Marissa Alexander, the Black woman who many feel was unfairly jailed per Florida’s seemingly disparate application of its “Stand Your Ground” laws, was released from prison Tuesday afternoon, according to local Jacksonville station 4JAX. Alexander will come home, but will spend the next two years under electronic monitoring – and on her own dime. SEE […]
It’s tax season and America’s wealth coach Deborah Owens joined Roland Martin Tuesday on “NewsOne Now” to explain how you can use your tax return to start building wealth. According to Owens, the average tax refund is $3,000 and there are a number of steps you can take to get your money to make money […]
Jimmy McMillan (pictured) might be getting evicted from his Manhattan apartment, the New York Daily News reports. SEE ALSO: Prez Obama Addresses Bias Against Young Black Men With “The Queen Of YouTube,” GloZell The former gubernatorial candidate, who ran for New York city mayor in 2013 on his “Rent Is Too Damn High” political party, which also became […]
Over the course of the last seven years, African American wealth has been decimated as a result of the foreclosure crisis in the United States. According to statistics, nearly 53% of Black wealth was wiped out as a result. Washington Post’, national economics correspondent Michael Fletcher highlighted the impact of the housing crisis on Prince […]
President Edgar Lungu has appointed Zambia’s first female vice president, Inonge Wina (pictured), and she is making history as the first female to hold such a high-ranking political position in the republic, according to All Africa. SEE ALSO: Obama Blasted For Chewing Gum During Visit With Indian Prime Minister Wina was the wife of the late-freedom […]
In the decades-long struggle for civil rights, the movement has focused on different Washington institutions, from Congress to the White House to the Supreme Court. In recent months, part of the battle has moved to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The critical question now facing the FCC is how to preserve the open Internet while continuing […]
Two Denver officers shot and killed 16-year-old Jessica Hernandez (pictured below) in an allegedly stolen car Monday morning, the Denver Post reports. SEE ALSO: New York Times Columnist Enraged After Son Has Gun Pulled On Him At Yale According to the officers, Hernandez attempted to hit them with a vehicle in a dark alley, striking one of the […]
After it was revealed that the North Miami Beach Police Department had been using mugshots of African American men for target practice, many people were up in arms deeming that the practices were racially insensitive. Outraged by the situation, clergy members have launched a new social media campaign using the hashtag #UseMeInstead. The […]
An Arizona State University Police Officer has been granted a reprieve from being fired for throwing an African American professor to the ground after stopping her for walking in the street. The video of the incident, which occurred last May, is to many further proof of a disturbing “trend” of law enforcement using excessive (and sometimes deadly) force against non-white […]
As the U.S. Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote next month on new rules to treat all website traffic equally, some civil rights leaders are gearing up for another fight. Brent Wilkes, national executive director of the League of United Latin American Citizens in Washington, D.C., says the next battlefront after the FCC’s vote […]
The Indian media reportedly raked President Barack Obama (pictured) over the coals for removing a piece of chewing gum from his mouth to address India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi (pictured), then popping it back in as the men sat next to each other during the country’s annual Republic Day parade, according to The Daily Caller. SEE ALSO: Prez Obama […]
The state of Michigan has ordered Carnell Alexander (pictured) to pay child support or face jail time, but the irony is that the child in question is not even his, according to ABC News. SEE ALSO: High School Coach Arrested For Biting Fellow Colleague Alexander reportedly owes the state some $30,000 in back child support payments. The Detroit […]
