About Desire Thompson

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

https://instagram.com/p/ySqdqTv-vX/ Following the wave of women who came forward with sexual allegations against Bill Cosby, his own creations are being utilized to call out the comedian, thanks to street artist FLOOD and his latest artistic endeavor. The artist began a project back in January that uses characters from Cosby’s Fat Albert cartoon to send messages to the comedic icon. The cheeky cartoons are seen holding […]

UPDATE: Saturday, April 4, 2015 @ 12pm:  After yet another video surfaced recording police interaction with 32-year-old Phillip White, who died in Vineland, NJ police custody on Wednesday, White’s family is opening an investigation, reports a local NBC affiliate. According to NBC10, the latest footage provides a clearer view of the final moments of Phillip White’s […]

On Monday, a handful of questionable tweets from comedian Trevor Noah were unearthed just hours after he was named the new Daily Show host. Noah, who hails from South Africa, was bestowed the title by Comedy Central after appearing on the show a handful of times. But even a strong co-sign from Jon Stewart didn’t stop a handful of people, including BuzzFeed’s business […]

Comedian Trevor Noah is currently everywhere thanks to his new job — he’s nabbed the coveted hosting spot at The Daily Show. In an interview with the New York Times, the 31-year-old confirmed the whispers that he would be Jon Stewart’s successor once he officially steps down later this year. The comedian has made a handful of […]

Police are on the lookout for two men who assaulted a passenger on a St. Louis train for refusing to speak about the Michael Brown case, the New York Daily News reports. The incident took place last Monday evening when David Autry was riding the MetroLink train home. He was approached by a group of men […]

Willow Smith presented a more mature look with her parents Will and Jada Pinkett Smith at Black Girls Rock! over the weekend. Willow showed love and support to Jada as she took home the Stellar Star Award. Rocking an all-gray ensemble, the 14-year-old stood in the audience as Will presented Jada with the coveted award. He also dismissed […]

BET’s annual Black Girls Rock! featured some of the best representations of Black women in today’s culture, including First Lady Michelle Obama, who proved that Black girls do indeed rock. The award ceremony took place at the NJPAC –Prudential Hall in New Jersey Saturday evening. The First Lady didn’t receive an award, but was there to deliver […]

South Indiana is under major pressure to create a medical safety blanket after it was revealed Gov. Mike Pence would declare a health emergency over the growing cases of HIV in the area. Excessive amounts of drug use have aided the increase in HIV and AIDS viruses, according to the Indy Star. Oxymorphone – or Opana – has […]

A father of one was shot and killed by police officers outside of Atlanta when they tried to serve him an arrest warrant. Nicholas Taft Thomas, 25, was at his job at the Goodyear store when a total of six officers from Smyrna and Cobb County approached him to serve a felony arrest warrant. Witnesses claim […]

Oprah is looking to get rid of some of her least favorite things during an auction next month. As we previously reported, the media mogul has decided to move Harpo Studios to sunny L.A. and won’t be needing items like her bookcase, trash can, home dentist set, and yellow Louboutins anymore. Many of the items she’s looking […]

#ArkOfReturn:UN to unveil memorial in #NewYork honoring victims of transatlantic #slave trade http://t.co/Rz5feg8BBw pic.twitter.com/wk4Uy76c81 — UNIC Beirut (@UNICBeirut) March 25, 2015 For this year’s International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations unveiled a special memorial honoring the theme of “Women and Slavery.” The piece, called […]

A Detroit mother of four was arrested on Tuesday after police found two of her children frozen to death in their apartment building’s deep freezer. The 36-year-old mother was taken into police custody after a bailiff arrived at her home to issue an eviction notice. She also confessed to killing her children, but didn’t explain […]