The 12-year-old twin brothers went missing from their home in Boston more than a week ago, but law enforcement has said their disappearance isn't considered suspicious. Here's why.

A jury found that Harris-Stowe State University, a historically Black college in St. Louis, discriminated against a white professor based on race and gender.

Kadarius Smith, 17, had tire tracks on his back, his mother said.

Russell Simmons was served with papers linked to a defamation lawsuit filed against him in a surprise move at a resort in Bali this month.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is being accused of "racial bias" due to his response to a fight video between a Black and white student.

Andrew Caldwell, who went viral for claiming in church that he was "deliveredt" from being a homosexual, announced his run for public office.

It looks like Jontay Porter might have to explain his performance on the court. The NBA is investigating him over gambling activity connected to his play. The Score is reporting that the Toronto Raptors player is now at the center of a new probe being conducted by the National Basketball Association. According to ESPN the […]

Former NFL cheerleader Krystal Anderson died shortly after the stillbirth of her daughter.

Good lord! No, this is not satire.

Meet U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.

Black Voters Matter and me too. International have joined forces for the 2024 election.

NewsOne was on the scene at this year's Bloody Sunday commemoration.

Ferguson organizer Tory Russell was there.

Martin Lawrence, 47, and his wife Shamicka (pictured left), 37, are divorcing after less than two years of marriage, reports People.com. Out of love and respect for one another we will continue to remain friends and raise our two beautiful daughters together,” the couple said in a statement. LIKE NewsOne On Facebook To Stay Up […]

LOS ANGELES — We saw his face a bloody, pulpy mess. And in 1992, when the four Los Angeles Police officers who beat him after a traffic stop were acquitted, it touched off anger that affected an entire generation. Now, 20 years later, this is the face of Rodney King, and this is what has […]

The story of pioneering Black scholar Richard T. Greener and his achievements have not been discussed as often as many of his historic contemporaries. As the first Black person to graduate from Harvard, teaching in the racially divided south and becoming dean of Howard University’s law school, Greener’s legacy doesn’t resonate as loudly compared to […]

In New York, Westchester County’s police force has found themselves in yet another shooting that some are saying was motivated by racist and overzealous officers. The shooting death of Kenneth Chamberlain is just another in a long and oddly familiar set of issues walloping the Westchester community, prompting a prominent preacher to levy charges of […]

Nation

Detroit’s 3rd Circuit Judge Wade McCree, who specializes in trying sexual misconduct cases, was recently busted for texting a nearly nude photo (from the waist up, shirtless) of himself to a married court bailiff on his payroll. When confronted by Fox 2 News, McCree had a surprising reaction — he admits, quite proudly, to not […]

I was introduced to AIDS, and subsequently, gay people at the age of 6, following the death of a relative. The words gay or homosexual weren’t the terms used to describe same-sex lovers, though. The word faggot was, which from its very utterance of the word in all its hate-filled tone, instilled a great fear […]

Entertainment

When Don Cornelius’ suicide became public, fans worldwide wondered why the “Soul Train” icon would take his own life. Now, his autopsy report reveals that illness pushed Cornelius over the edge, according to TMZ. RELATED: Don Cornelius Dead At 75 Since Cornelius suffered an aneurysm in 1997, seizures plagued him in later years. In the […]

The practice of capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is one of the most-heavily contended social issues in America and abroad.  There have been many cases involving African Americans that question the racial fairness of the death penalty; most recently, the execution of inmate Troy Davis inspired similar debate.  A report from The […]

Biz/Media, Entertainment

This month, two independent Black films, “We the Party” and “Woman Thou Art Loosed On The 7th Day,” opened on consecutive weekends. When these films entered the “gated community” of movie theaters they encountered a hostility and suspicion by film critics analogous to the experience of Trayvon Martin. Hollywood film critics “stood their ground.” MUST […]

World

Those who have overcome adversity to reach their goals often say there is nothing that can stop them but themselves. SEE ALSO: Four-Year-Old Tests Positive For Cocaine Cameroon-born designer Mason Ewing seems to have taken those words seriously. The 30-year-old fashion sensation was brutally attacked by relatives at age 15, living him blind according to […]

A new study reveals that African Americans are given sub-par treatment by more than a third of waiters at dining establishments because they are bad tippers, according to a North Carolina State University study. SEE ALSO: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’Gets A Multicultural Retake “Many people believe that race is no longer a significant issue in the […]

Crime

A group of Black youths allegedly beat a White man who asked them to stop playing basketball in front of his house in Mobile, Alabama, reports Local15TV. SEE ALSO: CA To Vote On Death Penalty Mathew Owens, the victim, is in critical condition at a local hospital. Up to 15 people reportedly attacked Owens on […]