Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones is “fine” after an early Monday morning altercation with a stripper named Sweet Pea, reports CBS Sports. Coming off of a 30-9 win against the Houston Texans on Sunday night, Jones boarded a party bus with teammates to celebrate Bryant McKinnie’s 34th birthday. The details are understandably murky, but […]

Family members of Pedro Merchant, 20, who was arraigned on second-degree murder charges Friday, September 21, brawled with the family of his 17-year-old victim, Dante Quinones, in a courthouse in Hempstead, New York, leading to members of both families being arrested, reports the NY Daily News. According to the Nassau County Police Department, the two families […]

Stand Your Ground has proved to be controversial as we see in the cases of George Zimmerman and Marissa Alexander. Dream Defenders director Phillip Agnew explains their role in debating Stand Your Ground laws in Florida. “We’re going to be moving people power and electoral power,” Agnew stated. “And as we grow we hope to […]

Former soap opera star Victoria Rowell is trying her hand at crowdsourcing with Indiegogo to fund her latest project, “The Rich and the Ruthless.” “I want to get them [African Americans] to black-owned productions,” she said. “It can’t just be Tyler Perry and Oprah.” Stay connected on 2013 CBCF Coverage, and tune in to “NewsOne Now” with Roland […]

Phillip Agnew, executive director of the Dream Defenders, discussed what the organization has done and the role young people have played in it while at the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus. “I think and I hope we provided a young way for people to engage in a constructive way [and] a powerful way”. Stay connected on 2013 CBCF […]

Michael Skolnik of Global Grind believes young people’s ideas need to be heard rather than squandered. “We’re not activists. We’re not protestors,” Skolnik said. “We don’t just paint signs. We’re in the middle of mainstream America.” Stay connected on 2013 CBCF Coverage, and tune in to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin this fall on TV One!

Bill de Blasio has received a huge endorsement from President Barack Obama (pictured) in the ongoing N.Y.C. mayoral race, according to the Daily News. RELATED: N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson Accuses Bill de Blasio Of Lying About Stop And Frisk In a statement released Monday, Obama said de Blasio would be a “great” mayor to “America’s largest city.” […]

Michael Skolnik, editor-in-chief of Global Grind, believes that there might be a preconceived notion when it comes to young people and activism. “There are amazing young women and young men who are doing the work,” Skolnik said, “I think that the issue for us on how to embrace their work is to believe in them.” […]

It is still unclear of the actions we should take as a country after the Zimmerman verdict. Michael Skolnik of Global Grind believes that serious planning is needed. “We need to look deeply at the root pain of the problems of urban America and come up with a plan,” Skolnik proposed. Stay connected on 2013 CBCF […]

Global Grind’s Michael Skolnik has been very vocal about gun violence since the Zimmerman verdict was read. He calls for a prodding of why young people are picking up a gun at all. “There’s a difference between someone picking up a gun, someone pulling the trigger of the gun and shooting at someone,” said Skolnik. […]

A vocal contingent of GOP members in Congress that tout Tea Party values have stated openly that they will do all they can to stop the Affordable Care Act from going into effect – even at the risk of the federal government shutting down, but a new poll highlights that there are some who would […]

When New Orleans “bounce music” hit the airwaves, Shorty Magnolia was clearly leading the charge. But in 2010, the New Orleans musician was gunned down in a senseless crime. But was the bullet that took her life meant for her, or was her boyfriend the intended target? Tonight “Celebrity Crime Files” delves into the tragic […]