Lisa Rodriguez has accused a Texas sheriff’s deputy of sexually assaulting her in front of her children, reports KHOU.com. Rodriguez, a resident of Houston’s Cloverleaf area in East Harris County, said the deputy came to her home to question her about harassing phone calls, but ended up raping her. “He hurt me,” Rodriguez said. “He […]
UPDATE: Russell Simmons took down the tape from his website, but news one has a copy of it that you can watch below. He also issued an apology. “Do you buy Simmons’s apology? Take our poll at the bottom of our story to answer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– The ancestors, from those who perished during the Trans-Atlantic Slave […]
As Charles Pierce noted, now that Michelle Bachmann has left Congress to take her crazy show on the road and earn a real coin for it, there’s a rush among like-minded narcissistic nitwits to see someone seize her crown. No disrespect to others in contention, but Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX, pictured) is clearly proving that […]
President Abraham Lincoln‘s (pictured left) historic issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862 began the long and arduous process of undoing the horrors of slavery. While historians have long speculated on the machinations behind Lincoln bringing the ending of slavery into law, it appears that the President hoped freed slaves would consider returning to […]
Black college alum Spike Lee has been in the news for his crowdsourcing efforts to raise funds for his next movie, but a soon-to-be HBCU freshman has used the practice to do something that would make the famed director proud: Pay for his first year of college. SEE ALSO: Jesse Jackson Jr. Makes Prison Preference […]
Minor league baseball team Brooklyn Cyclones will host a series of Unity Day events Monday, after a nearby Jackie Robinson statue was vandalized last Wednesday with racist slurs and swastikas. RELATED: N.Y.C. Jackie Robinson Statue Vandalized With Racist Slurs, Graffiti Unity Day events will highlight the racial unity the statue — which features Robinson, Major League […]
A YouTube video entitled “Prayer for President Barack Obama” of a young elementary school-aged boy named Stephen praying for President Barack Obama has gone viral, and many on the religious right along with some conservatives are condemning the video as “blasphemous.” SEE ALSO: 92-Year-Old NC Woman Sues State Over Voter ID Law On the video, the […]
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An HIV-positive Cincinnati woman who pleaded to four counts of unlawful sexual contact with two minors will only serve one year in prison, the Cincinnati Inquirer reports. Candance Morris (pictured), 32, faced more than 30 years behind bars, when she stood before Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Melba Marsh Monday. The actions that lead […]
Former Philadelphia Eagles defensive and ESPN’s “Numbers Never Lie” contributor Hugh Douglas (pictured left) was reportedly fired by the sports organization on Tuesday due to an alleged confrontation with the show’s host, Michael Smith (pictured), which led to the spewing of racially charged labels and threats of physical violence, according to TMZ. RELATED: Hugh Douglas Insults ‘Numbers Never […]
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 […]
