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Paige Parkerson of Beaumont, Texas has been charged with first-degree felony murder for allegedly stabbing her children’s father over a cheap Mother’s Day gift, the Houston Chronicle reports. SEE ALSO: Black Notables For Marriage Equality The father, Clifton “JR” Barkin, was dropped off at home around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night by his mother, Evetta Wright, […]

A single car crash resulted in the death of four Chicago Mothers just minutes before Mother’s Day.  The women had a total of six children, reports Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: Trayvon’s Mom Tweets Mother’s Day Anguish The women who were fatally injured in the wreck, which occurred on Saturday night at around 11:55 p.m., were Tyshyra Hines […]

Mother’s Day is that second Sunday in May out of each year that all children are suppose to put their mothers on a pedestal and shower them with praise for raising them through the good and bad times. SEE ALSO: Soul-Singing Mother Teaches During The Day And Rocks Stage At Night But Ebony.com’s resident relationship […]

Conya Doss may be the hippest, soul-singin’ mother climbing her way to the top of the music industry right now. Her recent single, “Don’t Change,” from her sixth album “Pocketful Of Purpose,” just dropped a few weeks ago. (You can purchase her new album here) SEE ALSO: Al Sharpton: ‘My Mother Believed In Me When […]

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[ooyala code=”hvbDFvNDoRTxDMv1ypXIdXnvTJxl1Xf5″] Rev. Al Sharpton told NewsOne that he regularly called his mother, Ada Sharpton, every Sunday when she was alive and it hurts him that he no longer has those phone conversations with her. During the final years of his mother’s life, Rev. Sharpton says his mother did not recognize him. But he says […]

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No justice, no peace has been National Action Network’s (NAN) mantra for some time now.  Coined by Rev. Al Sharpton, the phrase has been chanted by many throughout rallies and protests around the country – and even beyond.  But what do those very words actually mean?  How many of us truly understand the weight of […]

My mom (pictured right) passed away a few years ago, and I (pictured) have never been the same since. RELATED: 10 Reasons Why Michelle Obama Is A Good Mom Those of us who have lost our mothers, live differently in the world.  It is a feeling of inexplicable abandonment, as if we were left to navigate […]

Mothers are the most-honored family members around the world for their selflessness and the love they give to their children. That’s why this year, NewsOne will provide a number of daily posts about Mothers until Mother’s Day. Enjoy! ______________________ According to a 2009 report from the Women’s Prison Association (WPA) Institute On Women & Criminal […]

Mothers are the most-honored family members around the world for their selflessness and the love they give to their children. That’s why this year, NewsOne will provide a number of daily posts about Mothers until Mother’s Day. Enjoy! —————————– Queen Mother Moore (pictured) was a die-hard civil right activist and Black nationalist  who stood side-by-side […]

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Mothers are the most-honored family members around the world for their selflessness and the love they give to their children. That’s why this year, NewsOne will provide a number of daily posts about Mothers until Mother’s Day. Enjoy! —————————– A Florida mother dying from breast cancer will get a drug that can potentially extend her […]

Mothers are the most-honored family members around the world for their selflessness and the love they give to their children. That’s why this year, NewsOne will provide a number of daily posts about Mothers until Mother’s Day. Enjoy! —————————– We love our First Lady Michelle Obama and so do her two beautiful tween girls, Sasha […]