GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney found himself in the cross-hairs of President Obama’s campaign team after a conference call on Monday. SEE ALSO: The Election-Season Poverty Tour The call, held by the Obama For America (OFA), featuring retired Army General Wesley Clark, OFA’s National Press Secretary Ben LaBolt and OFA’s National Families and Military Vote Director Rob […]
On this day 35 years ago, little did Alex Haley know that his groundbreaking dramatic miniseries, “Roots,” which traced his family’s roots, would garner nine Emmy Awards and 36 nominations. The 12-hour miniseries, which premiered in January 1977 and was spread over eight nights, won Emmys for best limited series, directing, and writing with acting awards going to Louis […]
So hip-hop mogul Kanye West has finally snagged his “perfect bitch,” Kim Kardashian. SEE ALSO: The Myths Behind Black Males, Success But it now seems that he was a fan of hers long before they got serious. Reportedly, multiple sources revealed to TMZ  that West used to watch Kardashian’s famed sex tape with R&B singer Ray J while swinging […]
Jay-Z (pictured) has proven himself knowledgable about many things, but apparently the Occupy Wall Street Movement leaves him flabbergasted. In a New York Times magazine profile, the rapper-turned-mogul questioned the purpose of the loosely (at best) organized group of protestors, wondering what exactly is it that they’re trying to do. The long lover of capitalism […]
With all the stories about Black people bleaching their skin, arguing over interracial dating and America’s ever-persistent promotion of the angelic (read: white) image in mainstream media, one Egyptian man living in Detroit proves that not everyone is quick to shun his or her blackness. SEE ALSO: How To Give Your Closet A Makeover For […]
The career of tennis star Serena Williams reads like the rags-to-riches stories of lore. Born in Michigan and raised in the tough streets of Compton, Calif., Serena and her sister Venus have catapulted themselves to the top of the tennis world with sheer athletic ability coupled with a gracious attitude that belies their talent. Although […]
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1 in 5 Americans has untreated…
In a bizarre attack in Queens, New York, an unidentified man followed another person into a convenience store, repeatedly stabbed him in the buttocks, then calmly walked away from the scene, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Michelle Obama Teaches Dr. Oz How To Dougie (VIDEO) Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE […]
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 […]
Reading like an anti-drug PSA, a bizarre story in Kansas City, Mo., unfolded over the weekend and city police are still left scratching their heads over the details, reports local station Fox 4 News. Last Saturday, around 2 p.m. near I-70 highway and Blue Ridge Cutoff, a man who appeared to be injured was being […]
