Taking advantage of President Barack Obama‘s low approval rating and midterm election apathy, the Republican Party has taken control of the Senate, stripping Sen. Harry Reid of his Majority Leader title to be replaced with Mitch McConnell, who won his reelection in Kentucky. What we know so far: Rep. Tom Cotton (R) upset Sen. Mark Pryor (D) […]
Once election day is over the real work starts. There are a number of issues that will confront newly elected officials, incumbents and President Barack Obama on the other side of the 2014 midterm elections. Will Pres. Obama be in a better position to negotiate and work with Congress or will it be more difficult […]
In what would seem to be a last-ditch effort to gin up the Black vote on election day, Democrats are invoking the shooting deaths of Michael Brown and Trayvon Martin in radio ads, flyers and mailers. Critics have blasted Democrats and Progressives for using these race-based appeals to drive and or scare Black voters to […]
You may have heard plenty about diabetes, one of the most prevalent diseases in the African American community, but how much of your knowledge is fact, vs. fiction? Blacks are from 1.4 to 2.2 times more likely than Whites to have a form of the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
Philadelphia police have released video footage of a 22-year-old Carlesha Freeland-Gaither who was abducted about 10 p.m. Sunday, reports Gawker. SEE ALSO: N.C. Teacher’s Bucket List: I Would Kill All Black People If I Had Ten Days To Live Freeland-Gaither of Philadelphia’s Germantown-Penn Knox neighborhood was reportedly was just blocks away from her home when she was dragged in […]
The 2014 Midterm Elections feature a series of key races that could have staggering implications down the road. With eight tightly-contested U.S. Senate races and nine gubernatorial contests, this election cycle has the added drama of being the last two years of President Barack Obama‘s as he navigates low approval from the public. One of the more […]
Do you feel your student loan payments are just too high? Jasmine Montgomery from the Bronx is one of many who feel that way. In the video above, she asks for advice. Tiffany Aliche, the Budgetnista, answers with tips we can all use. Start off by creating a budget, Aliche counsels. “That’s just a list of everything you […]
Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight Talk panel (J. Hogan Gidley, Angela Rye and Rock Newman) discuss what the outcome of this year’s midterm elections could mean for President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. RELATED: Get the latest news as Black America goes to the polls If Republicans take over the Senate, […]
Part of the mission of the Put Our Children 1st campaign is to facilitate an understanding of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in simple terms. Over the past year, we have been concerned about the propensity to mislabel CCSS as a federal dictation of curriculum across the nation. The truth, however, is stated in the […]
President Barack Obama appeared on the “The Ko Show” to discuss why it is important for everyone to get out and vote in today’s elections. During Mr. Obama’s exclusive interview on WERQ he reminded listeners about the financial crisis the country experienced in 2008, the recovery over the past six years and there still being […]
So… we noticed that the posting of First Lady Michelle Obama’s get-out-the-vote interview with NewsOne Now was getting traffic from a small, but growing number of right-wing blogs. Were they really interested in her message of how voting affects policy, and the “team” that the president has to work with in Congress? Nah. This brief, light-hearted exchange just […]
Pastor Albert A. Young (pictured), who is known as an “apostle” at the Total Deliverance Ministries in North Philly, was reportedly arrested, after he was accused of using his ministry to not only preach God’s word but to sexually abuse his 15-year-old mentally challenged niece, according to Philly.com. SEE ALSO: When Racism Gets In The […]
