Judge Kenneth Lester did for George Zimmerman, the man who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. RELATED: NewsOne’s Trayvon Martin Coverage As a condition of his bail, Zimmerman is not allowed to have […]
Are you a fan of blues music? If so, a number of pioneering radio disc jockeys are being honored Friday afternoon in Mississippi with a Blues Marker, reports the Clarion Ledger. SEE ALSO: Beastie Boy Talks Art, Tupac Radio disc jockeys, such as William “Dr. Daddy O” Harvey (pictured), Early Wright, and Charles Evers, are […]
