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R&B singer D’Angelo (pictured) used his “Saturday Night Live” performance this weekend to bring the murders of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner to the fore, just weeks after his first CD release, which came after a years-long career hiatus that was dogged by persistent rumors of substance abuse and arrests. RELATED: NewsOne Minute: 45-Year-Old Founder […]
Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of the late singer Whitney Houston and R&B performer Bobby Brown, has grown up before America’s eyes since her birth in 1993, as you can see in these photos from her life.
As a journalist, one thing I hate is when a source won’t answer my questions. It’s frustrating, it stops me from getting my work done, and it makes me feel as though the subject of my interviews is basically being an a**hole. If I were working the Super Bowl, I might feel doubly so. Or […]
Occupy Wall Street offshoot Occu-Evolve held a small counter rally in response to a pro-police one on Staten Island Saturday. Staten Island, of course, is the borough where Eric Garner died on video at the hands of police in July, and where many NYC police officers and their families live. SEE ALSO: Unemployment Still Twice As […]
A New York City nonprofit legal group is under fire for taking part in the controversial “Hands Up” rap video. The video, which calls attention to the fact that young Black men die disproportionately at the hands of law enforcement, also appears to advocate violence against police officers, according to NY1. SEE ALSO: Bernie Mac’s Widow Drops […]
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch isn’t the only member of his team making headlines these days. The team’s star cornerback Richard Sherman is also making news, saying he is unsure what he will do if the birth of his son coincides with the Super Bowl, according to ESPN. RELATED: Seahawks Running Back Marshawn Lynch […]
Ben & Jerry’s founders incited anger for publicly coming out in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. In a speech earlier this month at their yearly franchise convention, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield appeared on stage wearing “hands up don’t shoot” t-shirts. Cohen and Greenfield encouraged franchisees to sell the t-shirts with proceeds from the sale going to Hands […]
Bernie Mac’s widow, Rhonda McCullough, has dropped a wrongful death lawsuit against the late star’s longtime doctor following Mac’s untimely death in 2008, the Chicago Tribune reports. RELATED: Bernie Mac’s Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Doctor McCullough filed the lawsuit in 2010 in Cook County Circuit Court, charging that dermatologist Rene Earles failed to recognize her […]
BuzzFeed senior editor Kelley Carter and digital correspondent, Ray Cunningham otherwise known as MissterRay joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss network TV rediscovering African American audiences and racking up huge ratings. According to Nielsen, African Americans view more television over the course of the month than any other ethnic group. ABC’s “Scandal,” “How To Get Away […]
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]
Augusta, Georgia County Supervisor Tracy Pyles (pictured) apparently had a momentary lapse of memory at a staff briefing Monday in front of reporters. Perhaps Pyles thought he had taken a step back in time, but as Pyles disagreed with the way in which an African American government reporter had written an article, he said, “You got it wrong, boy […]
Have you ever had a so called friend in your life start bringing you down? Or do you have a buddy that keeps getting you into trouble all the time? If so, maybe these individuals are not really your friends after all. NFL Network analyst and former NFL player star, Jamie Dukes has written a […]