Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson is unemployed just one day after being arrested and charged with domestic battery after allegedly head-butting his wife of one month, Evelyn Lozada. RELATED: Ex-NBAer Eric Williams Pokes Fun At Evelyn’s Domestic Violence Episode Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! The Miami Dolphins were reportedly the only team interested […]
What a difference one head-butt can make. In light of the recent domestic violence dispute between newlyweds Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson, 34, and Evelyn Johnson (Lozada), 36, VH1 has pulled the plug on their scheduled reality series, “Ev & Ocho.” RELATED: Boycott Against Evelyn Lozada’s New Show Gaining Thousands of Followers VH1 released the following statement: “Due to […]
Eric Williams (pictured), ex-hubby of VH1 “Basketball Wives” co-star Jennifer Williams, recently took the low road, when he took to his Twitter account and poked fun at the recent marital domestic violence debacle involving Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and his new bride, Evelyn Lozada. Rather than offering sympathetic words of encouragement, Williams socked Lozada in the kisser […]
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 […]
Robert Maize (pictured), better known by his stage name ‘Mr. Ghetto‘, was arrested after an hours-long standoff that was concluded after New Orleans SWAT members tossed tear gas into the popular rapper’s home on Saturday, WGNO-TV reports. SEE ALSO: Michelle Obama Visits Colorado Massacre Victims Maize reportedly locked himself inside of his home after threatening […]
Michael Phelps’ medals make him the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. Phelps has won 28 medals: 23 gold, three silver, and two bronze. After the 2012 London Olympics, the then 27-year-old U.S. swimmer retired after picking up six medals, four gold and two silver. He bid the pool adieu having won a total of 71 […]
Leila Tarantino (pictured), has filed a lawsuit against the Citris County Sheriff’s Office for a 2011 traffic stop during which she alleges that a female officer removed a tampon during a road side strip search in plain sight of oncoming traffic, the Sun Sentinel reports. SEE ALSO: Black Christian Olympians Tarantino alleges that the incident […]
Professional African-American ice skater and Olympic gold and silver medalist Shani Davis (pictured) is used to reaching and eclipsing a few milestones here and there and will be celebrating another by turning 30 years of age on Monday. The Chicago native’s historic showing in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics still resonates in the minds […]
Lawanda Lowery-Gale (pictured) of Gainsville, Fla., has been charged with DUI, eight counts of child neglect and driving with a suspended license after officers allegedly caught her driving drunk with eight children in her van, The Gainsville Sun reports. Six of the children reportedly belong to Lowery-Gales’. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us […]
The 2012 London Summer Olympics golden girl Gabrielle ‘Gabby’ Douglas (pictured left, below) has been tapped by talk maven extraordinaire Oprah Winfrey (pictured) to appear on her OWN network’s “Next Chapter” show. RELATED: Gabby Douglas Honored With Mural In Hometown! Douglas is the first African-American gymnast and the first woman of color in Olympic history to […]
Though Lolo Jones will be returning to the U.S. without any medals wrapped around her neck, her future is surely as bright as gold. RELATED: Don’t Hate Lolo Because She is Beautiful (And Has A Personality) Fox News reports that the Olympic 100-meter runner has wide range of career possibilities, both on and off of […]
It’s always ironic to hear a White man born with certain privileges take shots at those not as fortunate. RELATED: It’s Official: Romney Taps Paul Ryan As His Running Mate [VIDEO] Rep. Paul Ryan (pictured) wasted no time invoking thinly veiled racial rhetoric during his debut performance as Mitt Romney’s running mate, when he noted that […]
