“Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA)” star Porsha Williams (pictured), who is still in the throes of a contentious divorce from her soon-to-be-ex hubby, Kordell Stewart, was reportedly sued for $18,000 in 2012 by her former condominium association and now they want their money. According to TMZ, the company plans on garnishing Williams’ RHOA earnings. Grandview […]
When she was a college student 36 years ago, Lori G. Bremner was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia, she said Thursday during a White House press call about the individual insurance market before passage of the Affordable Care Act. “After nearly five years of aggressive chemotherapy, immunotherapy, bone marrow harvests and more, my cancer has […]
Danielle Skeen, Founder & Executive Director of The Star Boutique, Inc. Base Of Operations: New York, N.Y. Why she is a Community Hero: Â Danielle Skeen and The Star Boutique empowers underprivileged teenage girls by providing them with fashion and life makeovers, providing life skills workshops and clothes in a bid to boost the self-esteem of […]
The N-word will always be a hot button topic to talk about–especially when not everyone knows its history. Dr. Neal Lester visited “NewsOne Now” to give a lesson on the word and its origins. “It was based on what the skin looked like,” said Lester. “So you don’t have to look like anything to be […]
Black and Hispanic males are bearing the brunt of medical costs because of health disparities and, as a result, men, their families, and the U.S. economy are suffering under the towering burden, according to a new study released by Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health. SEE ALSO: Microwaving Vegetables: Does It Destroy The […]
We shouldn’t be surprised by anything anyone on Fox News says, but when it’s something like, “I don’t think there’s racism,” as correspondent Eric Bolling said, we can’t help but to wonder how people could be this bold. In a segment on “The Five,” Bolling stated: “It’s getting tiring. We have a Black president, Black […]
Ted Nugent (pictured) has long proven himself to be nothing more than the Ku Klux Klan meets a fine arts class. That said, no one should be surprised that the rocker and racist who won’t admit he’s a racist continues to spew racial venom in the direction of President Barack Obama. Nugent, who is in […]
When parent Mark Ellis (pictured) saw the photo of a sex ed poster his 13-year-old middle schooler had taken as it hung from the door of her classroom, he became incensed. The poster, which displayed such graphic terms as “anal sex,” “grinding and “oral sex,” was enough for the irate dad to take his complaints […]
Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) made an appeal Thursday to both sides of Congress to pass a new law aimed at giving judges more control over giving sentences for some federal drug crimes. The Smarter Sentencing Act, a bipartisan effort, will aid individuals who were charged under outdated drug laws and the like. RELATED: Focusing […]
The United Nations AIDS task force has announced its plan to legally challenge Malawi over the country’s laws criminalizing homosexuality, according to The Christian Post. On March 17, UNAIDS, the Malawi Law Society and local human rights organizations, will petition a high court to overturn the southern African country’s law on homosexuality by ruling it […]
Haribo is removing blackfaced licorice from production, following customer complaints that the candy was racist in nature, The Local reports. SEE ALSO: Female Inmates Sexually Abused At Ala. Prison The German candy-making company said the candy was designed to represent a captain’s worldwide trip. It was originally sold in their Skipper Mix packets. “I understand the criticism […]
Since the first microwave oven was sold in 1947 after World War II, people have questioned whether it removed the nutritional value of food, especially vegetables. Turns out, cooking in the microwave is one of the best ways to retain vitamins and minerals in some vegetables, Bob Barnett of upwave.com reports. “If you use your […]
