After her parents told her they planned on forcing her to get an abortion, a pregnant Texas teen, identified as R.E.K., filed a lawsuit against them and a judge granted her an injunction for the duration of her pregnancy, reports the NY Daily News. In addition to her father allegedly telling her that she needed […]
Carlos Jerome Simpson, 23, was charged with felony murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend Shikhira Dunson, 20, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Simpson and Dunson have a 10-month-old child together. “Last night, I was bathing my kids and my son came in and said they were arguing,” said Lawana Simpson, sister of the accused. […]
A 302-pound South Carolina man has been cuffed and charged with with disorderly conduct for allegedly striking a Burger King worker over the head with a food tray during a dispute over cold onion rings, The Smoking Gun reports. Kristopher Wiggins, 32, was taken into custody last week in connection to the incident that took […]
This Black History Month, NewsOne takes a look back at the top African-American moments from 2000 to 2012. Some will make you happy while others will undoubtedly make you angry and/or sad. Either way, here’s to the last 12 years of our living history. Enjoy! Moment: The Re-election Of President Barack Obama The re-election campaign […]
A Marietta, Ga., woman was struck by at least three different cars as she tried to make her way across a road on Saturday night, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Rochelle Brown was on her way to the store, when a truck struck her shortly before 7 p.m. on North Marietta Parkway near Allgood Road. The […]
The Pan-African Congress was a series of meetings held in various locations around the world that sought to address the rampant European colonization of Africa. Later, the Congress became known as a peace broker regarding the clashes between colonizers in the West Indies and Africa and natives of their respective regions. On this day in […]
There was a brief scare at Metta World Peace‘s home in Los Angeles this morning, when cops responded to a call that four armed men were in the Lakers star’s complex, TMZ reports. Sources told the entertainment news site that the LAPD got a call around midnight that four men–three with handguns and one with […]
Last week, President Barack Obama had his first State of the Union Address of his second term. In order to ensure that Americans understand his priorities as well as garner their support to facilitate turning his proposals into law, White House officials met with members of the media (pictured above) to speak to the President’s […]
Singer, songwriter, and sex promoter Kandi Burruss (pictured), who also co-stars on the hit Bravo reality TV show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is under fire for releasing her new gospel song, “Stay Prayed Up,” with famed pastor and gospel singer Marvin Sapp, reports the Christian Post. SEE ALSO: [UPDATE] Lawyer Of Passenger Who Allegedly Slapped Baby, Call Him ‘N*gger’ […]
The Newtown Massacre triggered President Barack Obama‘s gun control fight. And the staggering growth in the number of illegal residents spurred Obama’s quest for immigration reform. But a potentially more important political battle lies ahead for Obama, one that could force drastic automatic cuts to the domestic programs millions depend upon for survival: the sequester. […]
The oldest of the late-pop icon Michael Jackson’s children, Prince Michael Jackson (pictured), has just been named an on-air correspondent for the long-running TV celebrity news show “Entertainment Tonight” (ET), reports USA Today. SEE ALSO: Music Legend Clive Davis Reveals He’s Bisexual At just 16 years young, the teen began his first professional gig over the […]
A New Jersey politician “likes” big butts and he cannot lie because his Facebook page can’t deny, according to a report by The Jersey Journal. Jersey City Assemblyman Charles Mainor, who has caught heat over his Facebook activity in the past, was forced to address why the “Likes” section of his page that included pages […]
