A video of a Kentucky officer restraining an 8-year-old boy in handcuffs for over 15 minutes is the focus of a lawsuit enacted by the American Civil Liberties Union. Despite the visual evidence, the sheriff’s office in Kenton County in the state is openly defending the officer’s forceful actions. The Guardian reports that Sheriff Charles […]
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Police in Washington D.C. are looking for seven suspects who allegedly forced a man into a van at gunpoint and sexually assaulted him.
Author Judith E. Smith talks with NewsOne Now guest host Mo Ivory about her new book, Becoming Belafonte: Black Artist, Public Radical. Smith explained she was inspired to write the book about Belafonte because, “Harry Belafonte comes up all the time in Black arts activism.” Smith told Ivory she first encountered Belafonte during research about […]
Senior Program Manager of A Better Chance, Keith Wilkerson, and parent Shanita Spencer discussed the benefits and opportunities made available to African-American students through the program on NewsOne Now. A Better Chance is dedicated to providing “educational leadership opportunities for middle and high school students of color in the hopes of creating leaders,” Wilkerson explained. Students who […]
Donnie Simpson talks with NewsOne Now guest host Mo Ivory about his return to radio and TV.
Despite desegregation laws, White parents usually fight accepting poorer Black students from failing districts.
Senate Democratic leaders on Monday blocked a procedural vote that would have cut funding for Planned Parenthood, according to The Huffington Post. Republican leaders needed 60 votes to move the measure to the Senate floor, but they came up short in a vote of 53-46, The Post writes. From The Huffington Post: Every Democrat except […]
As Baltimore city officials called on the federal government to help address a deadly spike in violence, the highest in 43 years
Sandra Bland's family announced the filing of a lawsuit against officials in Houston involved in her arrest and death.
If you didn't know, August 4 marks President Obama's 54th birthday. To celebrate his age, full of wisdom and knowledge, we've decided to
Drake’s OVO Fest in Toronto ended in mayhem last night, after two people were shot and killed during an after party hosted by the rapper.
