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Rumors Come True: CIA Can Spy On You Through Your TV?

Aimee H. — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:07:27 +0000

The CIA and the government spying on homes has been a part of the rumor mill for years. With so many “smart gadgets” available, that scary idea may actually become reality. Even “dumb gadgets,” such as refrigerators, ovens, and lighting systems are now linked to the Internet. So how is the future looking? It’s possible that we will be living “with TVs spying on their viewers and beds recording the dreams of those sleeping in them.” That’s not a future I’m looking forward to. What about you?

Innocent people, mostly minorities, are getting arrested because police officers need to meet quotas. This has become an issue in the 41st precinct in the Bronx and probably many other areas not brought to media attention. Watch this video as Adil Polanco, a former 41st-precinct NYPD officer, uncovers what really goes on behind the system and how it’s all a numbers game.

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A self-appointed neighborhood watch captain shot and killed an innocent 17-year-old Black boy making his way home on a rainy night. This story has been going viral on the Internet and here on NewsOne. His family shares their reactions on the phone recordings of the event and asks the public to take action to help arrest the killer. Is this a race issue as the story claims or just another tragic event?

Your Trash Is Now…Furniture?

Aimee H. — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:54:44 +0000

We all know recycling is a wonderful invention, but now recycling has a new meaning! An architect in New Mexico transformed a variety of trash, including car tires, glass bottles, and other unwanted garbage, into innovative furniture and buildings. Check it out!

Scientists now claim that a weird fish-like creature called “Pikaia Gracilens” is our oldest ancestor! I really don’t believe that humans were born from fish. Do you?

I’m sure we are all familiar with the Jim Crow Laws. Well, did you know that “a Black student is three and a half times more likely to be kicked out of school than his or her white peers”? Public schools just may be the new Jim Crow. Check out the details.

Can Milk Give You Cancer?

Aimee H. — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:14:50 +0000

It seems like everything is tied to cancer. Now, milk is apparently cancerous too. A new study from Harvard University says that pasteurized milk is linked to causing hormone-dependent cancers. Farms force their cows to eat genetically modified corn and other foods which makes them sick, and in turn, makes us sick! Are you going to stop drinking milk?

This 60-year-old Ohio man punches, suffocates, and stomps his girlfriend, causing one of her breast implants to explode! What is up with all this domestic violence? What do you think?

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Republican Rick Santorum calls President Obama a “snob” for encouraging students to get a college education. Isn’t this a little hypocritical since he pushed to make college more affordable when he was a senator? Watch the video and tell us what you think.

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Student Gets Stabbed For Not Being “Black Enough”

Aimee H. — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:51:24 +0000

Racial bullying happens every day. Despite being of Hispanic decent, a Connecticut student gets a stabbed in the back in addition to being called names like “Whitey” and “stupid White cracker.” Check out the story and join in the discussion!

Who knew televisions could kill? A few incidents have happened around Chicago lately that centers on fallen televisions that have caused injuries and even death! What’s up with these kids and hazardous televisions?!

Three men get charged with ethnic intimidation for beating a Black man last April, when he was visiting a friend in West Bloomfield. That’s two years in prison for these racist criminals. Thoughts?

Are You A U.S. Citizen? You May Be Assassinated …

Aimee H. — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:46:21 +0000

A pentagon lawyer says U.S. citizens accused of having ties to terrorist groups can be assassinated! What’s worse, U.S. courts don’t have the right to review these cases, because they are not allowed to judge decisions made by the Executive Branch. I’m not feeling so safe … are you?

How many times have you bypassed a scream or a suspicious act in your daily lives, thinking that somebody else probably heard or saw the act and will report it? Well, you’re letting crimes happen! This woman suffered 332 wounds, and after endless screaming, people who heard her still did not call the police. Check out this horrific story.

Do you have dreams about being a muscle man? We know the ladies wouldn’t complain. The nation’s top trainers spill the tricks of the trade to help you maximize muscle gain and strengthen yourself from head to toe. Will you try out some of these tricks?

BlackPlanet Gives Back To The Community

NewsOne Staff — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:58:36 +0000

BlackPlanet.com

Black History Month doesn’t begin until February but our own Black Planet members and staff didn’t let that stop them from taking on a tremendous task to revitalize a very important landmark in the New York community.

A historic Harlem tennis court affectionately referred to as “The Jungle” received a much-needed makeover. Over the weekend, men and women sacrificed their personal time to roll up their sleeves and do some (good) work. The court holds memories that go back as far as the 50s. It was originally named after Frederick Johnson who coached Althea Gibson, the first African-American to win tennis championships at the French & U.S. Opens, and Wimbledon. Thanks to the help of Black Planet, the court is in perfect shape to help more individuals create lasting memories and achieve their dream.

