The story of Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old who was found dead in a Texas jail cell earlier this month, was given more context on Tuesday when dash camera footage of her arrest by Texas trooper Brian Encinia was released. The nearly hour-long video shows an opposite portrait of what the 30-year-old officer painted in his […]
NewsOne’s Top 5 takes a quick look at the stories trending on NewsOne.com that you are talking about. Stephen A. Smith’s “Black-On-Black Crime” Rhetoric Gets An Epic Response From Black Twitter, Hip-Hop Community Here’s Why Many Are Speculating That The Sandra Bland Arrest Video Was Edited From Nicki Minaj To Sandra Bland: The Angry Black […]
When it comes to the upcoming NFL season, no defensive player is better set up for a breakout season in 2015 than Philadelphia Eagles outside linebacker…
When it comes to the upcoming NFL season, no defensive player is better set up for a breakout season in 2015 than Philadelphia Eagles outside linebacker and Detroit native Brandon Graham. Not only is he coming off his best season yet in 2014 but his hard-work and great success also resulted in a new four-year contract with […]
Muslim organizations have banded together to raise $100,000 in an effort to help rebuild Black churches in the South that were torched in recent months, the Huffington Post reports. Three organizations — the Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, the Arab-American Association of New York and Ummah Wide — launched the “Respond With Love” campaign July 2 to raise funds, combating a false […]
It’s been a little over a month since the horrific Emanuel AME Church shooting took place in Charleston, S.C., claiming the lives of nine African-Americans. Although the memorial service and funerals are over, the families of those who lost their lives are still dealing with the pain of the events that transpired on Wednesday, June […]
The man accused of killing nine Black parishioners at the historic Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, S.C. was indicted on federal hate crime charges Wednesday, the New York Times reports. Dylann Roof, 21, was also indicted on other charges, including killing someone while obstructing religious freedom, a charge eligible for the death penalty. Roof, […]
The last known video of the Georgia teen shows her leaving Minick's home with a dog. Her family says her disappearance hasn't been taken seriously.
Stephen A. Smith’s comments on the Black Lives Matter movement rattled many on Twitter, including hip-hop artists and activists Killer Mike and Talib Kweli. The drama began Tuesday afternoon when the ESPN analyst critiqued activists for booing presidential candidates Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders during Saturday’s Netroots Nation annual forum. Led by Black Lives Matter founder Patrisse […]
Investigators are looking into the death of a Cincinnati man who was shot and killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop Sunday. The incident began when Samuel Dubose was pulled over by University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing for driving without a front license plate, CNN reports. After pulling him over, the father of […]
In an effort to distinguish himself in the crowded Republican field of 16 presidential candidates, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson blasted Planned Parenthood with old recriminations in the aftermath of deceptively edited videos that accuse the group of selling fetal body parts. During a recent phone interview with radio host Jan Mickelson on WHO Radio in Des Moines, […]
A series of tweets published by rapper Nicki Minaj that exposed MTV for upholding a certain standard of beauty were interpreted as an “attack” by American sweetheart Taylor Swift, launching mainstream media into a frenzy that perpetuated the racist trope that is the “angry Black woman.” On Tuesday evening, Nicki took to Twitter to call out […]
