As the country is celebrating its independence, singer Frank Ocean is joining in on some festivities of his own.  The rising star R&B singing member of the hip-hop collective Odd Future — and Kanye West’s protegé — stepped out of the closet on Tumblr in a message that read, “My first love was a man.” “4 […]

The ever elusive ‘God Particle,’ formally known as the Higgs boson in honor of British physicist Peter Higgs, who first theorized the discovery in 1964, has allegedly been discovered after decades of expensive searching, reports The Telegraph. “I think we have it,” said the director general of CERN, Rolf-Dieter Heuer. “[It is] a historic milestone.” CERN […]

Joseline Hernandez, Stevie J’s mistress/partner on the “reality” show Love & Hip-Hop, Atlanta, is denying that she was injured in a brawl at a fan event, reports the Examiner.com. “Face smooth like a baby,” Joseline said via Twitter. She also made sure to post a picture (left) to prove it. Want to Keep Up With […]

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle’s oldest daughter Malia turns 14 today on Independence Day!  The tween cutey with the huge smile, who is also a budding fashionista has been referred to, along with younger sis Sasha, 11, as “kind, respectful, responsible and well-behaved daughters” by their dad.   He also went on to say that he could not […]

The American Black Film Festival, or ABFF, recently marked its 16th year with a star-studded four-day run in Miami, Fla. The festival spanned June 20–23, and the expected turnout of 5,500 filmmakers, actors, executives, and fans was more than double the number of people on hand for the first ABFF. In addition to panels, workshops, […]

NABJ stands for National Association of Black Journalists. According to the official website, it’s “an organization of journalists, students and media-related professionals that provides quality programs and services to and advocates on behalf of black journalists worldwide.” Founded in 1975 in Washington, D.C., the NABJ is the nation’s largest organization for journalists of color. Each […]

Crunchy Black (pictured), a former member of the Academy Award-winning hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia was shot over the weekend and hospitalized in Las Vegas at an undisclosed location.  When news of the shooting broke on Tuesday, the details surrounding it remained cloaked, reports MTV News. Want to Keep Up With NewsOne.com? LIKE Us On Facebook! Black, whose actual […]