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CNN show host and activist Van Jones has career advice for young people. “We need more technology helping more communities be more effective, more healthy, more whole,” he told NewsOne at the Diversity Affluence Brunch in Sag Harbor, NY, at which he was a host and honoree in July. “When you’re uploading and you’re coming up with ideas, that […]

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If you are an affluent and influential person of color, then you might be a “Royalton.” So explains Andrea Hoffman, founder and CEO of Diversity Affluence in Hamburg, N.J. In the clip above, Hoffman goes into further detail about “Royaltons” and the reasons she started a marketing and business development agency that focuses on diverse consumers. RELATED […]

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This is what happens when a major news publication doesn’t hire a Black writer to write about us. New York Times TV critic Alessandra Stanley wrote a piece that was supposed to be about how Shonda Rhimes has changed the landscape for Black women on TV, but ended up being an under-researched piece that called Rhimes […]

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Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel, featuring Dr. Jeff Gardere, Corey Dade, Danielle Belton and Peniel Joseph, break down the media’s selective bias against African Americans. News organizations are painting members of the Black community in an unflattering light, giving the rest of America and the world the impression that people of African decent are the only […]

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Issa Rae of “Awkward Black Girl” fame and producer Deniese Davis speak with Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now” at the Urbanworld Digital Fireside Chat sponsored by NewsOne. Rae explains how she found success in online video and why she launched the content startup, ColorCreative.TV. The startup funds low-budget pilots and produces them for online distribution.

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CNN’s Don Lemon is known for making controversial, often questionable, statements. Well, in this week of “Don Lemon Said What,” the anchor raised eyebrows while trying to defend spanking as a form of discipline for raising children. He championed its merits partly based on its effectiveness in training dogs. “Listen, I went to training — I […]

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“Saturday Night Live” has decided to keep the diversity ball rolling, appointing a black cast member to the “Weekend Update” desk. BuzzFeed reports: For the first time in the history of Saturday Night Live, there will be two men anchoring the “Weekend Update” segment. And for the first time in the history of the show, one […]

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According to an recent Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) report, there are over 127 million active GSM subscribers in Nigeria. Of those 127 million subscribers,  over 25% spend as much as US $10 monthly to view Nollywood movies on their smart phones and tablets. This adds up to over $250 million monthly and $3 billion annually in Nigeria alone. When […]

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Judian and Kadeian Brown are the owners of Black Girls Divine Beauty Supply and Salon in Brooklyn. The two women were profiled by the New York Times recently and discussed breaking into the black hair business when so much of the industry is dominated by Korean entrepreneurs. “I go, ‘Look at all the faces on the […]

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This year’s Urbanworld Film Festival is right around the corner, and they have so many good things in store this year. From fireside chats to…

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For years, the term “nude,” used to describe the color of everything from bandages to bras, has been defined in relation to white skin. Well, a new lingerie company is hoping all out to change that. Nubian Skin is a new brand dedicated to producing nude-toned pieces for women of color. From the company’s blog: “A […]

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Unemployment rates are falling for almost everyone in America, but remain exceptionally high for Black women. According to Labor Department statistics gathered by IBTimes.com, nearly 10.6 percent of adult African-American women above 20 are unemployed. This shameful statistic has remained unchanged since last year. Between June 2009 and June 2011, Black women lost 258,000 jobs while Black men gained 127,000 jobs. The National Women’s […]