Kanye West is upset over a wedding photo that took Kim Kardashian four days edit on Instagram. Comedians Rob Gordon, Cletus Kassady, Howard G and Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” joke about KimYe’s stress and strain over the photo. Plus, Martin demonstrates just how easy it is to take, edit and upload a photo […]
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee returned from Nigeria Monday. She joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOneNow” to share what she discovered about the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram. Lee says that the terrorist group’s influence is spreading across the region, the world needs to wake up and pay attention to the “thuggish terrorist group with no morals.” Lee […]
A Detroit man is facing federal charges after he tried to toss a football filled with drugs, cell phones and other contraband into a Michigan prison yard. Christen Deon-Sterling Moore, 32, is charged with trying to deliver heroin, marijuana, cell phones and tobacco via the football, which didn’t make it to its intended target. A […]
Have y’all been keeping track of the conversation around reparations? If you don’t know, The Atlantic magazine released it’s June issue last month. Its cover story: writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’ exploration of reparations. It turns out there was lots of interest in the topic. In fact, it quickly became The Atlantic’s most popular story. “The Case for Reparations […]
William “Bill” Rawls, Jr. became the first African-American mayor in the city of Brownsville in Tennessee. The historic mark is additionally noteworthy as Rawls defeated outgoing mayor Jo Matherne, who was the city’s first female mayor. Rawls won the election by capturing 65 percent of the vote compared to Matherne’s 35, according to unofficial numbers […]
According to new research, erythritol, the sugar alcohol used in Truvia brand sweetener, is toxic… …to fruit flies. Researchers from Drexel University kept Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies in vials, each with an equal amount of either Truvia, Equal, Splenda, Sweet’N Low, or Pure Via, with sucrose or corn syrup serving as controls. The observation period […]
Fla. Mom Accused of Kidnapping Child To Avoid Learning Black History A Florida mother is accused of kidnapping her two-year-old daughter to avoid having her vaccinated and learning about black history. According to court records, Megan Elizabeth Everett, 22, disappeared with the child last month after the child’s father, Robert Baumann, dropped their daughter off […]
A number of students at Anderson high School in Southgate could face disciplinary action after nearly the entire class was caught cheating on a final exam. MUST READ: Neighbor rescues sex assault victim on Detroit’s west side, suspect in custody [VIDEO] A couple of students reportedly took photos of the exam answers from an answer key […]
