U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown has made history as the first Black woman to serve as the chief judge for the Northern District of Mississippi.
A former federal public defender, Lee will be the second Black woman to serve on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, bringing with her a 'deep commitment to protecting civil rights.'
A black man is in critical condition in Augusta, Georgia, after police tased him during a traffic stop. Jermaine Jones Jr., 24, was stopped by Richmond County Police at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Clifton Street.
Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's controversial firing of Shirley Sherrod in 2010 should preclude him from leading the agriculture agency under Joe Biden's administration, civil rights leaders and advocates say.
It's the same voter suppression, just a new day and a different tactic.
Award-winning journalist Jemele Hill gets candid in an exclusive interview for NewsOne's inaugural digital cover.
As the pandemic moves into its deadliest wave yet and economic relief from the federal government remains up in the air, millions are succumbing to a growing hunger crisis. Here's how you can help.
Welcome to Episode 2 of Black Folklore In Video: The Ghosts Of Lake Lanier. Grant Yanney takes us back to the 1800s when it all began.
Fall is here. Let's have some fun with the family this season!
The HBCU VP's suicide underscores the need to make sure people are safe, supported at work.
For Black women, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, was the latest in a string of assaults on our right to reproductive health.
Researchers are discovering new information about the earliest inhabitants of Ireland and some data suggests that the first settlers were Black people with blue eyes.
