The Senate voted 68-32 on Tuesday to slash food stamps for 850,000 households across the nation, resulting in an average $90 per month loss in benefits per family, reports MSNBC.com. The newly passed Farm Bill, which includes an $8.7 billion cut to food stamps, received bipartisan support and now awaits President Obama’s signature. “We are […]
If you let Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) tell it, then there is no such thing as a “war on women,” and even if there was, women are winning the battle so what’s there to complain about? Speaking with CNN’s Candy Crowley, Paul asserted, “The whole thing of the ‘war on women,’ I sort of laughingly say, ‘Yeah, there […]
Want to find your roots? Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel discussed DNA ancestry research Monday with Gina Paige from AfricanAncestry.com. “For us as African Americans, we hit a brick wall when we go through that traditional genealogical path,” Paige says. “What we’re doing at African Ancestry is taking what’s innate in us, our […]
President Obama has nominated a former Mumia Abu-Jamal lawyer, Debo Adegbile, to head up the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. The nomination has spurred outrage among conservative groups that are questioning Adegbile’s defense of a convicted cop killer in advance of his confirmation hearing. Adegbile and other lawyers from the NAACP Legal […]
William “Bunny Rugs” Clarke (pictured), lead singer of the wildly popular reggae group Third World, passed away Sunday at his Florida home from complications due to leukemia at 65 years old, according to The Jamaican Gleaner. SEE ALSO: Mandela Leaves $4 Million To Family, Staff And ANC Clarke had reportedly been receiving cancer treatments and […]
Dr. Robynne Chutkan joined Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel Monday to share tips for achieving better stomach health. “I can’t take credit for saying it because Hippocrates said it thousands of years before I did, but all disease begins in the gut,” says Chutkan. “The GI tract is the portal of entry for […]
For Black History Month, NewsOne honors GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE. James Ward Place of Residence: Los Angeles, Calif. Why He’s a Game Changer: Ward, whose family faced homelessness, was able to crowd source the $12,000 he needed to attend […]
Family and supporters for Ramarley Graham (pictured below) met at the Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church in the Bronx Monday evening, marking two years since the teen’s passing. RELATED: Civil Rights Leaders Reflect On Trayvon Martin, Ramarley Graham Cases Graham was leaving a bodega near his home in the boro’s Wakefield section February 2, 2012, […]
Monday, Roland Martin interviewed Nola.com columnist Jarvis DeBerry on former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin’s ongoing criminal trial. Nagin is currently facing a 12-count federal indictment on corruption allegations. He’s been charged with accepting cash, gifts and trips in exchange for influence. DeBerry says the allegation are ironic given Nagin’s promises to rid city government […]
Mass Mutual and NewsOne join together to present 28 dynamic people that make up the diverse tapestry of Black History. For the entire month of February, Black History Month, we will feature one Person of the Day and highlight their lives and achievements. Earvin “Magic” Johnson (pictured) stands as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, […]
No matter how high Black women ascend in their professions, they will often be critiqued on how they style their hair. Pam Oliver, one of the best sideline reporters in all of sports, knows this all too well. People have always had something to say about Oliver’s hair–there are at least three Twitter pages devoted […]
In Minnesota, African-American babies are twice as likely as Whites to die in their first year, African-American men are more likely to die from prostate cancer than Whites, and stroke deaths are significantly higher among African-American, American-Indian, and Asian populations compared to Whites. These and other racial gaps in the health of Minnesotans have been […]