To learn more about where you can give back this MLK day, log onto www.blackplanetrising.com

Revitalizing a Dream

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Here Are Some Good, Fun and Interesting Articles You May Have Missed!

NewsOne Staff — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:25:52 +0000

You may have happened to miss a story or two while perusing the sites last week, so, I’ve done you a favor and gathered some of the articles I think you may have interest in. No, no, no tip is needed, it’s part of my job! Enjoy and leave comments!!

The First Family Attends A Howard University Basketball Game

AIDS Activist Plans To Row Boat From Africa To New York To Fight The Deadly Disease

Thanksgiving 2010: Single Georgia Mom Of 4 Awarded New Home

Bill Cosby Takes Education Message To Conn. Streets

Obama’s Volunteer At DC Food Pantry For Thanksgiving

13-Year-Old Saves Baby Brother From Bullet After Mom’s Boyfriend Shot Family

Kobe Bryant Says Michael Jackson Made Him The Basketball Player He Is

Black Entrepreneur Helps Detroit Creperie Rise From The Ashes

Economist Predicts Pres. Obama Will Win ‘12 Election In Landslide

Why We Still Need Black-Owned Banks

Is Money A Thoughtful Gift?

How To Find Comfort In Your Daily Routine

How To Decorate Your Bedroom This Christmas

Mariah Carey Films “Merry Christmas To You” TV Special [PHOTOS]

Your Weekly Horoscope With Psychic To The Stars Psychic Wayne

How To Choose A Bottle Of Wine

Kelis, Christina Milian & More Bring Kids Out To “Yo Gabba Gabba Live!” [PHOTOS]

Exfoliate Your Lips With Sugar

Ochocinco’s Bride-To-Be Evelyn Lozado: “We Are Like Beyonce & Jay-Z”

How To Create An Effortless-Looking French Braid

Jay-Z’s “Decoded” Lands On NY Times Best Seller List

Uncle Luke Lands Assistant Coach Job At Miami High School

Five Ways The Miami Heat Can Salvage Their Season

Sykes On A Plane!!! [Daily Laugh]

Birdman & Young Money Give Out Turkeys For Thanksgiving [PHOTOS]

Kevin Hart Talks Divorce & Why Comedians Love Leather [AUDIO]

Should Michael Vick Be The NFL MVP? [VIDEO]

“My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” Album Review

Nicki Minaj Album Review

2 Easy Recipes Even A Man Can Do: Sweet Potato Pie & 4 Cheese Macaroni

Some Good, Some Fun and Others You May Have Missed!

NewsOne Staff — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:12:37 +0000

It’s that time again!!! Enjoy some of these posts you may have overlooked while enjoying the great content on the site!!

Barbie Recall: The 10 Most Absurd Lyrics From Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday

Four Web Sites To Buy Hard-To-Find Black Movies

Lavell Crawford on Eating Tsunamis [Daily Laugh]

C’mon SON 20: Raz-B, George Bush, Mc Hammer & Four Lokos [VIDEO]

Five Better Career Moves For Flavor Flav

Talib Kweli Doing Free Concert In L.A. November 24th

Common’s Memoirs Coming To Stores In June of 2011

Samuel L. Jackson Stars As Jimmy McMillan In “The Rent Is Too Damn High!!” [SPOOF]

Jimmy Fallon & Bruce Springsteen Cover Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair” [VIDEO]

A Toast To The Douchebag: Kanye West’s Most Outrageous On-Camera Moments [VIDEO]

How To Help Black Males In School: Treat Them Like Gifted Students

Kansas African American Museum Honors Barry Sanders

Celebrated Black Chef Prepares For Launch Of Much-Awaited Harlem Restaurant

Sharpton, NYPD Team Up To Get Guns Off Streets

White House Report: Stimulus Law Boosted Economy, Jobs

“Work It Out!” First Lady Races Kids At Harlem School

Mandela Gives Birth To South African Democracy

KFC Offers $20,000 College Scholarship For Best Tweet

Gospel Artists and Choirs To Raise Voices, Stroke Awareness

How To Teach Black Children

5 Ways To Survive Black Friday

Broke, Not Broken: Letting Go Of Financial Stress In Your Marriage

5 Simple Things To Do Before Your Guests Arrive This Holiday Season

First Lady Michelle Obama Brings “Let’s Move” Campaign To Harlem School [VIDEO]

Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony To Launch His & Her Clothing Lines For Kohl’s

Win A Trip To NY To See R. Kelly Perform Live!

Top 5 Thanksgiving TV Moments! [VIDEOS]

Decorate Your Bathroom On A Budget

Spotlight: BlackPlanet Member, Posivitively Mimi

How To Maintain An Organized Living Room

BlackPlanet member, MELANIN7, Overstands The Stresses Of Time

NewsOne Staff — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:58:42 +0000

BlackPlanet member, MELANIN7, is from the Bronx (Home of the New York Yankess and Birthplace of Hip Hop) in New York City. He is the author of Overstanding the Stresses of Time, which is being sold in Black book stores and online. You can check out his profile here to learn more about him.

