Watch the live stream of Mayor Chokwe Lumumba’s Homegoing Celebration below or click here. Watch live streaming video from cprmetro at livestream.com UPDATE: 3/7/14, 7:10 A.M. EST From WAPT: The funeral service [for late Mayor Chokwe Lumumba], which will be shown live at 11 a.m. Saturday on WAPT.com, on WAPT’s second digital channel, 16.2 (Comcast channel […]
I’ve spent my entire career as a civil rights activist and anti-violence advocate. I hear from folks all over the country about how fed-up they are—how much they want change—but they don’t know where to start. It’s not enough just to be informed, we’ve got to work tirelessly to do better. With the “The Lookout,” I’ll […]
Last night, I was scrolling through my Instagram feed and this shocking image of a young woman named Gabriella (@Bambiiiii_) showed up in my feed…
Late last year, Canadian writer Orville Lloyd Douglas wrote for The Guardian, “I can honestly say I hate being a black male.” His column about being trapped in his skin, his “personal prison” caused a stir in Internet circles and brought to the fore the issue of self-hatred in the black community. Roland Martin spoke with a […]
Mass Mutual and NewsOne join together to present 28 dynamic people that make up the diverse tapestry of Black History. For the entire month of February, Black History Month, we will feature one Person of the Day and highlight their lives and achievements. Shirley Chisholm (pictured) made history twice in her lifetime, becoming the first African-American congresswoman and later […]
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. Kathryn Hall-Trujillo Place of Residence: California Why She’s a Game Changer: Hall-Trujillo is the founder of Birthing Project USA, which works to create better birth outcomes for women of color […]
Christopher D. Spears (pictured), 17, was charged Monday with second-degree murder for allegedly shooting his classmate, Dominique Hollie, (pictured below left) also 17, over some sexual remarks made about the victim’s younger sister, reports KETV. SEE ALSO: Black Senate Hopeful Draws Hitler Mustaches On Anti-Obama Posters The Friday night shooting occurred at Hollie’s Omaha, Neb., […]
Richard Benton (pictured) was charged with a DUI, after his 12-year-old daughter, Shamera Harris (pictured), posed to take a picture after her first date with a boy next to the family’s SUV which had rolled backward striking the girl, dragging her 50 to 60 feet, then smashing into a tree, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. […]
Members of an investment club joined Roland Martin Tuesday on “NewsOne Now” to share how investment clubs work and how they’re useful for black Americans. Donna Long and Angela Wilson-Wade of the Mahogany Money Makers sat in on the panel with their advisor, Wesley Watkins, and financial consultant Jennifer Streaks. Long and Wilson-Wade said that the promise of financial […]
Rabble-rousing Texan, Kesha Rogers (pictured), an African-American running for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat, wants President Barack Obama impeached and seemingly gets a kick out of drawing Hitler mustaches on images him as well. Even though the young politico polls higher than her Democratic counterparts, fellow Texas party members want to distance themselves from […]
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 […]
The African-American community still faces a litany of unaddressed health disparities, including Alzheimer’s — a disease that Blacks are up to three times more likely to develop than non-Hispanic whites, according to former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher. SEE ALSO: Brooklyn Nets To Sign Jason Collins, NBA’s First Openly Gay Player And Alzheimer’s cases in the United […]
