Desire Thompson

Desire ThompsonContributing Writer

Desire is contributing writer for NewsOne.com and GlobalGrind.com

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What Have You Learned From The Barbershop?

NewsOne asked eight frequent customers of the shop to share some of the most important lessons they've learned or heard…

 6 years ago
01.01.70
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D.C. Police Relaunch Search For Missing Relisha Rudd

Two years after her disappearance, Washington, D.C. police have officially launched a new search for 8-year-old Relisha Rudd.

 6 years ago
12.31.03
Apollo Uptown Hall - Hear Our Voices, Count Our Votes: MLK's March Continues

Anita Hill Meets Melissa Harris-Perry

Hill sat down to discuss the sexual harassment allegations with Melissa Harris-Perry for Essence, how she felt about Washington's portrayal…

 6 years ago
10.14.03
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Overweight Man Booted From Flight

New Jersey resident Errol Narvaez was mortified after he was removed from a United Airlines flight due to his weight.

 6 years ago
08.25.03
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"Turnip" With FLOTUS & The Currys

Mrs. Obama posted the video in light of the eighth anniversary of the White House Kitchen Garden, a byproduct of…

 6 years ago
01.28.03
Freddie Gray

Can Prosecutors Force Another Baltimore Officer To Testify?

The motion was filed last Thursday (March 31) at the Baltimore City Circuit Court to have Garrett Miller testify at…

 6 years ago
01.01.70
Suspect in Charleston Church Shooting Apprehended

Another Delay In Charleston Shooting Case

Dylann Roof has been charged with 33 federal hate crime and firearms charges for the shooting. The case is expected…

 6 years ago
01.01.70
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Interracial Couple Denied Rental Space Over Skin Color

A couple from Mississippi was kicked out of an RV space in Mississippi over the owner's reluctance to accept interracial…

 6 years ago
01.01.70
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Teacher Allegedly Calls Muslim Student " A Terrorist"

Waleed Abushaaban, 12, was the subject of jokes and laughter by his fellow students when his English and Language Arts…

 6 years ago
01.01.70
US-JUSTICE-SUPREME COURT

Conservative Challengers Lose Big In Voting Rights Case

The decision was made Monday after Sue Evenwel and Edward Pfenninger argued that only eligible voters should be counted, which…

 6 years ago
11.02.01
Mothers carrying children and waiting at rural health clinic

Nigerian Baby Abandoned Over Witchcraft Claims Makes Astonishing…

Baby Hope was helped by Danish aid Anja Ringgren Lovén in January after his family abandoned him over accusations of…

 6 years ago
06.15.01
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Life In Prison Over Candy?

A 30-year law against repeat offenders in Louisiana can land one man life in prison.

 6 years ago
05.19.01
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Is This Gap Kids Ad Racist?

One of the main ads shows an older White child leaning on the head of a Black trapeze artist, which…

 6 years ago
03.18.01
Tribeca Film Festival 2013 Portrait Studio - Day 1

Whoopi's Weed Business Is More Important Than You…

Comedian Whoopi Goldberg is looking to switch up the narrative and respectability politics surrounding the marijuana business with a line…

 6 years ago
04.14.99
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More Schools In Newark Tested Positive For Lead

A total of 76 out of the 324 samples taken were above the agency's action level. Five percent of the…

 6 years ago
03.03.99
San Francisco Police

SFPD Are Still Sending Racist Messages To Each…

Another group of officers from the San Francisco Police Department are under fire for exchanging messages containing the n-word and…

 6 years ago
01.22.99
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Soccer Players Wear Blackface To Fight Racism

An amateur German soccer team took a stand against racism by wearing blackface to show solidarity with their Sudanese teammates,…

 6 years ago
01.01.70
Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate In New Hampshire

Clinton Faces Sanders Supporters At New York Rally

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton adamantly refuted the accusation that she accepted donations from the fossil fuel industry at an event…

 6 years ago
01.01.70
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