When Director Spike Lee said that he wouldn’t be supporting Quentin Tarantino‘s ‘Django Unchained,’ my reaction was simple (and said with one raised eyebrow): “[Lee] has had a Black woman play a crackhead, a Black man get drunk and kill his wife, a Black woman make a living having phone sex with wealthy, White men […]
When Houston rapper Lil Flip (pictured) was busted Wednesday for speeding down a Louisiana interstate, he probably thought he would get slapped with a fine. But Flip was arrested for allegedly being in the possession of drugs and a firearm, according to E Online. The 31-year-old performer, whose actual name is Wesley Eric Weston, was accused […]
Brandy (pictured) can now truly say, “that boy is mine!” The R&B singer’s boyfriend of two years, music exec Ryan Press (pictured), finally put a ring on it and the couple is ecstatic about the fact that they are getting married. An insider told US Weekly with regards to the proposal, “They are thrilled and happy and […]
A five-year-old boy from Lakewood, Calif., found sexually-explicit photos on his new Nintendo 3DS gift he received on Christmas Day. SEE ALSO: Kenyan Hospitals Imprison Mothers Who Can’t Pay Their Bills Braydon Giles was playing with his new device on Dec. 25th when he asked his older brother to help him delete the graphic images. […]
In an effort to allow Americans to make direct requests of the Obama administration, the White House created the “We the People” website. The site allows citizens to create online petitions, and should one generate 25,000 signatures within 30 days, it automatically gets a response from the White House. MUST WATCH: 10-Year-Old Plays The Drums […]
This past year, these actors, musicians, and other notables departed from this earth. NewsOne remembers those we lost in 2012 here. Jimmy Castor: Pop and funkmeister bar none, Jimmy Castor was a saxophonist who could also sing. As the leader of the famed ’70s funk group, The Jimmy Castor Bunch,” he released several successful albums […]
She won’t be returning to BET’s “Reed Between the Lines,” but you never know what actress Tracee Ellis Ross has up her sleeves. Earlier this year, she hit the road to campaign for President Obama, telling NewsOne that she found the prospect of a Mitt Romney presidency “scary,” but more because she believed so much […]
Make room Danica Patrick, there’s a new girl in town. Tia Norfleet was recently licensed as Nascar’s first African-American female driver. She made her NASCAR racing debut in August. The 25-year-old is the daughter of racing veteran Bobby Norfleet, and she’s out to break even more ground. [ione_newsletter_signup] “Around the age of 14 is when I […]
A man from Columbus., Ohio was arrested twice this week on two separate charges. SEE ALSO: Long LIve Madiba: Mandela Released From The Hospital According to WTVM9, 30-year-old Matthew Cosgrove (pictured) entered Calvary Community Church at 8100 Cooper Creek Road Sunday morning, where he began acting strangely. SEE ALSO:R.I.P: Rapper Capital Steez Of ‘Pro-Era’ Dead […]
Someone at the Oxygen network has truly scrapped the bottom of the barrel for this one! MUST READ: Are You A Sophistiratchet Sista? If So, Give a Brotha A Call! [ione_newsletter_signup] The cable network has announced the production of a new one-hour special, “All My Babies’ Mamas,” which features the day-to-day drama-filled shenanigans of Atlanta rapper Shawty […]
Many people who endorsed President Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential race did so not simply because they preferred his policies, but because Mitt Romney seemed more interesting in having the job than doing the job, to paraphrase Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick at the Democratic National Convention. Well, it seems that we had Mittens all […]
