This post has been updated. A Miami-Dade firefighter who ranted about the “sh*tbag parents of our urban youth” in response to charges being filed against George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon Martin in February, is now distancing himself from his Facebook post. SEE ALSO: What Obama Can Learn From LBJ The post was reported […]
Stay-at-home moms were in the spotlight last week after democratic strategist Hilary Rosen said stay-at-home mom Ann Romney had “actually never worked a day in her life.” SEE ALSO: Diddy’s Mansion Home To Intruder For Several Days This statement kicked off what has been dubbed the “mommy wars” — an intense debate between working women […]
Bill Cosby is still kicking and ticking, speaking his mind, whether we want to hear it or not. In a series of recent media appearances, Dr. Huxtable spoke on everything from the Trayvon Martin tragedy to the Obama presidency. When Cosby talks, people listen, even when the poor man drones on and on and on […]
Using the tragic murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin as the backdrop, “Saturday Night Live” had a little fun at the expense of Piers Morgan and the latest round of media coverage surrounding Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, reports MSNBC. While some thought the skit was hilarious, others believe that it was in extremely bad taste. […]
The late Manning Marable was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the catagory of “History” posthumously for his brave historical re-evaluation of Malcolm X in his 608 page “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.” SEE ALSO: Watch Hillary Clinton Be A Badass Though the Christian Science Monitor reports that Marable’s book is similar to Alex Haley‘s […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton is used to being assailed from all sides — when he speaks to loudly on behalf of victims of race-related crime, or when he doesn’t speak up at all. In the midst of his annual National Action Network convention in Washington, D.C., Sharpton sat down with NewsOne’s Elon James White and […]
The New York Police Department‘s (NYPD) “Stop and Frisk” policy is perhaps the most well-known and controversial police tactic in the United States. More than 93 percent of New Yorkers stopped under the policy during the final three months of 2011 were either Black or Hispanic, according to the Village Voice. LIKE NewsOne On Facebook […]
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 […]
On April 16th, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the The District of Columbia Emancipation Act, which freed 3,100 slaves in the nation’s capital, ABC News reports. SEE ALSO: What Obama Can Learn From LBJ GOP Drowns Woes On ‘SNL’ Slaves were instrumental in the construction of the nation’s capital and helped to build the White House, too. […]
Pop star Usher Raymond (pictured) isn’t the only one having bitter fights over his children. Now, half-brother James Lackey is also having a messy child support squabble with his baby mama, and she isn’t buying his claims that he can no longer afford his child support payments because, in part, of his association with Usher, […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s position as an effective orator and passionate organizer of social movements is typically how most remember the civil rights leader and activist. SEE ALSO: Obama Income Released In 2011 Tax Return Dr. King shined as well in written form, most notably in his famous open letter penned to fellow clergymen […]
Tupac Shakur came to life at this year’s Coachella Festival when he appeared Sunday as a surprisingly life-like hologram projected on to the stage and jumbotron screens. SEE ALSO: Mike Tyson’s ‘Undisputed Truth’ Reviewed The late rap icon performed alongside former Death Row labelmates Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at the music festival in Indio, […]
