The 12-year-old twin brothers went missing from their home in Boston more than a week ago, but law enforcement has said their disappearance isn't considered suspicious. Here's why.

A jury found that Harris-Stowe State University, a historically Black college in St. Louis, discriminated against a white professor based on race and gender.

Kadarius Smith, 17, had tire tracks on his back, his mother said.

Russell Simmons was served with papers linked to a defamation lawsuit filed against him in a surprise move at a resort in Bali this month.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is being accused of "racial bias" due to his response to a fight video between a Black and white student.

Andrew Caldwell, who went viral for claiming in church that he was "deliveredt" from being a homosexual, announced his run for public office.

It looks like Jontay Porter might have to explain his performance on the court. The NBA is investigating him over gambling activity connected to his play. The Score is reporting that the Toronto Raptors player is now at the center of a new probe being conducted by the National Basketball Association. According to ESPN the […]

Former NFL cheerleader Krystal Anderson died shortly after the stillbirth of her daughter.

Good lord! No, this is not satire.

Meet U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.

Black Voters Matter and me too. International have joined forces for the 2024 election.

NewsOne was on the scene at this year's Bloody Sunday commemoration.

Ferguson organizer Tory Russell was there.

Waller County officials have released new video of Sandra Bland, which reveals far more than was previously seen of her time in the jail where she mysteriously lost her life. While there have been two videos that have been issued to the public thus far, the newest video connects the timeline in between her initial […]

On the heels of Hurricane Katrina’s 10th anniversary, Soledad O’Brien held her 5th Annual Starfish Foundation Gala, the award-winning journalist’s initiative to mentor promising young women from the New Orleans area, give them monetary and emotional support, and foster opportunities for their success. The Foundation was created out of both passion and need. Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest natural […]

Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer became “the most hated man” on social media Tuesday after The Telegraph named him as the hunter who paid $50,000 to kill one of Africa’s most famous and prized lions earlier this month, according to BuzzFeed. Palmer’s dental practice was completely shuttered Tuesday in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, according to Fox News, after […]

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Fifteen years before Amistad, there was the Antelope: a slave ship with 275 captives whose fates were argued before the U.S. Supreme Court not just once, but three times. Jonathan Bryant, author of Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope, joined Roland Martin on NewsOne Now to discuss the story […]

Racial tensions arose on Saturday in Douglasville, Georgia, when a fleet of vehicles toting the Confederate flag approached a child’s birthday party. Two different bystanders captured the incident on cell phone, portraying two different accounts of what happened. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Melissa Alford — the woman who hosted the party — witnessed the individuals in the […]

In a dramatic illustration of democracy in action, Barack Obama on Tuesday told the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that he would love to remain president for a third term, but is unfortunately barred by the U.S. Constitution, according to CNN. The president gently urged the Ethiopian government towards democracy after a long era […]

Following the Sunday passing of Whitney Houston‘s 22-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, her longtime boyfriend Nick Gordon is reportedly on suicide watch. After Brown was found face down in the bathtub in her Atlanta home on Jan. 31, her family began to suspect foul play on Gordon’s part. Gordon, however, continues to deny any involvement in her death. According to […]

An email obtained by the Baltimore Sun reveals that at the height of protests in Baltimore following Freddie Gray’s death, former Police Commissioner Anthony Batts was untruthful about meeting with the 25-year-old’s family to quell tensions. The April 24 email from the Gray family attorney — one of nearly 7,000 emails and documents city officials […]

A New York Police Department sergeant who allegedly shoved a handcuffed 14-year-old boy through the plate-glass window of a Bronx hookah bar last year was found to have used excessive force by the Civilian Complaint Review Board, the NY Daily News reports. Sgt. Eliezer Pabon was not initially charged in the May 17, 2014 incident […]

After being found dead in her jail cell bed on Sunday, a 37-year-old Cleveland native identified as Ralkina Jones became the third Black woman to die in police custody in the past two weeks. Jones, who was arrested after allegedly attacking her ex-husband at his place of work, was charged with felonious assault, criminal mischief, domestic […]

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When news spread about Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old Black woman who died in a jail cell after being pulled over during a traffic stop, many used social media to not only express their anger and disbelief, but to spread awareness about her case. Bland’s tragic story spread so quickly, the hashtag #SandraBland started trending. But Instagram […]

Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment to the “Black Lives Matter” movement a week after shouting down protesters who disrupted his comments at a Netroots Nation gathering in Phoenix, Arizona, reports CNN. The pronouncement by the Vermont senator comes as the #BlackLivesMatter movement has forced a national discussion about police violence […]