Entertainment

A judge ruled Monday that Chris Brown, who was recently kicked out of rehab, will stay in jail until April 23, reports TMZ.com. RELATED: Chris Brown Diagnosed With Bi-Polar And PTSD, Ordered To Stay In Rehab As previously reported by NewsOne, Brown was arrested last week for violating conditions of his probation stemming from the 2009 assault […]

Why are Black men so misunderstood? “Afraid of Dark,” an upcoming documentary, takes a hard look at the challenges and injustices Black men face daily just for being in the skin that they’re in, according to Indiewire. SEE ALSO: What Bill O’Reilly Can Teach Us About Young People Of Color Writer, director, and Brooklynite Mya […]

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In 2009, Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks created Black Girls RUN! in an effort to tackle the growing obesity epidemic in the black community and provide encouragement and resources to both new and veteran runners. The mission of Black Girls RUN! is to encourage African-American women to make fitness and healthy living a priority. Carey […]

NewsOne Now

Monday, the “NewsOne Now” panel discussed a recent Wall Street Journal report that found black-owned businesses receive just 1.7% of the $23.09 billion in total SBA loans. According to the WSJ: Black entrepreneurs have largely missed out on a rebound in federal small-business lending since the financial crisis ended. More than four years into the […]

The Obama administration continues its push toward uninsured Americans to sign up for health insurance via the Affordable Care Act. With the popular NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament set to take place, today the White House will launch a multi-layered effort tied with “March Madness” in order to appeal to those who have yet to enroll. […]