Mary Virginia Jones (pictured) stepped out of the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, Calif., on Tuesday morning after serving 32 years for a crime she did not commit, according to CBS News. Jones, now 74-years-old, had been serving a life sentence at the prison for her involvement in a murder that was actually committed by […]

UPDATE March 27, 2014, 2:01 P.M. ET: In the midst of a social media storm caused by his controversial comments on widespread Black support for Trayvon Martin, Kobe Bryant responds with a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his Instagram page: Bryant also took to Twitter to show support for Trayvon Martin, tweeting, […]

Former Fugees member Wyclef Jean is reportedly broke, according to his business manager. The Smoking Gun reports that the entertainer, who only a couple of years ago tried to run for the Haitian presidency, reportedly is in debt to Uncle Sam to the tune of $2.9 million in tax liens. Through a confidential agreement that was drawn […]

Sen. Tim Scott, Dr. Steve Perry and other “NewsOne Now” panelists take on the hot-button issue of the role of charter schools in the education system. The debate got heated as experts on all sides weighed in. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at 9 a.m. EST on TV One.

Your kids will likely be impacted my this new national curriculum standard but how much do you know about it? Education experts Michael McShane, Michelle Rhee and Byron Garrett debated the potential for Common Core to improve education. Listen to the full conversation between Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, […]

The “NewsOne Now” panel took on school discipline policies that Attorney General Eric Holder says create the “school-to-prison pipeline.” Dr. Steve Perry, who was a part of the panel Wednesday says it’s unsafe to be a black male at any age, especially in our schools, but that some students are just plain disruptive. If you’re a […]

Al Sharpton’s National Action Network organization will host its annual convention April 9-12 in New York City. It’s slated to be big with tons of panels and President Obama delivering the convention’s keynote speech on the last day. But we can’t help but wonder: with all the conventions put on by civil rights organizations every year, are […]

Well-known porn actress Ina Groll, a.k.a. Kitty Blair (pictured), who was the familiar face of a far-right German political party, was fired for engaging in sexual relations with a Black man in her latest adult film. The blond actress was reportedly not only berated by the National Democratic Party (NDP) of Germany via Facebook for […]

Quinshon Shingles (pictured) a rising rapper who claims New York Police Department (NYPD) officers entered his aunt’s apartment without a warrant, handcuffed him, and forced him to rap for his release has won a $7,500 settlement in the case, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Judge Joe Brown Arrested! Shingles, better known as “Sauce […]