Claudia Alves, Principal of Poulsbo Elementary School in Poulsbo, Washington, has been placed on a leave of absence while the school district investigates her use of the n-word when talking to students, reports the Kitsap Sun. Superintendent Patty Page sent a letter home to parents informing them of the incident and the ongoing search for an acting […]
Mary, the mother of Jesus (pictured), probably raised a few eyebrows when she announced her birth, despite being a virgin. Now, according to a new study, some U.S. women are claiming to be virgins–even after getting pregnant. Researchers at the University of North Carolina’s Gillings School of Global Public Health examined data from about 8,000 […]
A woman in Nigeria’s Nasarawa State is disowning her cat for reportedly practicing what she believes is homosexual behavior, the Leadership reports. RELATED: Nigeria’s President Bans Same-Sex Marriage According to the woman, the cat had been practicing “an unnatural sexual behavior” for years, which she called “a contradiction of the laws of nature.” “Bull” had […]
Saturday, a Florida jury  found Michael Dunn guilty of three counts of attempted murder and another count stemming from his shooting into a car full of teenagers, an incident which led to the death of  17-year-old Jordan Davis. Jurors didn’t, however, convict Dunn of murder for killing Davis. Attorney Eboni Williams and Judge Kevin Ross joined […]
White House Locked Down After Car Sneaks into Obama Girls’ Motorcade The White House was locked down for about an hour on Tuesday after a car followed a motorcade carrying Sasha and Malia Obama through a security checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. Secret Service agents stopped the car at around 4:40 p.m. and arrested […]
Exchange Student Eats Pot Cookie, Jumps to His Death in Colorado A Wyoming college student on spring break in Denver ate a legally purchased marijuana cookie that a friend bought from a Colorado recreational pot shop and later jumped to his death, the Associated Press reports. Levy Thamba Pongi, 19, a native of the Republic of Congo, was […]
Val Vilott, president of the DC Abortion Fund, has responded to “ignorant” conservatives who have recently voiced outrage over the organization’s controversial coat hanger pendants. Before the passage of Roe v Wade (1973), some women seeking illegal abortions resorted to terminating their own pregnancies with coat hangers. While conservatives claim that reproductive rights advocates are insensitive […]
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. Nzinga Knight Place of Residence: New York City Why She’s a Game Changer: Knight, a fashion designer, is also a Muslim American. She has created an Islamic-inspired line of […]
Amiri Baraka, former poet laureate of New Jersey and an icon in American literature, has died, according to The Star-Ledger. He was 79-years-old. The literary legend was hospitalized at Beth Israel Medical Center last month for an undisclosed illness. And while Baraka has a history of battling diabetes, the cause of his death was not […]
Rachel Fryer (pictured) buried her infant son nearly three years ago, after claiming that she accidentally rolled over on him as they slept. Now the 2-year-old female twin of the deceased infant has been laid to rest as well. SEE ALSO: T.D. Jakes Files Lawsuit Against Alleged Stalker This time, Fryer told Sanford, Fla. police […]
Hundreds of people gathered in Tallahassee, Florida to protest the state’s “stand your ground” laws Monday. During the rally, many of the speakers discussed the potential for a boycott of companies based in Florida to put pressure on legislators to repeal the law. Successful Black Boycotts Over the course of history, consumer boycotts have been […]
Spike Lee (pictured) has spoken at length in times past about how his beloved borough of Brooklyn has changed over the years due to gentrification. Last night, the director unleashed a fiery rant about New York’s rapidly changing landscape during a talk and was frank about his disgust at people of color being pushed out. RELATED: Spike […]
