How many people can say they earned their first million before being old enough to drive? Jaylen Bledsoe, 15, of Gazelwood, Mo., is among the lucky few. The high school sophomore founded his own tech company, which specializes in web design and other IT services, Bledsoe Technologies, at the ripe age of 13 years old. […]
Nearly a week after making headlines for walking off stage during a performance in Hartford, Connecticut, comedian Dave Chappelle is finally airing his side of the story. Last night, Chappelle took the stage in Chicago and immediately claimed his innocence to the audience over his stand-off with a group of hecklers last Thursday. “I know […]
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 7-year-old Tulsa girl was sent home form her elementary school because her dreadlocks were too much of a distraction, Fox 23 News Tulsa reports. Terrance Parker said Deborah Brown Community School officials “hassled” him about Tiana‘s dreadlocks, until he was told his daughter could no longer attend classes. She didn’t look “presentable, Parker said […]
UPDATED 9/4/13, 4:36 P.M.: In an interview, Sheryl Underwood asks the public to forgive the statements she made about Black hair, saying in part on CurlyNikki: That was a bad choice of words. A bad juxtaposition of words to imply that our hair is not good. I made a mistake. I will own up to […]
On Aug. 28, 1963, in the sweltering final days of summer, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., addressed the nation at the feet of the Lincoln Memorial. The 33-year-old reverend gave a sermon so thunderous it transcended public speech and has became American scripture. In honor of this 50th Anniversary of The March on Washington, News One […]
Brandi Johnson (pictured above) was awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages last week, after she sued her boss Rob Carmona (pictured below) over a four-minute N-word tirade regarding her workplace attire and unprofessional attitude at his East Harlem, N.Y., nonprofit employment center. The March 2012 racially charged harangue involving Johnson, an African American, and Carmona, who identifies himself as […]
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On Tuesday, recently acquitted George Zimmerman (pictured) was pulled over by police for speeding, making this the second time he has been pulled over in a little more than a month, according to WTSP. RELATED: George Zimmerman Busted For Speeding In Texas, Gun In Car [VIDEO] After reportedly driving 65 mph in a 45 mph zone, […]
