Sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby, which first surfaced in 2004-2005, have returned with a vengeance. RELATED: Comedian Hannibal Buress: Bill Cosby Is A Rapist Gawker’s Tom Scocca initially dredged up the story to deflect from the spotlight trained on Woody Allen and sexual abuse allegations levied against him by Dylan Farrow, daughter of his ex-girlfriend […]

Young Money Record’s self-proclaimed baddest b**** Nicki Minaj apologized for using an iconic image of revolutionary human rights leader El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) to promote her new single “Lookin A** N***a” after outrage swept across social media. In a post on Instagram, the Trinidadian barbie, who clearly has no concept of appropriate context, said […]

The Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Economic Summit hosted a session titled “Business of Sports,” which explored the struggle for racial parity in sports ownership. The panel was moderated by Chris Broussard, sports analyst at ESPN and featured NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell; NBA legend Isaiah Thomas; attorney and co-chair Rainbow PUSH Coalition-Sports, Barbara Arnwine; Rushia […]

Hundreds gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Manhattan to honor Cathy Hughes, a woman who has blazed a trail for Black media in America. The Equity and Parity luncheon, which was a part of Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition 17th Annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit, was moderated by Sharon Epperson, correspondent for CNBC, […]

The boxing gloves that Muhammad Ali (pictured left) sported in his famed 1964 heavyweight title bout against Sonny Liston (pictured right) are going up for auction and are expected to fetch $500,000, according to ESPN. Ali, who at the time of the bout was boxing under his given name of Cassius Clay, wore the gloves […]

Black Love Day was founded in 1993 by Ayo Handy Kendi, director of the African American Holiday Association. According to Kendi, it is the third nationally observed black holiday – one of atonement, reconciliation and celebration. Black Love Day is observed as a 24-hour demonstration of black love, demonstrated through five specific acts: love towards the Creator, […]

For Black History Month, NewsOne honors GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE. Jennifer Cruté Place of Residence: New York City Why She’s a Game Changer: Cruté’s adult comic, “Jennifer’s Journal The Life of a SubUrban Girl Vol.1,” chronicles her life as a […]

As NewsOne previously reported, former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was convicted on corruption charges Wednesday. A federal jury decided that he was, indeed, guilty of 20 of 21 counts against him for accepted bribes, free trips and other gratuities from contractors in exchange for helping them secure millions of dollars in city work while he was in office, including […]

The onslaught of brutal weather battering certain parts of the nation over the past few weeks is beginning to take a toll on the health and well-being of some residents living through it, CBS Atlanta reports. SEE ALSO: Magic Johnson Sets Record Straight On His HIV Status From Texas to the Carolinas to Atlanta, the […]

Members of the Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project convened at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel Wednesday to discuss a report they recently published, documenting struggles minority businesses face in dealing with major corporations today. RELATED: Register Now for the Rainbow PUSH Wall Street Project Economic Summit Moderator Julianne Malveaux (pictured right of Don Graves at the […]

If you have to cancel school because of bad weather, two administrators showed us how to do it with style. Michael Ulku-Steiner, principal of Durham Academy, in North Carolina, and Lee Hark, assistant head of school, created a YouTube announcement inspired by Vanilla Ice‘s classic “Ice, Ice Baby.” They changed the lyrics to notify parents, […]

Michael Ugwueke, DHA, FACHE, is Executive Vice President and COO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare System in Memphis, TN. He is an accomplished healthcare executive…