MELANIN7

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In Trying Times, Keep Your Head Up!

Spotlight Group: The Artist Lounge

You Mean There Is Still Racism?

This Week in Blackness' Elon James White

NewsOne Staff — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:41:12 +0000

Elon James White is a Brooklyn-based comedian, writer and host of the popular web series “This Week in Blackness”, seen here on News One. Check out his profile for updates on upcoming shows!

Elon James White

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BP Member Spotlight: Casey Gane

OPINION: NAACP Endorses Legalizing Marijuana, Are They Smoking It?

The Omar Thornton Shootings Show Us Racism Is Here To Stay

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Nelly To Make A Tip Drill Movie [from TheUrbanDaily.com]

50 Cent’s Film Company Lands $200 Million In Funding [from TheUrbanDaily.com]

Hello Beautiful Goes To The White House [from HelloBeautiful.com]

Kim Kardashian Goes Completely Nude For W Magazine [from HelloBeautiful.com]

Kelly Rowland Embarrassed By Kanye Shoutout In “Power” Lyric [from HelloBeautiful.com]

Dr. Boyce Watkins, News One Blogger, Scheduled to Appear on CNBC

NewsOne Staff — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 22:19:05 +0000

BlackPlanet member and News One blogger, Dr. Boyce Watkins, “The People’s Scholar”, was on the air today with Rev. Al Sharpton and will be on CNBC tomorrow at 11:30 AM. So tune in to see what he has to say. You can check him out on his BP profile page here.

Dr. Boyce Watkins

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The Omar Thornton Shootings Show Us Racism Is Here To Stay

If There Is A New Movement, It’s Here!

Hip Hop CAN Be Positive, Just Ask Author, Tachelle Wilkes

BP Member Spotlight: J. Phoenix

If There Is A New Movement, It’s Here!

NewsOne Staff — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:30:36 +0000

Continuing on the ‘intellectual’ phase for BlackPlanet groups, The New Movement, boasts about helping to speak about the ills of society amongst each other. Join this group to join in with fellow members in the conversation.

BP Member Spotlight: DJ Sandia

BP Group Spotlight: Black Love Poetry

BP Member Spotlight: Fefe Dobson

5 Very Opinionated BlackPlanet Members

Need To Be Stimulated? A Mind Once Stretched Is Where You Need To Be!

NewsOne Staff — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:40:42 +0000

Yes, peoples, I do read your comments and pay attention to what you say! On the advice of the News One BlackPlanet members, I am featuring an intellectual group I overlooked and would like to focus the attention on them now. A Mind Once Stretched, from my understanding, will elevate your mind and have you engaged in real discussion. Click here to join the group. Thanks to all of you who commented on my previous post!

Where Do the Intellectuals Gather on BlackPlanet?

BP Group Spotlight: African American Independent & Amateur Filmmakers

Hip Hop CAN Be Positive, Just Ask Author, Tachelle Wilkes

Illustrating Activist, Lance Scurvin, Provokes Discussions With His Art

Now Why Would He Call Himself Sub-Negro?

NewsOne Staff — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:50:26 +0000

If there ever were someone who is a regular here on News One, I’m sure you’ve seen and/or read some of his comments on these very pages. Today’s BlackPlanet Spotlight, calls himself Sub-Negro. Why? Well, Check out his profile here and hit him up to find out why! Until then, be on the lookout for whatever he has to say regarding, well, just about anything…..

Sub-Negro

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5 Very Opinionated BlackPlanet Members

Where Do the Intellectuals Gather on BlackPlanet?

The Omar Thornton Shootings Show Us Racism Is Here To Stay

BP Member Spotlight: Ryan Mack

5 Very Opinionated BlackPlanet Members

NewsOne Staff — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:16:32 +0000

We have a very eclectic group of BlackPlanet members who are very opinionated and will let their opinions be known at the drop of a dime. These 5 members can be seen in the BP News section and you can almost hear their voices as you read the comments they leave. Check out their profiles (Click on the member names below) and visit the BP News section to see what fires them up!

SELFHATE7 (Pictured above)

Master See Proves You’re Never Too Old

BP Member Spotlight: Sean M Lee

BP Member Spotlight: Casey Gane

BP Member Spotlight: Charlie Murphy

Where Do the Intellectuals Gather on BlackPlanet?

NewsOne Staff — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:44:46 +0000

The Intellects DO gather at BlackPlanet! To make it easier for you to have access and join some of the groups here, I’ve given you 5 links to active groups that want engaging conversation on various topics. Enjoy and if you know or have any groups you’d like to add to this, just leave it in the comment section.

