In a move that has even the international community scratching its collective head, President Barack Obama has turned down repeated requests to attend the 19th International AIDS Conference taking place at the Washington Convention Center next week, reports Politico.com. RELATED: In America, Black AIDS Institute Is Winning The War Instead, he has designated Secretary of State Hillary […]
Malik Jones, 16, Nicholas Ayala, 17, and Anthony Malcolm, 18, have all been charged with first-degree murder and robbery after killing Delfino Mora, 62, who was collecting cans in West Rogers Park in Chicago at the time of the vicious attack, reports the Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: Go Brotha! Harlem Opera Singer 1st Black To […]
We managed to snag us a Sony Xperia Ion and played with it for a bit this week. The phone came out on AT&T the end of June and many people are wondering how it stacks up with some of the other devices in AT&T’s stable. Read on to find out! As usual, I’ll be […]
[ooyala code=”ltbGFlNTrsdb7kGH2SADtjr0bmzwWBiZ”] In this exclusive interview with NewsOne’s Smokey D. Fontaine, CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien discusses the founding of her charity, the Soledad O’Brien + Brad Raymond Foundation, which supports a select group of young women in their educational and career pursuits. The girls selected by O’Brien’s charity are often the first in their families […]
In a rare interview with “In Depth” host Graham Bensinger, L.A. Laker star Kobe Bryant discussed the impact his rape case had on him, according to the Huffington Post. SEE ALSO: Eddie Griffin Involved In Drink Throwing Fight In June of 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault by a 19-year-old woman who worked at […]
When President Barack Obama signed a law last week banning bath salts and 31 other synthetic substances, Dr. Rani G. Whitfield of Baton Rouge, La., was just one of several medical doctors who breathed a sigh of relief. RELATED: ATL Man Allegedly High On Bath Salts Threatens To Eat Cops’ Face “I’ve been practicing medicine […]
Shun Jones, 48 (pictured left), and Amanda Omo-Iyamu, 38 (pictured right), were struck and killed Saturday morning by a 16-year-old youth driving a tractor-trailer as they were pulled to the side of a Colorado highway while changing a flat tire, reports the Denver Post. SEE ALSO: Go Brotha! Harlem Opera Singer 1st Black To Top Classical Opera Charts The […]
Former Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain (pictured) and radio show host has found his way back in to the news after a bold assertion from the former business executive that the NAACP no longer has the same weight and importance it once did as an organization. SEE ALSO: Eddie Griffin Involved In Drink Throwing Fight […]
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 […]
A four-year-old Detroit girl is in stable condition after accidentally shooting herself in the thigh with her father’s Glock 9 mm pistol on Sunday night, the Detroit Free Press reports. SEE ALSO: Florida Lt. Governor: ‘Black Women Who Look Like Me Aren’t Gay’ The shooting occurred while the girl was playing inside of her father’s […]
Updated 7/16/12 at 3:20 p.m. Monday morning, Special Prosecutor Angela Corey released more phone calls that George Zimmerman (pictured) made while in prison. Shockingly, Witness 9’s statement were also released against Zimmerman’s attorneys’ wishes. Why? In a number of statements, Witness 9 alleges that Zimmerman molested her for years as a child and never liked […]
Grtis Ivey, the eldest son of famed rapper, Coolio, has accepted a plea deal for felony robbery charges stemming from an incident in November, TMZ reports. SEE ALSO: Aretha Franklin Wants To Be ‘American Idol’ Judge The former reality star, who appeared alongside his dad on their now defunct show, “Coolio’s Rules,” is facing at least […]
