On Michelle Obama‘s 48th birthday, NewsOne offers 48 reasons why we love her! SEE ALSO: Stars Celebrate D-Wade’s Birthday Party 1) She is a great Mother. It is evident that Mrs. Obama is a hands-on Mom to daughters Malia and Sasha.  Responsible parenting is her credo, and despite a grueling schedule, the mom-in-chief is a devoted nurturer who is […]

When a principal of a high school in Memphis told his student body how well they performed on a standardized state test, he not only told them their scores; he reported which races did poorer than others, WREG-TV 803 Channel 3 in Memphis, Tenn. reports. SEE ALSO: Gingrich Faces Tough Crowd At Black Church Germantown […]

While King used direct action to promulgate change, Obama used change as a campaign slogan. Worse yet, on so many critical issues — fair housing, war, and civil liberties — the Obama administration was the antithesis of change. Obama hasn’t earned King’s endorsement. Let me tell you why. Fair Housing In 1966 the Southern Christian […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At 70, Muhammad Ali is “still the greatest” to friends and admirers worldwide. The boxing champ basked in chants of “Ali! Ali!” as hundreds of supporters cheered him on Saturday night with a hearty rendering of “Happy Birthday” during his 70th birthday celebration in his Kentucky hometown. Never mind that Ali actually […]

NEW YORK — A New Jersey woman got the morning commute of her life when she gave birth to her first child on a PATH commuter train to New York. The 31-year-old woman, Rabita Sarkar, of Harrison, N.J., said she had started feeling contraction-like pains but didn’t think they were real because her baby wasn’t […]

During last night’s Fox News GOP debate in South Carolina, candidate Newt Gingrich and moderator Juan Williams over issues regarding race and public assistance. Williams asked asked Gingrich if his comments about having 9-year-olds work as janitors were “at a minimum as insulting to all Americans, but particularly to black Americans?” Williams followed up, asking […]

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambican authorities are urging people to leave flood-prone southern and central areas as a tropical depression brings heavy rains and high winds. SEE ALSO: Juan Williams Booed At Fox Debate The main roads of Mozambique’s capital were flooded Tuesday after heavy rain fell intermittently Monday. The storm whipped up waves as […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment. The agency this month is overhauling its approach on migrants caught illegally crossing the 1,954-mile border that the United States shares with Mexico. Years of enormous growth at the federal agency […]