UPDATE: 9:40 P.M. EST, 11/5/2013 Republican Joe Lhota has conceded the New York City mayoral race to Democrat Bill de Blasio. ———————————————————————————— With some polls showing him leading rival Joe Lhota by 45 percentage points, Bill De Blasio (pictured) is in cruise control. But what about Bill de Blasio the man? Here, NewsOne has rounded […]
After rising from fourth place into front-runner and ultimate winner of the Democratic New York mayoral primary, it’s been more or less a forgone conclusion that Bill de Blasio would become New York’s newest mayor. RELATED: De Blasio Wins Resounding Victory In NYC, Set To Replace Bloomberg 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Bill De Blasio He is […]
By now, your calendar should be overflowing with festive holiday themed events. If you’re like me, you’re still debating on whether or not you should…
Renisha McBride, 19 (pictured above), was shot to death in a Dearborn Heights, Michigan neighborhood after seeking help following a car crash, reports The Detroit News. SEE ALSO: AG Holder: Zimmerman Charges Still Possible At approximately 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning, McBride knocked on the door of a home, hoping for assistance. Instead, she got a gunshot wound […]
Hill (pictured), 30, her 7-year-old son, Jaidon (pictured), and her husband, Laterry Smith (pictured), 34, who mysteriously vanished after their car was wrecked this past weekend, were all found dead by police on Tuesday morning. Jackson, Miss., resident, Timothy Lydell Burns, 42, has been arrested in connection to the family’s death, reports WAPT-TV. SEE ALSO: Ga. Girl Found […]
With the critical and box office of success of “Django Unchained” and “12 Years A Slave,” cable television has officially jumped on the slave movie…
Detroit – The polls have opened in Detroit and it’s game on as mayoral candidate’s Mike Duggan and Benny Napoleon battle it out in one of the most hotly contested mayoral races in the nation. The history-making election follows a string of political fails in Detroit, including; the conviction of former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the […]
Thinking of sitting out Election Day 2013 because there are no presidential candidates on the ballot? Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed knows at least one reason why you shouldn’t, even if all you care about is who lives in the White House. The results of local races is “where our bench comes from, it’s where the future leaders of […]
On October 28th, a news story broke about a Kenyan woman who got more than what she bargained for when she purchased hair that harbored maggots for her weave. A panic among weave wearers quickly spread as the story snaked its way across the globe, with many questioning the quality of hair that is used for weaving, according to […]
I’m always weary of being critical of Harry Belafonte (pictured) for fear of catching the beat down from an older Black person. Like catching a swift kick to the shin or a purse at the back of my neck coupled with a raspy voice shouting, “Respect ya elders, child!” So it is with great trepidation […]
Roslyn Brock is the chairman of the NAACP. At 44, she became the youngest person, to serve in the position back in 2010. Her career path in healthcare which brought her to the NAACP, where she served on their health committee as vice president, and has worked for the organization ever since. Look out for her […]
Poster boy for bad behavior, rapper DMX, aka Earl Simmons (pictured), was reportedly busted yet again by the police on Monday for three offenses while driving at the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina, according to TMZ. SEE ALSO: Basketball Hall Of Famer Walt Bellamy Dead At 74 As soon as Simmons reported pulled in to a […]
