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One man’s attempt to hide from police failed miserably when he tried to spray paint his face and blend into “the background” after stealing a vehicle in California. Jose Espinoza tried to escape from police not once, but twice after stealing a car in the city of Madera, reports KTLA. During his second getaway, the 23-year-old tried to […]

Rihanna may be making fans wait on her latest album, but the singer has a great excuse — she’s busy making history as the first black woman to be featured in a campaign with luxury brand Dior. The 27-year-old was previously linked to a campaign with Chanel, but Dior confirmed the Bajan beauty has signed on to appear in […]

UPDATE: 3/11/15 5:40 P.M. Police Chief Thomas Jackson will officially step down from the position effective March 19. Jackson sent in his resignation email this afternoon, stating that the town of Ferguson didn’t need any more distractions. “I believe this is the appropriate thing to do at this time,” Jackson said during an interview with the […]

Fed up with all the negative stereotypes about African-Americans, YouTube personality Frenchesca Ramsey joined forces with Tumblr friend T’Von to promote #BlackOutDay — a hashtag created to celebrate Black beauty and existence, according to ABC News. The hashtag, which encourages users to share images of themselves, is now trending on Twitter. Reports ABC News: “We’re asking black […]

Temple University recently released a statement confirming that Bill Cosby has decided to resign from the institution’s board of trustees. Cosby, who attended the Philadelphia-based college decades ago, has served on their board since the 1980s. He publicly shared that he would be resigning, claiming that he wants to do what is in the best interest […]

September 23 is National Voter Registration Day. Of course, the black community – perhaps more than any other in the United States – understand the significance of the vote. But, in this day and age, when electoral politics is so fraught with corruption, some people feel as though their vote doesn’t count. We at NewsOne […]

The body of an Egyptian woman, who died more than 3,000 years ago, was discovered recently. On her head were about 70 or so hair extensions. Egyptologist were surprised that the style was intact and fascinated by the “very complex coiffure.” MSNBC’s theGrio reports: Jolanda Bos from the Armana Project, in an article from the Journal of […]

Somehow, 15-year-old Nashaly Perez Rodriguez went missing from her special-needs school in the middle of the day. According to reports, Nashaly has “severe emotional problems” and  walked out of Lillian L. Rashkis School in Brooklyn on Monday. Police say she was wearing a white bandanna, a red blouse, black jeans and red and black sneakers. The New York Times […]

According to reports,  a Molotov cocktail was thrown through the office window of Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s (D-Mo.) Thursday morning. The Hill has the story: The Kansas City Police and Kansas City Bomb and Arson Squad responded to the scene and completed an initial survey. No one was in the office when the object or objects […]

NYPD’s aggressive policing of quality-of-life offenses to prevent more serious ones has created a tale of two cities. A city primarily populated by whites who are not prosecuted for minor offenses. The other, a primarily  Black/Hispanic city where minorities are are issued a disproportionate number of summonses for common offenses and could be interrogated by […]

For years, the term “nude,” used to describe the color of everything from bandages to bras, has been defined in relation to white skin. Well, a new lingerie company is hoping all out to change that. Nubian Skin is a new brand dedicated to producing nude-toned pieces for women of color. From the company’s blog: “A […]