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After an essay in the Washington Post by Jason Horowitz about the longstanding ban on African Americans becoming priests in the Mormon Church, which lasted until 1978, the Mormon Church has responded with a statement. In Horowitz’s essay, he interviewed Randy Bott, a religion professor at the Mormon college, Brigham Young University, who said that […]

NEW ORLEANS-Wendell Pierce who starred as Detective Bunk Moreland on the critically acclaimed TV Show, “The Wire” as well as trombone player, Antoine Batiste on the New Orleans based TV show, “Treme” has started a chain of grocery stores in New Orleans. Pierce has opened a convenience store that serves healthy food in New Orleans […]

Louise White, an 81-year-old woman from Newport, Rhode Island, has won $336 million dollars in the third largest Powerball lottery of all time. White bought the winning ticket at a local Stop And Shop and kept her winning ticket in a bible which she slept with. SEE ALSO: Comedians Without Their Beards (PHOTOS) Who Will […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is buying seven million pounds of ammonia-treated meat which is referred to as “lean beef trimmings” or “pink slime.” The meat has been banned by fast food companies such as McDonald’s, Burger King and Taco Bell. The meat will be used for school lunch for students around the country. The […]

Walt Disney‘s first African-American princess, Tiana, from the movie “Princess And The Frog” is being used to tell “Dig’N’Dips” Watermelon dipping candy. SEE ALSO: Dentist Accused Of Paper Clip Use In Root Canals 3 Reasons To Know Roc Nation’s Newest Artist Rita Ora While it may be a coincidence, Aurora from Disney’s movie, “Sleeping Beauty” […]

CHARLOTTE-Jamal Stevens, a 7-year-old boy from Charlotte, North Carolina, survived being thrown 350 feet by a tornado that took from his bed to the highway. Despite the long distance, Stevens only suffered minor injuries while his family’s home was demolished, including the whole second floor, where Stevens was sleeping, which was blown away. ‘LIKE’ NewsOne’s […]

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) spoke out against Rush Limbaugh‘s for calling Georgetown Law student, Sandra Fluke, a “slut.” He said the remarks were “inappropriate.” SEE ALSO: Limbaugh Calls Birth Control Advocate A “Slut” 17 Black Internet Pioneers Limbaugh claimed that women such as Fluke, who advocated for birth control to be provided by employers, […]

Rapper, Too Short, real name Todd Shaw, who was recently the scapegoat for negativity in hip hop after he did a video with XXL Magazine in which he advised young boys to be sexually aggressive with females, is blaming an industry conspiracy for negativity in hip-hop. In an interview with HipHopDx, Too Short blames the […]

President Barack Obama was the featured guest on Bill Simmons podcast which was filmed at the White House, where the two discussed sports and entertainment. Obama praised several sports figures, including Jeremy Lin, who he claimed he knew about since Lin’s Harvard days due U.S. Secretary of Education who played for Harvard where Lin played. […]

Tony Lee, a former janitor for Ring Masters, a company that makes engine rings in Massillon, Ohio, bought the factory he was working in after it cut several workers and turned the company into a profitable business. SEE ALSO: Obama Waives Indefinite Detention For Citizens From NDAA Massachusetts School Serves “KKK” Chicken Tenders Lee studied […]

Astrophysicist, Neil Degrasse Tyson has been doing the media circuit recently bringing attention to the need for our country to focus on the sciences. Tyson has recently appeared on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart and “Real Time” with Bill Mahr, NPR, CBS this morning and MSNBC to promote his book, “Space Chronicles: Facing the […]