Toni Annette Medrano (pictured), the Minnesota woman who allegedly suffocated her 3-week-old infant son by sleeping on him after drinking a heavy amount of vodka last November, has died after setting herself on fire, the Pioneer Press reports. SEE ALSO: Google Launches Gay Rights Campaign Medrano’s tragic suicide comes less than one month after she […]
Carlos Henriquez (pictured), a Massachusetts State Representative, was charged Sunday morning with domestic assault, battery and domestic kidnapping after allegedly punching a female friend in a car, reports the Boston Globe. SEE ALSO: Why Middle Class Is In Crisis The unidentified 20-something woman and Henriquez reportedly left a community function around 4 a.m., and the woman asked the elected official […]
Myia Natrice Cole (pictured) of Tulsa, Oklahoma has been arrested and is being held on a felony child endangerment complaint after her baby was found in the middle of a road, NewsOne6 reports. SEE ALSO: Google Launches Gay Rights Campaign Cole reported her 11-month-old infant son missing on Saturday night. When an officer arrived at […]
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]
NewsOne is partnering with Loop21 to launch the 2012 State of the Black Economy Survey ($OBE). This unique online survey offers Black Americans a chance to be heard on a variety of crucial issues and to contribute to the understanding of the economic needs of Black America. The $OBE survey runs from today, July 9 […]
Brooklyn mom Tenika Revell has been charged with beating her 7-year-old son, Bernard James Revell (pictured), to death with a hammer because she believes she is dying and didn’t want anyone else to raise him after her death, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Why Middle Class Is In Crisis Tenika’s longtime boyfriend, […]
Rev. Jeremiah Wright (pictured), the former spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, made headlines over the weekend for delivering an angry sermon just a scant few miles from the White House. SEE ALSO: Is The Internet Driving Us Crazy? Speaking at the Florida Avenue Baptist Church on Sunday, Rev. Wright once again aimed harsh words […]
Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson (pictured), who has been nursing a knee injury, was reportedly placed in cuffs on Saturday morning and charged with resisting arrest, reports CBS Sports. SEE ALSO: Kourtney Kardashian Has Baby Girl According to an internal incident report, Peterson allegedly pushed an off-duty police officer who had been working security at a […]
A small Utah town’s Fourth of July Parade normally goes without a hitch and is, by and large, not a national story. But Fox 13 in Salt Lake City reports that the town of Huntsville’s parade last week featured a last-minute entry that parodied President Barack Obama in what many felt was a very negative […]
The story of Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (pictured), the nation’s first African-American cardiologist and the first surgeon to perform a successful open-heart procedure, is as inspirational a tale as any. Born in the small town of Hollidaysburg in central Pennsylvania on January 18, 1858, Williams and his family would eventually move to Maryland’s capital city, […]
Gordon Solomom (pictured), pastor of Christ’s Community Church in Inglewood, California has been charged with nine felony counts of allegedly committing lewd acts on a child, KTLA television reports. SEE ALSO: Kourtney Kardashian Has Baby Girl Study: To Keep Baby Healthy, Get A Dog Solomon, who is married, allegedly met the girl two years ago […]
Lashia White is wanted by the Temple, Texas, police for allegedly setting her sister on fire during an argument Saturday afternoon. Police investigators say that the suspect fled from the scene after the domestic disturbance and now they are looking for her across two states, reports the Daily Mail. SEE ALSO: Is The Internet Driving Us […]
