Break-up rumors have dogged the King and Queen of Hip-Hop, Beyonce and JAY Z, throughout their relationship, but the chatter has intensified significantly since Elevator-gate, and it’s been compounded by Beyonce crooning about infidelity in a wedding ensemble on “On The Run” tour stops. Now, a recent blind item has kicked the speculation into overdrive, reports Jezebel: […]

  An NYPD internal report prepared after Eric Garner’s death fails to mention the chokehold used to subdue him and states that Garner was not in “great distress.” To view excerpts of the internal NYPD report visit the New York Daily News. Follow our continued coverage of the Eric Garner chokehold death incident on NewsOne.com.

The interesting thing about the notion of “liberal media bias” is that it’s based on the idea that huge media conglomerates would align themselves with liberal principles for the sake of ideology as opposed to a business model. Rupert Murdoch has done a good job of aligning both objectives, but more often than not, for other media […]

The Newseum exhibition, “One Nation With News for All,” tells the story of how immigrants and minorities used the power of the press to fight for their rights and shape the American experience. Radio One will be featured in the exhibit along with a live interview with the company founder and radio pioneer Cathy Hughes. […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard Michael “Coop” Cooper (pictured) has reportedly been diagnosed with early stage tongue cancer and will take a leave of absence from his current role as coach to the Atlanta Dream WNBA team, according toThe Seattle Times. SEE ALSO: New Book Details To Young Adults What Awaits Them In Prison The […]

Emotions are running high over the case of Eric Garner, a Staten Island man who died last week while under the restraint of NYPD officers. Social media activist have mobilized under the #JusticeForEricGarner hashtag. There is, however, another community online expressing their feelings about the case: police, and what many have to say is chilling. NYmag.com […]

Author Omar Yamini joined “NewsOne Now” guest host Mo Ivory to talk about his new book, “What’s Wrong With You!” Yamini detailed how a series of bad choices and hanging out with the wrong people got him a 15 year prison sentence. Yamini also details the effect incarceration has on people. Listen to his powerful testimony below. […]

More than 40,000 nonviolent drug offenders could be released early from prison as a result of the U.S. Sentencing Commission voting to reduce their sentences. “NewsOne Now” guest host, Mo Ivory talked with Corey Dade, Joia Jefferson Nuri and Paris Dennard about the impact of the ruling and how it can change the lives of many […]

Author Omar Yamini joined “NewsOne Now” guest host Mo Ivory to talk about his new book, “What’s Wrong With You!” Yamini detailed how a series of bad choices and hanging out with the wrong people got him a 15 year prison sentence. Yamini also details the effect incarceration has on people. Subscribe to the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast on iTunes […]

Podcast: Download In his inaugural speech before the NAACP delegates, president & CEO Cornell W. Brooks talked about the relevance of the organization. Do you believe the NAACP is still relevant today? Do they have a modern agenda addressing the issues that are most important to African Americans? If not, what issues do you want the storied civil […]

Rikers Guards Accused of Faking Suicide Attempt to Cover Up Beating On Monday, New York City’s Department of Investigation said it’s reviewing the 129 incidents in which inmates were seriously injured by guards at Rikers Island last year, which were exposed by a New York Times report last week. They also shared another horror story from the prison. Mark Peters, the […]

Extell, a Manhattan high-rise luxury condo developer, has reportedly been given the green light to proceed with their plans to add a separate entrance to the building for the poor, and the controversial and segregationist proposal was approved by New York’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, according to the New York Post. SEE ALSO: Widow: […]