On Friday afternoon, it was announced that George Zimmerman‘s bond was revoked. Zimmerman, who had initially cried a river of destitution at his bail bond hearing, hid more than $200,000 that he received through his short-lived website from the judge presiding over his case. When the news leaked that Zimmerman had in fact had hundreds […]
If this move don’t beat all! Brooklyn Nets NBA player DeShawn Stevenson just added a decorative item to the kitchen of his manse, so he made the decision to purchase an ATM machine, reports the Business Insider. SEE ALSO: CDC Denies Existense Of Zombies Despite Cannibal Incidents The ostentatious swingman tweeted a photo of himself donned in a snazzy outfit […]
For the third installment of our NewsOne Reparations Series, we want your feedback. RELATED: Rep. Keith Ellison: ‘We Were Held In Slavery Longer Than We’ve Been Free’ You’ve seen the numbers presented on how much money Black Americans whose ancestors went through the American slave experience have lost. According to Harper’s magazine (November, 2000), the […]
 Although the death of Chuck Brown on May 16 rocked the nation’s capital and many music lovers around the globe, feelings of sadness were lifted, if only for a brief moment, during a mostly joyous memorial service for the Go-Go legend on Thursday in Washington, D.C. The Walter E. Washington Convention center served both as […]
Here comes another weird one out of the Sunshine State… A Florida anesthesiologist has been charged with driving under the influence, criminal mischief, and felony battery of a law enforcement officer after spitting blood in a state trooper’s face, ABCNews reports. SEE ALSO: Georgia Cop Gets Off For Shooting Teen To Death Dr. Zachary Bird […]
In honor of Black Music Month, NewsOne presents MY MUSICAL INSPIRATION, where newsmakers and celebrities talk about the artist who most inspires them in their lives and work. Music is a universal language that binds us all, with many African-American artists serving as an inspiration to individuals in our society that have gone on to […]
Conspiracy theories and urban legends are nothing new, and while they exist throughout all cultures, in the Black community, many of them have become legendary. Ranging from beliefs in diabolical plots of genocide with diseases, such as AIDS, and dead man walking, such as rapper Tupac surviving the hail of bullets back in 1996, no […]
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is scheduled to turn himself in on Friday to begin his sentence for domestic battery and harassment charges stemming from a 2010 incident involving his girlfriend Josie Harris, reports the IndyStar. Mayweather was mandated to surrender himself at 10:30 am PDT. The 35-year-old’s legal problems began in the fall of 2010 when he and […]
Another Black male shot dead by police, once again, will not receive protection under the law. SEE ALSO: No Relief From High Unemployment For Blacks A Fulton County grand jury has decided not to indict Union City police office Luther Lewis for shooting 19-year-old Ariston Waiters to death on Dec. 11, 2011, TV station myfoxatlanta […]
Unfortunately, the unemployment rate for African Americans rose in May to 13.6 percent from 13.0 percent in April, the Labor Department said on Friday. The numbers mirrored the national unemployment rate, which also increased to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent, the first rise in 11 months. Further, employers created only 69,000 jobs in May, the […]
The family of the “Miami Zombie” Rudy Eugene (pictured left), who viciously ripped off and ate pieces of Ronald Poppo’s (pictured right) face in a savage and unprovoked attack on May 26, have now come forward to speak out about how unbelievable his crime was and how he had to have been drugged by someone in order to commit […]
Two innocent bystanders were shot by men arguing over who made the best Kool-Aid in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood, News Talk 1200AM reports. The two men were so passionate about their Kool-Aid-making skills that, sadly, they took out their guns and started popping off rounds at each other. But, instead of shooting themselves, their rounds connected […]
