Politics

  1. Don’t Do Depression Alone! This week the media world mourns the death of Karyn Washington, the 22-year-old writer of the popular motivational blog “For Brown Girls.” Brown, who began the blog three years ago aimed at helping women of darker skin complexions to love and accept themselves, is said to have committed suicide […]

Keeping with the theme of strengthening the middle class while the economy slowly improves, President Barack Obama (pictured center) has been consistent in promoting the necessity for job training for burgeoning industries. After tasking Vice President Joe Biden (pictured) to take action by leading an initiative focused on training American workers, the pair announced on […]

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced an agreement with the city of Dubuque, Iowa (pictured), that effectively settles allegations that the city discriminated against African Americans applying for the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Last year, reports emerged from the city that officials admitted to barring Blacks from the program […]

Fox News’ senior political analyst Brit Hume (pictured) was part of an all-White panel on Chris Wallace‘s Fox News Sunday program, where he accused Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama of playing the race card. Hume was especially harsh on Holder, calling him a “crybaby” after the Attorney General complained of poor treatment […]

Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) and the Justice Department has been firm on reducing mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for drug offenders as part of his “Smart On Crime” initiative unveiled last August. On Friday in a South Carolina federal drug court, Holder delivered remarks at a graduation ceremony for individuals who entered a voluntary substance […]

  1. Justice for Ramarley Graham: It’s been more than two years since the New York City Police Department broke down the door of unarmed 18-year-old Ramarley Graham’s Bronx home and shot him to death in front of his brother and grandmother. After initially failing to indict the officer who fired the fatal shots, the […]

Attorney General Eric Holder is clearly still incensed by a tense exchange with Rep. Louie Gohmert (R, Texas) yesterday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. “The last five years have been defined by significant strides and by lasting reforms, even in the face of unprecedented, unwarranted, ugly and divisive adversity,” he told hundreds gathered in […]

Continuing on his bold push for economic fairness, President Barack Obama signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday. One order was specifically aimed at bolstering the right to equal pay for women, while the other mandates that federal contractors are barred from retaliating against employees who wish to discuss their pay at the workplace […]

If you can’t make it to New York City to take part in the annual National Action Network convention, you can still catch all the panels and events right here on NewsOne.com. Don’t miss appearances by Attorney General Eric Holder, Mayor Bill De Blasio, President Barack Obama and more. See the full schedule here.

As previously reported on NewsOne, President Barack Obama will headline this year’s National Action Network convention with an appearance and speech on Friday, April 11, 2014. For a chance to join in this historic event, NewsOne has arranged exclusive tickets to the event through the National Action Network. If you’re able to be in the […]

Attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba will take on Councilman Tony Yarber in an April 22 run-off election to decide who will be the next mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, reports WAPT.com. With both candidates leading a packed field of 13 mayoral hopefuls, both Lumumba and Yarber closed the special election with 31 percent of the vote, at […]

In discussing the National Action Network (NAN) and its annual convention, founder, Rev. Al Sharpton, asserts NAN “Isn’t an Al Sharpton fan club.” The prominent civil rights activist discusses the network’s upcoming convention and its underlying mission: service to the people. “This is about different people doing what they do as a network together. That’s […]