APS Executive Directors Sharon Davis Williams, Michael Pitts and Tamara Cotman are all suing Atlanta Public Schools for “violat[ing] state employment laws and breach[ing] job contracts” when they released the findings of the state cheating investigation that has rocked the city. In the lawsuit, they claim that not only have their reputations been ruined, but […]

Though ex-Black Panther Jamal Joseph is a full professor at Columbia University and an Oscar nominee, his journey to the Ivy-Leagues was a harrowing one. He joined the Black Panther‘s when he was 15-years-old and ended up in prison a year later, according to the BBC. LIKE NewsOne On Facebook To Stay Up On Black […]

After the bombshell news story yesterday of President Barack Obama speaking out in support of gay marriage in a sit-down interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts, several voices in the African-American community rang out on the issue. NewsOne ran a story on the interview on Wednesday, which was heavily contested by readers. In the poll, we […]

Queen Latifah is set to perform in the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival at the end of May, perezhilton.com reports. SEE ALSO: Black Pastors Reject Obama’s Gay Marriage Stance   Rumors have been circulating for years that the hip-hop icon is a closet lesbian. However, she has never addressed the issue directly. LIKE […]

My mom (pictured right) passed away a few years ago, and I (pictured) have never been the same since. RELATED: 10 Reasons Why Michelle Obama Is A Good Mom Those of us who have lost our mothers, live differently in the world.  It is a feeling of inexplicable abandonment, as if we were left to navigate […]

Working as a security guard at John O’Connell High school has taught me more about American schools, kids, and violence than any book. Sometimes 90 percent of your day is boring beyond words, but those last 15 minutes of school can keep you up at night. SEE ALSO: Justice For Jennifer Hudson Yesterday was one […]

President Barack Obama didn’t earn any Holy points with America’s leading religious leaders yesterday when he announced via a pre-recorded  interview with ABCs Robin Roberts that he supports gay marriage. SEE ALSO: Let’s Celebrate Obama’s Evolution, Not Criticize It NewsOne got some reactions, gathered by our sister site Elev8, from pastors and religious leaders expressing […]

President Barack Obama’s re-election fundraiser is a sold-out event that is being held in Studio City, Calif., on Thursday.  The gala is a who’s-who list of Hollywood’s glitterati that will take place at actor George Clooney’s nearly 8,000-square-foot mansion, reports the New York Daily News. RELATED: Obama, Gay Marriage, The Black Church: Only Squeaky Wheels Get Oiled There […]

There’s something to be said about knowing when to revel in the moment without instantly shifting to the role of spoiler. RELATED: Obama, Gay Marriage, The Black Church: Only Squeaky Wheels Get Oiled As polarizing as our political culture has become, I’m not at all surprised that Republicans largely condemned President Barack Obama’s decision to […]

A 28-year-old man allegedly shook his girlfriend’s 7-week-old baby to death while being high on prescription drugs, the Daily Mail reports. SEE ALSO: Your Blackness Ain’t Like Mine The Fate Of William Balfour Lies With Jury Eric Thomas Trinchet reportedly got into a violent argument with the baby’s mom, Tianna Irizarry, also his girlfriend, when […]

Donte Johnson (pictured right), 20, who is said to have the mind of an 11-year-old child, was found guilty of the 2010 first-degree murder and rape of Philadelphia waitress Sabina O’Donnell (pictured left).  The judge gave him a sentence of life without parole in state prison, reports the Philadelphia Daily News. SEE ALSO: Muslims Vow To […]

Looking to score political points on Obama’s support for gay marriage, Mr. “Etch-A-Sketch” Mitt Romney came out to reaffirm his opposition to marriage equality. SEE ALSO: Is The Church Brainwashing Blacks Against Homosexuality  But in a 1994 interview with LGBT newspaper “Bay Windows,” Romney said that he would be “better than Ted (Kennedy) for gay […]