A Think Tank for US

My Intellectual Mind

BlackPlanetRising

African American Business Network

NewsOneWashingtonWatch

What Books Are You Reading?

NewsOne Staff — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:10:44 +0000

The literacy and intelligence of America and the world, usually starts with books even before school is started. Many like-minded readers enjoy indulging in well-written books and like sharing the experiences of the reading with other BlackPlanet members. This is why this group, BlackPlanet Book of the Month, is worth showcasing.

Click here to see what your peers are reading and suggest a book or two as well.

Our Most Popular Education Groups on BlackPlanet

NewsOne Staff — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:06:47 +0000

One of the easiest ways to speak to other BlackPlanet members is by going to the group page and looking for groups that spark your interest. You can also create your own group and invite others to join your newly formed group. I will start by listing four of the most popular Schools and Education groups.

Smart & Educated Black women

The group boasts more than 40,000 members, which makes sense since the group is catering to smart and educated Black women.

Black Planet Journalists

Having 30,000 plus BP members proves that we have many people who have an interest in writing, so why not check them out?

Black History As Told By Us

This is a group for all to visit. Where youth and elders can come together to learn about some of the many amazing black figures as told by you. Tell us what you know and make us proud. Add on to others insights

Black Teachers of Black Planet United

This group is designed for BlackPlanet’s Education Professionals. Here we can discuss our workday, vent, provide advice, share lesson plans, discuss policy changes and education related topics. The intended audience is classroom teachers, aspiring teachers, parents and citizenry concerned with solutions.

Do you have a group that should be featured? If so, contact me!

BP Group Spotlight: African American Independent & Amateur Filmmakers

NewsOne Staff — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:26:12 +0000

This BlackPlanet group, African American Independent & Amateur Filmmakers, will provide a place where members can exchange information and learn from each other about the various aspects of filmmaking. To check out the group, click here.

BP Member Spotlight: Casey Gane

NewsOne Staff — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:17:21 +0000

BlackPlanet member, News One’s own Casey Gane, is a prolific writer, blogger, artist and wordsmith who is a very interesting person once you get to know him. Check out his profile here.

Casey Gane

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BP Member Spotlight: Bakari Kitwana

Smokey D. Fontaine — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:19:21 +0000

BlackPlanet member, Bakari Kitwana, is a journalist, activist and political analyst whose commentary on politics and youth culture have been seen on the CNN, FOX News (the O’Reilly Factor), C-Span, PBS (The Tavis Smiley Show) and heard on NPR. You can check out his profile here.

BP Member Spotlight: Chef Jay

NewsOne Staff — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:41:43 +0000

We love our entrepreneurs and positive people on BlackPlanet, so meet today’s spotlight, Chef Jay. Check out his profile page here to find out more about him, his chef creations and the Culinary Education Tour 2010.

BP Member Spotlight: Roland Martin

NewsOne Staff — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:22:33 +0000

Journalist and BlackPlanet member, Roland Martin, is also host of Washington Watch on TV One. Check out his profile here to find out more about him and to see clips of him on Washington Watch!

BP Member Spotlight: Ed Young

NewsOne Staff — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:03:26 +0000

One of the original co-founders of The Source magazine, BlackPlanet member, Ed Young, is here to help you with some business tips and advice. Check out his profile here to find out more!

BP Member Spotlight: Stanley Crouch

NewsOne Staff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:47:54 +0000

Firebrand and New York Daily News scribe, Stanley Crouch, is a man who isn’t afraid of speaking his mind or voicing his opinion about anything. Check out his profile here and make sure you tune in Friday, March 5th, 7 PM, right here for what is sure to be a highly contested debate: “Precious” – Inspiring Or Stereotypical? Stanley Crouch

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BP Member Spotlight: Ryan Mack

NewsOne Staff — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:25:44 +0000

BlackPlanet member, Ryan Mack, is always on the grind educating people about their finances and is heavily involved in the community. Check out his profile here to find out what he’s up to.

BP Group Spotlight: BP Cares For Haiti

NewsOne Staff — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:00:50 +0000

BP Cares For Haiti: This group is a reminder that Haiti is not in the clear yet and is still in need of our support, thoughts and love. Click here to join group discussions on the current events of Haiti.

BP Group Spotlight: BlackPlanet Future Tech

NewsOne Staff — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:50:27 +0000

If technology and gadgets are your thing, then you should check out BlackPlanet Future Tech. You can join the group here.

BP Group Spotlight: African American Business Network

NewsOne Staff — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:57:28 +0000

The African American Business Network (AABN), has been established to cultivate ideas and information into a plan that can be used as a plan of operation for our own (African American) Economic Empowerment. Please join our group and read our announcement and forums.

BP Group Spotlight: Black Politics on the Web on BP

NewsOne Staff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:42:11 +0000

BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com (BPOTW) is an online community featuring political news & information geared towards the African-American community. Check out the group here.