The 12-year-old twin brothers went missing from their home in Boston more than a week ago, but law enforcement has said their disappearance isn't considered suspicious. Here's why.

A jury found that Harris-Stowe State University, a historically Black college in St. Louis, discriminated against a white professor based on race and gender.

Kadarius Smith, 17, had tire tracks on his back, his mother said.

Russell Simmons was served with papers linked to a defamation lawsuit filed against him in a surprise move at a resort in Bali this month.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is being accused of "racial bias" due to his response to a fight video between a Black and white student.

Andrew Caldwell, who went viral for claiming in church that he was "deliveredt" from being a homosexual, announced his run for public office.

It looks like Jontay Porter might have to explain his performance on the court. The NBA is investigating him over gambling activity connected to his play. The Score is reporting that the Toronto Raptors player is now at the center of a new probe being conducted by the National Basketball Association. According to ESPN the […]

Former NFL cheerleader Krystal Anderson died shortly after the stillbirth of her daughter.

Good lord! No, this is not satire.

Meet U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams.

Black Voters Matter and me too. International have joined forces for the 2024 election.

NewsOne was on the scene at this year's Bloody Sunday commemoration.

Ferguson organizer Tory Russell was there.

CHICAGO — The brother of Oscar winner Mo’Nique said Monday on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show that he molested the actress when they were children and he wants to apologize to her. Gerald Imes said on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that the molestation continued for a year or two, starting when he was 13 and Mo’Nique […]

MANHATTAN – The soaring, lyrical monologues of playwright August Wilson have been performed by some of the theatre world’s greatest actors. Now, talented high school students will get their chance to breathe new life into August Wilson’s monologues.

From BBC: An Australian publisher has had to pulp and reprint a cookbook after one recipe listed “salt and freshly ground black people” instead of black pepper.

From HipHopWired.com: Rush Limbaugh is never one to bite his tongue especially when it comes to anything and everything related to President Obama and his healthcare reform bill.

I just returned from the “Measuring the Movement” forum, hosted by The Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network.  The event was off the chain, with an amazing crowd and an outstanding panel of guests.  We were joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, Ben Jealous, Marc Morial, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rep. Charles Rangel, Democratic Whip James […]

From BlackVoices.com: Amid charges that the Pittsburgh Steelers might be employing some racial bias for trading away African-American player Santonio Holmes for his sins, but not Ben Roethlisberger, who’s white, here are five reasons that should dispel any cries of racial bias.

From InsideOut.ChicagoPublicRadio.org: There are many more black and brown young people in our jails and prisons than you’d predict, if you just look at their percentages in the population at large.

From CNN: New York — New York state legislator Adam Clayton Powell IV on Monday announced his candidacy in this year’s Democratic primary against 20-term U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, who has spent the past year battling an ethics investigation.

HARARE, Zimbabwe — President Robert Mugabe pledged Sunday to move ahead with plans to hand over 51 percent control of businesses to blacks under a controversial program.

From CNN: Haiti’s top prosecutor on Friday denied reports that charges have been dropped against nine of the 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children after a devastating earthquake hit the nation in January.

From TheGuardian.co.uk: A judge in the US has finally dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles from the mother of late rapper Notorious BIG.