On May 26, Harrison Okene, 29, was aboard a Chevron oil boat named the AHT Jascon-4 in the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of Nigeria, when it began to sway and eventually capsize. For 3 days, Okene, who had been thrown from a bathroom when the boat turned over, managed to survive in a tiny […]
UPDATE: 10:55 PM ET, 12/3/13 Charges have been dropped against 3 Black teens who were arrested while waiting on a bus in Rochester, New York. “After reviewing the facts associated with these arrests, I have decided to dismiss the charges in the interest of justice,” said District Attorney Sandra Doorley in a statement Tuesday. ******************** […]
Kentuckian Henry Earl (pictured), who has the dubious honor of being crowned the ‘World’s Most Arrested Man’ with a rap sheet that goes beyond 1,500 arrests, found himself behind bars, yet again, on Thanksgiving for a public intoxication charge he incurred last month, according to The Smoking Gun. Earl, who is a celebrated superstar of […]
Allante Latrice Hill Case Type: Endangered Date of Birth: Jan. 1, 1994 Missing Date: November 2, 2013 Age Now: 19 Missing City: Flint Missing State: Michigan Gender: Female Race: Black Complexion: Medium Height: 5’11” Weight: 250 Hair Color: Black Hair Length: Shoulder Length Eye Color: Brown Wear Glasses or Contacts: No SEE ALSO: Son […]
UPDATED December 3, 2013, 12:40 p.m. EST DETROIT (AP) — Detroit is eligible to shed billions in debt in the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, a judge said Tuesday in a long-awaited decision that now shifts the case toward how the city will accomplish that task. Judge Steven Rhodes turned down objections from unions, […]
Author James McBride, the man behind the bestselling memoir, “The Color of Water,” recently won the National Book Award for “The Good Lord Bird.” It’s a novel about a pre-teen slave who joins abolitionist John Brown in his raid on Harper’s Ferry. McBride spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about his win. He also weighed in on […]
Ron Isley aka “Mr. Big” brings Soul to this Holiday Classic! Get a sneak peek now of him singing the classic “Santa Claus Is Coming To…
World’s AIDS Day, which was Dec. 1, may have come and gone. This startling statistic remains a reality, however: African Americans are only 13% of the U.S. population, but account for 44% of HIV infection cases. Activist Rae Lewis-Thorton spoke with Roland Martin on NewsOne Now about the problem. “There’s a need for continued national conversation,” Lewis-Thorton said. “Unfortunately, when […]
Now that the Thanksgiving feasts have come to an end, the holiday party season is upon us! One of our favorite stylists and grooming experts,…
So far, the holiday shopping season is off to a weak start, with sales for Thanksgiving and Black Friday up only 2.3% over last year’s numbers. Given that store foot traffic was actually down on Black Friday compared to a year ago overall, should retailers now pin their hopes on a surge in attraction to the […]
In August, Washington, D.C., resident Maurice Owens reported that he slipped on a banana peel that was in a metro elevator and claimed to have sustained hip and leg injuries. Now the jig is up, as a video has been unearthed depicting Owens of throwing the banana peel on the ground himself. Owens’ claim against […]
My bff is the exact opposite of me. I just got her to fall in love with manicures after 35 years of living. This Christmas…
