A few days ago Phoenix Suns Executive Rick Welts told the world he was gay. Now, a former player on the court, Will Sheridan, is admitting the same. The former Villanova basketball player becomes only the second former Division 1 basketball player to announce he’s gay. What’s different about Sheridan’s story is that many of […]
The suspects who attacked transgender woman Christy Lee Polis in a Maryland McDonald’s restaurant are now facing hate-crime charges. Two young women, ages 18 and 14, are facing hate-crime charges for the brutal attack that ended up making its way on the internet. They were also charged with hitting the McDonald’s employee who tried to […]
Talk show host, political commentator and author Tavis Smiley took to their airwaves last week to continue his criticism of President Obama when it comes to the issue of Black unemployment. Smiley, who many feel is a member of a tag-team with Cornel West who criticize the president and Rev. Al Sharpton, stopped by our […]
NEW YORK-Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook was sworn in as the first African American to be the White House Ambassador For Religious Freedom. The New York Daily News reports: She was the first woman to serve as a chaplain for the NYPD, a position she has held since 1990. After 9/11, she helped traumatized police officers […]
NewsOne is proud to welcome our new cartoonist Kevin Eason. You should expect new pieces from Kevin on a weekly basis as he tackles topics in popular culture ranging from politics, sports, and entertainment. Today, he takes on Alicia Keys finally speaking on the allegations from Swizz Beatz’ ex wife Mashonda that she is a […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Several scientific journals are calling Timothy Ray Brown the first man cured of AIDS. Brown was diagnosed with HIV in 1996 but now the virus has been completely removed from his body thanks to stem cells. CBS San Francisco reports: “I’m cured of HIV. I had HIV but I don’t anymore,” he […]
LOS ANGELES — Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, separated after the former governor revealed he had fathered a child with a member of their household staff, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.
Jon Stewart took Bill O’Reilly up on his challenge to debate the invitation of Common to a White House poetry reading last week.
NEW YORK– Singer Olivia and Emily B took some low blows at each other’s relationships last night on the “Love & Hip Hop” reunion show by insinuating that their celebrity boyfriends cheat on them.
