A fire that started at a building in Wrigleyville Friday destroyed a number of business, DNAinfo Chicago reports. SEE ALSO: Marijuana Likely To Be Decriminalized In DC? The fire began at 3330 N. Clark Street — a building that features a bar, Roadhouse 66 Chicago, Thai Classic and hookah bar Samah. Fire Department spokesman Mark Nielsen claimed […]
Why does momentum seem to be gaining for the decriminalization of marijuana use? As reported earlier on NewsOne, ten of 13 members of the D.C. City Council and Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) have endorsed a plan to make small-time marijuana possession a civil, rather than a criminal, offense. Today on “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, the host noted that a number […]
From October 14th, NewsOne — as well as other invited journalists — will be on location in the West African country of Cameroon to see why the country is on the rise. In the coming days, learn about why Cameroon is referred to as “Africa in the Microcosm” with a number of features and reports […]
Art Palmer (pictured), a shopper, has come forward with allegations of racial profiling, saying officers stopped him following a purchase at Macy’s Herald Square. RELATED: Lawsuit! Did Barneys New York Have Student Arrested For Being Black? Speaking with the Daily News Sunday, Palmer claimed plainclothes officers surrounded him three blocks from Macy’s flagship store. Palmer reportedly […]
Following the bloody mass shooting incident at the Cornell Square Park shooting in September, students at the Richard J. Daley Elementary Academy in Chicago are exhibiting a creative way to cope with violence. Seventh-grade students went through an eight-week art program to help “send a clear message to the larger community about the impact these […]
This morning Roland Martin talked with legal experts this morning about the ramifications of the latest Chris Brown arrest. As reported, Brown, 24, was charged with felony assault in Washington, D.C. yesterday for allegedly punching a man in the face who was trying to enter Brown’s tour bus. Not only is the R&B star facing charges in […]
Looks like leaders for the District of Columbia think it’s high time to stop jailing small-time users of marijuana. According to The Washington Post: Ten of 13 members of the D.C. Council and Mayor Vincent C. Gray (D) have endorsed a plan to make small-time marijuana possession a civil rather than a criminal offense. That means recreational cannabis users wouldn’t […]
Dr. Conrad Murray, 60, has been released early from jail after serving two years of a four-year sentence for his role in the death of music legend Michael Jackson. RELATED: Conrad Murray To Be Released From Prison Early Conrad Murray Sends Message To Paris Jackson After Suicide Attempt Murray was released at 12:00 AM PST. […]
