Alexandria Shelton, a 21-year-old senior at Grambling State University, was found dead in a drainage ditch in Girard Park near the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s campus, reports KNOE.com. SEE ALSO: Angela Rabotte: Autopsy Reveals Missing Atlanta Stripper Was Murdered [VIDEO] Shelton was supposed to meet friends and when she never showed, they called her cell phone. According […]
Although Julian Batts (pictured) pocketed more than $11,000 during his appearance on “Wheel of Fortune” Friday during College Week, he is being dubbed as the show’s worst contestant ever. When Batts filled in the letters to solve the puzzle “Mythological Hero Achilles,” he mispronounced the hero’s name. The mistake cost him $1 million. “Wheel of […]
One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And, according to the CDC, the average age of diagnosis is 4-5 years, but a reliable autism diagnosis can be made as early as 18-24 months. Experts say that early detection is critical. Research shows, however, […]
A Queens, N.Y., man is suing the New York Police Department after surveillance video captures officers pepper-spraying him for apparently no reason and hurling a racial slur while inside of a police vehicle, the New York Daily News reports. Stefon Luckey, 34, who is Black, is seen in the video entering a Queens deli as […]
Fox News’ senior political analyst Brit Hume (pictured) was part of an all-White panel on Chris Wallace‘s Fox News Sunday program, where he accused Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama of playing the race card. Hume was especially harsh on Holder, calling him a “crybaby” after the Attorney General complained of poor treatment […]
Chuck D, Monie Love and Doug E Fresh – the veteran Hip-Hop artists may not be the first figures that come to mind when thinking about political action, but the three joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Monday to discuss the role that Hip Hop can again have in shaping culture. And guess where Monie […]
A Republican Party U.S. Senate candidate from Mississippi is in serious hot water for some pretty ridiculous comments he made about black Americans and Latinos that surfaced last week via the Washington Post. During a 2006 radio broadcast, Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel said, “If they pass reparations and my taxes go up, I ain’t paying taxes…How you going to make […]
Dr. Carl Hart, a groundbreaking neuroscientist shares his story of growing up in one of Miami’s toughest neighborhoods and how it led him to his pioneering work in drug addiction in his new book, “High Price.” Friday, Hart was a guest on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin to talk about his book and research. During […]
You love your family (and yourself) and you want everybody to be healthy. Thankfully, there are many different things you can do to help them achieve that goal, including encouraging more water, more produce and less junk food. However, there’s another hidden ingredient in the American diet that has gotten way out of control in […]
President Obama Saves FLOTUS From A Marilyn Monroe Moment President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were in Austin, Texas on April 10 for a speaking engagement at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. While heading to and returning from the event commemorating the landmark Civil Rights Act, Michelle encountered strong gusts of wind […]
