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CORTLAND, N.Y. (AP)—The New York Jets reported for training camp with high hopes—and without perhaps their best player.

On Wednesday, July 28th a 13-year-old boy died after he was repeatedly shot as he rode his bicycle near his West Pullman home. The young-man, whose name was Robert Freeman was shot 22 times. Roland Martin appears on Rick’s List with fill-in host Don Lemon to discuss the unrelenting epidemic of violence amongst Chicago’s youth. […]

Sarah Palin says President Obama doesn’t have “the cojones” to effectively address the issue of illegal immigration. The ex-Alaska Governor fired the shot by drawing a comparison between the president and Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) in an appearance on “Fox News Sunday” over the weekend.

Last week, Newsweek featured the legendary Rev. Al Sharpton on their front cover. The article focused on the reinvention of the Reverend. It speaks on everything from his controversial Tawana Brawley episode, to race in the age of a Black President. We attached the link below so you can read his feature if you haven’t […]

Many African-American superstitions originate from a mixture of ancient African religion, Native American traditions, and European folklore. I have compiled a list of 20 superstitions that many black people pass on generation upon generation.

More than a half a dozen police cars surrounded Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife’s, Sherra Wright’s, now a suspect in his murder. On Sunday, August 1, 2010, detectives searched inside and out for clues into the murder of Wright’s ex-husband, a former Memphis Tiger and Memphis Grizzlies. 

We at Newsone wanted to provide our readers with what we feel are the important government websites you should know about. These are the websites that were launched since the Obama Administration came into office.

by Malik Russell Over a century ago, scholar and sage W.E.B. Dubois wrote in his groundbreaking book, The Souls of Black Folks that “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line.” Today, optimism springs eternal as a new century and new firsts for Black folks symbolize a socially utopian world only […]

Another hip-hop and R&B couple have embarked on a major collaboration: Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz were married Saturday (July 31) on the Mediterranean Sea.

The Bible has something for everyone, even fashionistas.