Matthew Flugence, the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana man charged with the heinous murder of 6-year-old Ahlittia North, allegedly told a detective that the girl seduced him into having sex with her before he stabbed her to death, reports NOLA.com. “In his words, the little girl, she wanted to have sex with him,” Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Detective Travis Eserman testified […]
A 27-year-old homeless woman was arrested in Lake County, Fla., after she allegedly began twerking in front of a school bus full of children, MyNews13.com reports. According to a police report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, one of its deputies witnessed Valerie Dixon grab her private area and scream profanities at the bus. She […]
R&B bad boy Chris Brown is throwing rocks at Jay Z‘s throne, claiming in a new Jet interview that hypocritical critics overlook the Hip-Hop mogul’s criminal past, but continue to hold him to a higher standards, reports USA Today. “No disrespect, because I’m a fan, but nobody brings up the fact that (Jay Z) stabbed somebody and […]
Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake talks about what the NAACP is looking for in their next president and CEO. “We need to use the foundation to continue to grow,” she said. Stay connected on 2013 CBCF Coverage, and tune in to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin this fall on TV One!
Two Brooklyn girls, who were sent to buy food from a chicken store by their mother’s ex-boyfriend, returned to find her dead, according to the Daily News. SEE ALSO: Robin Roberts Celebrates “Her First Birthday” Fifteen-year-old Khadija and 5-year-old Alyssa were sent to a local Crown Fried Chicken in their Brownsville neighborhood around 8:45 p.m. […]
A NASA research program will pay participants $18,000 to remain horizontal in a bed for a period of 70 days. The study was devised to examine the effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity (a condition in which there is very little net gravitational force) by simulating the effects of a long-duration space flight, according to Outside. SEE ALSO: […]
Former Oklahoma City Thunder Guard DeAndre Liggins (pictured) has reportedly just surrendered to authorities, after being charged with beating his girlfriend, Jasmine Horton (pictured below left), in front of their 2-year-old son, reports TMZ. Earlier this month, Liggins was reportedly charged with seven counts of criminal offenses, including three counts of domestic abuse, two counts […]
Roland Martin spoke with Rep. Al Green, who shared his support of Attorney General Eric Holder’s efforts to protect Texans under the Voting Rights Act. Green also stressed the importance of voting to make an impact in Washington. For more coverage of 2013 CBCF events, stay connected with NewsOne Now.
A Hartford, Conn., couple claim that their 12-year-old daughter was called the N-word and chased through the woods during a classroom slavery reenactment assignment last year, WFSB-TV reports. James and Sandra Baker (pictured) say their child was on a four-day field trip at the Nature’s Classroom, a 40-year-old residential environmental education program, in Charlton, Mass., […]
Rapmeister extraordinaire Jay Z (pictured) and his sexy songstress wife, Beyoncé Knowles (pictured), take the top spot again this year on Forbes Magazine‘s Highest-Earning Celebrity Couple List. For the period of June 2012 to June 2013, the guesstimation of the dynamic duo’s wealth is a haul of about $95 million. SEE ALSO: Porsha Stewart Questions Husband Kordell’s Sexuality On ‘RHOA’s […]
