After suffering a tough 64-63 loss to Bowling Green at the buzzer on Sunday and dropping to an overall record of 4-3. Just about everyone…
Emmy-winning and longtime star of the popular soap the “Young And The Restless,” Kristoff St. John’s (pictured above) and his wife, Mia, announced via Twitter that their “beautiful” 24-year-old son, Julian (pictured below), committed suicide, thereby ending his lifelong battle with mental illness. Julian, whom his parents say was a gifted artist, suffered from serious bouts of depression. Julian’s […]
Ramona Braswell (pictured) is facing child abuse charges after police arrested her for tasering her own 3-year-old child, according to WFLA. Police investigators allege that Braswell, who lives in St. Petersburg, Florida took a taser gun, which is an electroshock weapon that shoots dart-like electrodes. The gun delivers incapacitating electrical current to its subject. Those […]
Cleveland Police shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice within seconds of encountering him. Rice was brandishing a toy gun. Surveillance video acquired from a youth center across the street from where the deadly encounter took place captured the tragic incident which left another young African American male dead. On Monday, Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” panel (featuring […]
In an effort to respond to ongoing protests in Ferguson, Mo., over police violence against Blacks, the White House on Monday announced several reforms, including plans to overhaul a federal program that provides police with military equipment. SEE ALSO: Darren Wilson Quit Ferguson Force Without Severance [VIDEO] “Recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and around the country […]
Kuti Mack, fitness professional and nutritionist, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to share his 21-day holiday detox and give you a few holiday healthy eating tips. Mack told Martin, “you want to control what you’re eating in the interim. The Holidays present a lot of challenges because we eat the whole time” at this […]
Elizabeth Lauten, communications director for Tennessee Rep. Steve Fincher took to Facebook to critique President Barack Obama’s daughters for dressing like they deserve “a spot at a bar” at this year’s turkey pardoning ceremony. As a result of her comments, a social media firestorm ensued, causing Lauten to apologize. Now, according to reports, she has […]
A Republican Party staffer resigned Monday after posting derogatory Facebook comments about Sasha and Malia Obama over the Thanksgiving Day holiday, NBC News reports. SEE ALSO: Darren Wilson Quit Ferguson Force Without Severance [VIDEO] Elizabeth Lauten, the communications director for Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.), told NBC News by phone Monday that her departure was “in the […]
World AIDS Day, which began in 1988, is observed on December 1 of each year so that folks around the globe can unite in their support for those who are living with the HIV virus, as well as remembering those who lost their battle with AIDS. Even though an AIDS-free generation is within reach—with the tremendous advances in the areas of research […]
News that Officer Darren Wilson resigned from the Ferguson Police Department on Saturday is unlikely to ease tensions in the aftermath of the grand jury decision. Despite the news, activist Tara Thompson and rapper Tef Poe say they will continue the fight for justice until there is a fundamental change in law enforcement. Speaking with […]
As with the Trayvon Martin case, professional athletes are using their platforms to bring awareness to racial issues within our country. Earlier this year the Los Angeles Clippers players staged a silent protest after Donald Sterling’s racist remarks; and now on the heels of the verdict in the Michael Brown case, St. Louis Rams players have […]