Exclusives

A group of Black law students at Washington and Lee University are demanding that the school’s administration publicly denounce its Confederate past and distance the school from Robert E. Lee, one of the institution’s founders. Calling themselves “The Committee,” several members told NewsOne that they and other Black law students were tricked by representatives of […]

Six months after resigning as pastor of a small church in downtown Detroit over her announcement that she had married a woman in Iowa, Bishop Allyson D. Nelson Abrams has opened a new church in Silver Spring, Md., with the goal of pastoring the kind of ministry she feels God has called on her to lead. […]

Six months after Miriam Carey (pictured), a 34-year-old Mother, from Connecticut was shot dead in the nation’s capital under questionable circumstances, her autopsy report has finally been released. Carey was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, according to the report. Video of the shooting indicates that officers fired at least seven […]

For more than a year, Zaida Pugh, known as “msmuffinpranks” on social media, has been fooling New Yorkers — including journalists and viewers all over the social web — with her prank YouTube videos that have featured her posing as a pregnant woman in labor near a Brooklyn beach, a ratchet costumer twerking inside of […]

Medical and hospital records exclusively obtained by NewsOne bring into question reported facts surrounding the Kyam Livingston case. The documents contradict official news and NYPD reports regarding Livingston’s alcohol intake, her treatment in police custody and dying en-route to a hospital. RELATED: Kyam Livingston Supporters Continue Demonstrating In Brooklyn Initially, media outlets cited Livingston as […]

UPDATE: 1/18/14 — 4:47 PM EST A Facebook spokesperson responding to our inquiry into the removal of a post supporting Black films because it “violated community standards” released the following statement: “We mistakenly removed the content after a user reported it as a violation of our Community Standards. We apologize for the inconvenience.” NewsOne has […]

This photo of two gay, Black fathers tending to their children’s hair is going viral and may become one of the most symbolic examples of the modern American family the social web has seen. Not because being an openly gay family from Atlanta is breaking news–because it really isn’t. For me, it’s because the photo […]

Bishop Allyson D. Nelson Abrams resigned from her position as pastor of Zion Progressive Baptist Church in Detroit, Mich., after revealing to her congregation that she was in a same-sex marriage. Take our poll at the bottom of the story. In an exclusive interview with NewsOne, Bishop Abrams said she married Bishop Emeritus Diana Williams […]

Slavery and comedy almost never make for good humor, but actress and comedian Azie Mira Dungey nails it in her new web series, “Ask A Slave.” As “Lizzie Mae,” Dungey sits in front of a TV and answers viewers’ shamefully ridiculous questions about slavery and George Washington. It is pure hilarity excellently executed. Her last […]

The woman behind the Twitter and Change.org campaigns that put Juror B37‘s book deal to a screeching halt is New York-bred Genie Lauren. Twitter and Facebook newsfeeds went ablaze with outrage last night as the unidentified juror expressed support for George Zimmerman during her interview with CNN. Lauren was also angry and upset while watching […]

The estate of Dr. Nina Simone has joined forces with @radical.media to bring the definitive, feature documentary on the life of the ‘High Priestess of Soul’ to the masses. RELATED: ‘High Priestess Of Soul’ Nina Simone Died On This Day In 2003 “Nina is right up there with Sinatra, Presley and Dylan as one of the most […]