SEATTLE — A downtown march and rally in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement turned briefly chaotic as police scattered a crowd of rowdy protesters — including a pregnant 19-year-old and an 84-year-old activist — with blasts of pepper spray. Protest organizers denounced the use of force, saying that police indiscriminately sprayed the chemical […]
While African Americans have had a good deal of success in politics and several mayors, governors and even the current president to show for it, there have only been six senators who were Black. Two came from reconstruction after slavery was abolished and only four have served since then. See Also: Bradley Cooper Named Sexiest Man […]
Like the rest of America, I found myself getting sick after reading about the sex abuse scandal at Penn State University. The detailed reports are nothing less than mortifying, and I am among those who believe that this university should pay tens of millions to the victims and their families in order to make things […]
It has been 14 years since the death of whom many call the greatest rapper of all-time, the Notoriois B.I.G. Since then, tribute albums have been released as well as movies and documentaries. But despite everything we’ve seen and heard of Biggie Smalls, there’s still a lot we don’t know. So we decided to provide […]
While the percentage of African Americans currently playing in Major League Baseball is almost as low as the amount of Blacks watching the games, the amount of history created by African Americans in the sport is endless. We at NewsOne decided to create a list of 10 Black firsts in baseball history. See Also: Bradley Cooper […]
MEMPHIS — A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged with threatening a school official after police claimed he made death threats against students and teachers at a high school he previously attended. Jamal Smith was arrested at Millington High School. The school was placed on lockdown after Smith posted the death threats on Facebook. See […]
MSNBC pundit Goldie Taylor opened up and told her own story of sexual abuse on Twitter after the Penn State molestation scandal broke. Taylor said she felt ashamed that she never had the courage to speak up earlier. See Also: Bradley Cooper Named Sexiest Man In The World See Also: Black Travel: Visit Martha’s Vineyard Speaking to […]
A South Carolina school district is investigating the claims of a first-grader who said her teacher ordered her to rub her feet. A district representative said the district has launched a full investigation, appropriate action has been taken and the situation has been rectified. But that’s not nearly enough for some parents. See Also: Bradley Cooper […]
Looks like rapper Jay-Z is still selling his “Occupy All Streets” t-shirts. After controversy grew on the Internet after many thought Jay-Z was trying to profit from the movement and not give anything back to the 1 percent, the t-shirts on the Rocawear site disappeared. But what really happened was that the shirts sold out, […]
Blacks won three state offices in Mississippi election: Alexander K. Davis, Lieutenant governor; James Hill, secretary of state; T.W. Cardozo, superintendent of education. Blacks won 55 of the 115 seats in the house and 9 out of 37 seats in the senate, 42 per cent of the total number. See Also: Bradley Cooper Named Sexiest Man […]
Director George Tillman Jr. who directed the Biggie biopic, “Notorious,” will be doing the same for jazz legend Miles Davis. The biopic is currently titled, “Miles Davis,” and will draw on the book “Dark Magus: The Jekyll and Hyde of Miles Davis.” See Also: Bradley Cooper Named Sexiest Man In The World See Also: Black Travel: Visit […]
This past Monday at 11:38 p.m., Roots drummer Questlove tweeted that he spotted a gang of police officers in riot gear amassing a mile away from Zuccotti Park, where the Occupy Wall Street protests have been going on. The rapper’s tweets went out nearly two hours before the raid began at 2 a.m. at Zuccotti […]
