At this year’s Magic City Classic in Birmingham, Alabama, Toyota announced plans to donate 22 Prius cars to select HBCUs in the Southwestern Atlantic and CIAA conferences. School administrators will be granted one-year leases to the vehicles as part of the Toyota Green Initiative (TGI) program which aims to help students at historically black colleges […]
In an appearance on her brother Aaron Reid‘s Ustream radio show, “Reid All About It,” Ashley Reid accused Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas of TLC of having an affair with her father L.A. Reid and expanded on a threat she issued the singer on Twitter on October 21. RELATED: Pebbles Issues Statement On ‘Defamatory’ VH1 TLC Biopic As previously reported […]
This past weekend Saturday Night Live poked fun at the controversy around the paucity of Black women cast members over the years, with an opening bit featuring actress Kerry Washington. In it, she was called upon to play Michelle Obama, Oprah, and Beyoncé, in rapid succession, because she was the only Black female performer available. […]
Community Heroes: an in-depth series on the lives and impact of people giving back to our global communities. Keith Dent Base Of Operations: Jersey City, N.J. Why he is a Community Hero: As an assistant director of Rising Tide Capital, an organization committed to assisting entrepreneurs, Keith Dent help to facilitate programs in the working-class cities […]
The town of Stone Mountain, Ga., holds the distinction of being the birthplace of the 20th Century revival of the Ku Klux Klan. The Dekalb County town and suburb of Atlanta also made history of another sort, when it elected its first African-American mayor on this day in 1997. SEE ALSO: Hampton’s Mary Peake Led 1st […]
Lawmakers in Opa-Locka, Fla., have an ordinance in place for its male residents who sag their pants. Now they have decided to include females in their law too, according to the Miami Herald. SEE ALSO: 7-Year-Old Dresses As Klansman For Halloween, Mother Defends Choice The ordinance, which went in to effect in 2007Â and was toughened […]
Is it some kind of unwritten rule that only people with the last name of Bush or Clinton get to run for president, Barack Obama notwithstanding? We’ve had 2 Bushes and one Clinton in the White House already, and now Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush are being talked about as major contenders for the 2016 […]
Jackson Black (pictured left) of Craigsville, Va., is coming under fire for dressing as a Klansman for Halloween, and apparently, the costume is a family tradition, according to WHSV. SEE ALSO: D.C. Council Pushes To Decriminalize Marijuana “My brother ha[d] [worn the costume] when he was in kindergarten and when he was 13,” Mother Jessica […]
Updated Friday, November 8, 2013 —Â The Florida Times-Union is reporting that a bail hearing for Marissa Alexander has been delayed until Wednesday. Earlier: Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who fired a warning shot at her husband and was sentenced to 20 years in prison as a result, will appear at a bail hearing this Friday […]
Former New York Knicks Center and Hall of Famer Walt Bellamy (pictured), passed away on Saturday at age 74. The cause of death has not been released, according to the New York Times. SEE ALSO: ‘Preachers Of L.A.’ Fire Back At Critics: Even Jesus Had ‘Haters’ The 6’11” player had a stellar 14-year career as a basketball […]
Over the weekend, New York Senator Chuck Schumer publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton as the Democrat’s top pick for the 2016 presidential race. The former Secretary of State has yet to confirm if she will in fact run for president, and potentially succeed her former opponent in the 2004 election, President Barack Obama. Senator Schumer threw […]
This morning on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin talks with Attorney Ben Crump about the latest details that have emerged about the Kendrick Johnson case. Crump is representing the late teen’s family as they fight to uncover the truth behind his death. Attorney Crump also addressed the case last week on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” and shared the possibility of a […]
