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Residents in Jamaica and surrounding islands are picking up the pieces after Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Caribbean Islands, leaving devastation in its wake.

"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?" Frederick Douglass asked white America in 1852. The answer remains stubbornly elusive 172 years later.

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson commemorated the Civil Rights Act's lingering importance and significance in a video with NewsOne.

Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season are alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength.

A federal appeals court ruled that participants of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville must pay $26 million.

A DOJ investigation found race and disability discrimination at Wichita Public Schools, Kansas’ largest school district.

White supremacy is an ideology asserting the inherent superiority of white people over nonwhite individuals.

More Democrats are calling on Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race, with a growing number saying Kamala Harris should replace him.

President Biden released a new radio ad slamming Donald Trump for his racist “Black jobs” rant during last week’s presidential debate. 

Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014, is once again out of a job.

A Black barbershop owner who let his place of business be ground zero for the jig, aka a Blacks for Trump event, is now feeling the wrath of the orange menace.

Kimberlé W. Crenshaw explains the evidence-based content Critical Race Theory teaches.

Black Voters Matter and me too. International have joined forces for the 2024 election.

NewsOne was on the scene at this year's Bloody Sunday commemoration.

We found 7 quotes from "The Wire" that speak directly to the black experience not only in Baltimore but the entire country as well.

With 'Purple Rain' Prince weaved the sacred word and sound across a loom made of and by the living world of blues. He would not live to see the vicious murder of George Floyd, but he knew it all the same, that Minneapolis Goddamn. 

Black artists are still paying homage.

If Trump is elected to the office of president, he could ask any department to act on his behalf, no matter what. We're talking about the man who wanted police to shoot BLM protestors (he was told no because it was illegal. Not any more!). 

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts warned Project 2025 will be a "second American Revolution" that will "remain bloodless."

A social media video contrasting the 2012 presidential debates with Biden and Trump's in Atlanta spotlights the devolution of debate discourse.

Why am I talking about prisons in New York on the Fourth of July? Because here's where the scheme to continue slavery legally, began.

Over the past few years, many Black inhabitants of America, native or otherwise have begun to denounce American Independence Day. Many have elected to acknowledge Juneteenth as a more appropriate and accurate occasion for Black Americans to celebrate their freedom in the country.

Amid the 1964 Civil Rights Act 60th anniversary, Black economic boycotts of the civil rights era still offer lessons on how to achieve a just society.

It's a safe space for Black men to address the unique challenges they face today.

The WE Nation Reentry Summit places a spotlight on women and young girls who are impacted or have been involved in the justice system.

The "Teacherville" initiative covers down payment and closing costs for home purchases.

The glaring omission from Joe Biden, Donald Trump and debate moderators speaks volumes about Americans, liberal, conservative and Trumpites.

The first presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle is a chance for the president to address some of the campaign promises he made to Black American that have't been completely fulfilled.

Kenya’s police are being criticized for their violent response to protests over the past week against government proposals to raise taxes.

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Summer is in full swing, but are the cookouts? Celebrate National Grilling Month with a trendy conversation regarding the future of grilling.

Othel Moore died in Jefferson City Correctional Center after guards pepper-sprayed him then left him in a mask to suffocate.

Simone Biles is the GOAT for a reason. The gymnastics icon has quickly become a prominent voice for mental health.

The Supreme Court's decision to grant presidents immunity from criminal prosecution is a "mockery," Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented.

Here are five things to know about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the country commemorates the 60th anniversary of the historic legislation.

Nyah Mway was fatally shot by a Utica police officer who allegedly believed the boy had a gun, which turned out to be a BB gun.

Homelessness in the U.S. is a function of poverty, not criminality, and criminalizing homeless people in no way helps solve the problem.

The potent "dignity and pride" symbol of solidarity embodies Black consciousness.

Suggesting systemic racism no longer exists is insulting and on-brand.