The family of 86-year-old Bernice Youngblood is suing East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after the elderly woman was allegedly forced to engage with a male stripper during an activity sanctioned by the facility, reports CNN. Youngblood, who is in a wheelchair and suffering from dementia, told WCBS that she was “shaken” and had no idea […]
Artist, actor and philanthropist Common was joined by Andrea L. Zopp, CEO of the Chicago Urban League and Rhymefest, the creative director of Kanye West’s Donda’s House, Inc., to announce the launch of  the AAHH! Fest, as well as the creation of the Chicago Youth Jobs Collaborative. Both projects will serve to support Chicago youth and organize resources […]
A drug kingpin from Brooklyn’s Gowanus Houses had his lawyer argue that his rap alias should not be considered during his murder trial, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: The Ultimate Warrior Dead At 54 Ronald Herron (pictured) has described his “Ra Diggs” rap persona as a “fictional gangsta rap character.” One much “like … Johnny Cash who […]
OMG designer, decorator, restaurateur, model and television personality B. Smith is saying goodbye to the food business! “There’s a difference between quitting and knowing when…
A boy’s mother and two others were all arraigned Tuesday, in Flint, Mich., on child abuse charges for the beating of her 11-year-old son that was captured on video and posted to Facebook, according to NBC News. The mother of the child, Demitria Latrion Powell, 28, Uteas Michelle Taylor, 42, and Stefon Tirrell Felton, 40, […]
Attorney General Eric Holder is clearly still incensed by a tense exchange with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R, Texas) yesterday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “The last five years have been defined by significant strides and by lasting reforms, even in the face of unprecedented, unwarranted, ugly and divisive adversity,” he told hundreds gathered in […]
Meet Mr. Personality himself, TerRio Harshaw (pictured), who first captured the hearts of fans worldwide on Vine with his “Oooh Kill ‘Em” dance moves last July. Now, he is touring the country, according to the Miami New Times. The pint-sized 6-year-old Riverside, Ga., tyke can shake it like nobody’s business. Despite his girth, his killer moves […]
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission head Victoria Lipnic  stopped by “NewsOne Now” to discuss employment discrimination in the United States and the legacy of Title XII of the Civil Rights Act in effecting it. Attorney William L. Robinson, who played a primary role in bring the first Title VII cases before the Supreme Court, was also on hand for the conversation. Lipnic said, despite […]
Wednesday morning, the aunt of missing North Carolina teen Danielle Locklear talked to Roland Martin in an exclusive interview to offer an update on her niece’s case and news that Locklear’s ex-boyfriend has confessed to killing the teen. Police have charged 17-year-old Je’Michael Malloy with second-degree murder. According to reports, Malloy and Locklear got into a […]
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — An autopsy determined that a body found in an Indiana lake is that of a Michigan doctor who had been missing since December, authorities said Wednesday. The coroner in Porter County, Ind., said in a news release that it was Teleka Patrick’s body that was pulled Sunday from Lake Charles in […]
Continuing on his bold push for economic fairness, President Barack Obama signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday. One order was specifically aimed at bolstering the right to equal pay for women, while the other mandates that federal contractors are barred from retaliating against employees who wish to discuss their pay at the workplace […]
Two California women were arrested after they tried to get refunds on items they allegedly stole from a Home Goods store in Moraga, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The cops say Oakland resident Dominika Johnson (pictured left), 25, and Antioch resident Kendra Hill (pictured right), 28, walked inside of Home Goods, stole items from […]
