Seven-year-old Jorelys Rivera was sexually assaulted then beaten to death by maintenance man Ryan Brunn before being dumped in a trash compactor. Her mother, Joselinne Rivera is now suing the River Ridge at Canton apartment complex where her family lived because tenants were not aware of Brunn’s history of crimes against children, reports the Atlanta […]

Joy White and Carl Tyson, parents of Carlina White, the infant stolen from Harlem Hospital when she was 19-days-old in 1987, sat in stunned disbelief as a Manhattan federal judge allowed kidnapper Ann Pettway, 51, to escape the mandatory 20-year minimum sentence after copping a 10-year plea deal, reports the New York Post. SEE ALSO: […]

UPDATE: 7:12 P.M. EST TMZ reports that Whitney Houston‘s body was flown home to Newark, New Jersey on Tyler Perry’s private jet. The film-maker was reportedly in Los Angeles on a press junket for his upcoming film, Good Deeds. When he heard of Houston’s death, he immediately offered his jet as transportation. ———————————————————————————————————————————————————- NEWARK, N.J. […]

Whitney Houston consumed alcohol before her death and there are photos to prove it, TMZ reports. SEE ALSO: Remembering Whitney Houston Show Whitney Some Respect Though there is no official report of how Houston died, it is widely believed that the combination of prescription drugs and alcohol contributed to her death. TMZ has more: TMZ […]

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama’s thoughts and prayers are with Whitney Houston’s family, especially her daughter. READ OUR COMPREHENSIVE WHITNEY HOUSTON COVERAGE HERE MEET OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH GAME CHANGERS: Black District Attorney Frees The Innocent Press secretary Jay Carney says it’s hard not to be an admirer of the singer’s […]

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 […]

NEW YORK — The Grammy Awards’ warm embrace of Chris Brown three years after his assault of Rihanna has drawn the ire of viewers who claim the controversial R&B star shouldn’t have been rewarded with such attention. Brown was front-and-center three times during Sunday’s Grammys. He won best R&B album for “F.A.M.E.,” he performed a […]

Whitney Houston’s unfortunate passing over the weekend shocked the world, with many still struggling to process the loss. Recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America as the top-selling female artist of the 20th century, Houston deserves every accolade and kind word showered upon her in the scant days since her death. That is why […]

The Department of Defense is moving to ease the ban on women serving in the military. SEE ALSO: Remembering Whitney Houston But not only does Fox contributor Liz Trotta feel that it is a bad idea; she believes the increase in sexual assaults against women are essentially the faults of the women themselves, ThinkProgress reports. […]

All South African bank notes will now feature former anti-apartheid leader and South African president, Nelson Mandela. The announcement was made to coincide with the 22nd anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison, where he served 27 years for fighting against Apartheid. Mandela was the first President of South Africa after the end of apartheid in […]

In what has been a holding pattern for the GOP and President Barack Obama, House Republicans and GOP Presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Ron Paul have taken sharp digs at the budget plan Obama unveiled early Monday. The potentially contentious battle over taxes and the GOP resistance to all things coming out of the White […]

We tend to think that white people, regardless of class, have access to everything and fit every stereotype known to man. But The Washington Post says some of your assumptions may be wrong. SEE ALSO: HBO Film To Focus On Interracial Relationships Show Whitney Some Respect You think working-class whites are more religious than upper-class […]