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From the time Trayvon Martin’s murder went viral on the Internet and on national news, Joe Oliver, a self-proclaimed friend of neighborhood-watchman-gone-wrong George Zimmerman and a former “CNN Weekend” anchor, has been popping up on newscasts across the country, defending Zimmerman against racism as if his life depends on it. On Lawrence O’Donnell‘s “Last Word” […]

While the larger media works to criminalize 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, stripping him of both his dignity and reputation, every once in a while there are people willing to call out racism no matter how inconvenient it may be. As evidenced by the cartoon on the left, Editorial Cartoonist David Horsey holds no bars when tackling […]

While Geraldo Rivera (pictured) continues to try to convince the public that his recent controversial remarks about murdered teen Trayvon Martin are a service to minorities, it looks like even his family isn’t buying his latest brain fart. In particular, Rivera admitted over Twitter that his oldest son, Gabriel, is “ashamed” of his position on […]

Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old of Miami, was shot and killed on February 27 by a self-appointed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, while he was visiting his father in Sanford, Fla. Since the murder hit national news, NewsOne has been keeping readers abreast of the case’s developments. See some of our coverage below: Trayvon Martin Shooting Should […]

Apparently, not everyone learned from M.I.A.‘s bird flip fiasco. While M.I.A. had many up in arms for sticking up her middle finger during the Superbowl, Cee-Lo Green thought it would be appropriate to follow suit at President Barack Obama‘s fund-raising event in Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. RELATED: Did M.I.A. Go Too Far With […]

If you were one of those people wondering how and why Rihanna decided to hook up again with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna finally dished on why she reunited with Brown to Ryan Seacrest Thursday morning, according to TMZ. RELATED: Jay-Z “Deeply Disappointed” By Rihanna, Chris Brown Reunion In Rihanna’s interview with Seacrest, Rihanna said: I […]

Playing on the word renege, which means to go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract, according to Merriam-Webster, the ever-hateful anti-Obama masses seem to have come up with yet another way to disparage not only the President, but also African Americans. SEE ALSO: 44 Years Later Memphis Finally Renames Street After Dr. King Circulating […]

Across the country, organizations, such as the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign and Occupy Our Homes (a spin-off of the Occupy Wall St. Movement), have been protesting the eviction practices of banks by moving homeless families in to vacant foreclosed properties, according to the Chicago Tribune. SEE ALSO: Fran Drescher Talks Being Raped By A Black Man, […]

In light of the controversial “Stop John Kony” video that exploded last week in most of the world’s consciousness, another video, starring Benin-born actor Djimon Hounsou (pictured), has been recirculated entitled “How Not to Write About Africa.” SEE ALSO: Poor Black Youth Publishes Fantasy Novel With all the “Stop John Kony” brouhaha, a video Hounsou […]

According to sources close to Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of pop icon Whitney Houston and self-acclaimed King of R&B Bobby Brown, the 19-year-old wants to change her name to her mother’s surname, reports TMZ. SEE ALSO: Anti-Kony Charity Slammed For Spending Habits, Gun Pic From the time Bobbi Kristina’s parents divorced back in 2007, […]

After making three false predictions about the end of the world, California preacher Harold Camping is apologizing for his mistakes, according to the LA Times. SEE ALSO: Rihanna Dad Says She’s Fat, Chris Brown “Nice” Last year, Camping predicted that the days of rapture — when Jesus will return, those who are “dead in Christ” […]

From the “I’m-so-glad-you-said-it-first” files, LA Times cartoonist and columnist David Horsey illustrated (pictured) what most aren’t willing to say in his latest cartoon: The GOP are straight scared of the infamously racist, sexist, and seemingly irrepressible conservative Rush Limbaugh. SEE ALSO: Mitt Romney Fails To Land Knockout Where’s the evidence, you may ask? Limbaugh’s latest […]