Leon Jenkins, president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the NAACP, has resigned in the midst of backlash over his relationship with L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling. RELATED: UPDATED: Donald Sterling Will Not Receive NAACP Award [VIDEO] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Slams Donald Sterling’s Mistress For Her ‘Betrayal’ Read the NAACP statement below: NAACP Interim President and CEO […]
A perennial issue in Indianapolis, and other major cities, is the school system and all the children in it. The rates of violence seem too high and level of education too low. “NewsOne Now” host Roland Martin was a speaker at the 2014 Women’s Empowerment Series in Indianapolis. During one of the panels, a woman stood up to ask the panel a question […]
This week, hundreds of Nigerians took to the streets in the town of Chibok to demand government intervention in rescuing their daughters – more than 200 girls who where were abducted by a group of Islamic extremist weeks ago. In the days since, social media has been a driving force in drawing attention to the cause, spurring […]
Darrell Patillo, a Bronx man who reportedly shot in to a crowd of mourners at a candlelight vigil for a deceased friend, could face life imprisonment, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Oklahoma Inmate Dies After Execution Is Botched Patillo plead guilty to second-degree murder and attempted murder in the 2012 death of […]
Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Gwen Moore are two of 17 women in the Congressional Black Caucus. When news broke recently that the Pentagon was tightening restrictions on hairstyles for female soldiers, most pertaining to natural styles worn commonly by black women, the representatives stepped up and have asked military officials to rethink their new […]
Timothy Frederick Knight (pictured), who was already facing auto theft charges, had no means of transportation to get to his latest court arraignment, so he did what he does best: steal a car to get there, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. SEE ALSO: Pizza Delivery Man Shot By 2 Philadelphia Police Officers The 53-year-old […]
The federal government recently changed their requirements to secure grants for organizations that help at-risk youth of color. With the new rule, the only organizations eligible for the $20 mil grants are those with a presence in 45 states. Before, it was just 30. Thursday, regular “NewsOne Now” panelist Lauren Victoria Burke stopped by to discuss her report on […]
Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather claims he broke off his relationship with fiance Shantel Jackson because she had an abortion, TMZ reports. Mayweather’s Instagram and Facebook accounts displayed an image of what appeared to be ultrasound results and analysis showing two fetuses. The Instagram caption reads, “The real reason me and Shantel Christine Jackson @missjackson broke […]
As difficult as you would assume it could be to find a Black Donald Sterling apologist, one pops up from his or her coon hole and tells a national television audience that the man who doesn’t want Magic Johnson showing up at his game with his dime piece was given a raw deal. Conservative political […]
Life happens, as does illness. Thankfully, one of the comforts many people are afforded is the support of a loving family, particularly a husband or wife who has vowed to have your back in the best and worst of times. Or…is this no longer the case? According to a study presented at the annual meeting of […]
Kwasi Enin (pictured), the Long Island, N.Y., high schooler who has wowed academicians near and far by being accepted to eight Ivy League schools, has finally made his selection. He announced he will be attending Yale University, according to the Chicago Tribune. RELATED: Kwasi Enin: NY Teen Accepted To All 8 Ivy League Universities The 17-year-old whiz kid, […]
The estranged wife of Columbus Short claims the former “Scandal” actor broke into their home over the weekend and ransacked it, TMZ reports. Tanee McCall-Short alleged in court documents that Short broke in to their marital home on Easter Sunday while she was away, despite a restraining order requiring him to say away from the […]
