Congress remains gridlocked as House Republicans are still demanding changes to the Affordable Care Act in order to craft a bill that will temporarily fund the federal government. Also of concern, the Oct. 17 deadline for the debt-ceiling is fast approaching with little headway made in ongoing debates in both chambers, according to recent reports. […]
UPDATE: Russell Simmons took down the tape from his website, but news one has a copy of it that you can watch below. He also issued an apology. “Do you buy Simmons’s apology? Take our poll at the bottom of our story to answer! ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– The ancestors, from those who perished during the Trans-Atlantic Slave […]
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When a Miami cop responded to a call of a woman shoplifting at a grocery store, she did something that most officers would not have done: she reached for her wallet instead of her handcuffs. CNN reports that when Officer Vicki Thomas arrived at the Publix supermarket last month, she learned that the mother of […]
Controversial R&B crooner Chris Brown (pictured), who is no stranger to shock factor headlines, has now added another controversy to the pot: according to Brown, he lost his virginity at age 8, reports The Guardian. SEE ALSO: 3-Year-Old Who Danced To Beyoncé Performs On ‘Ellen’ Brown, who has an upcoming album, “X,” due out on […]
Fox & Friends co-host Anna Kooiman fell hook, line and sinker for a fake story that claimed President Barack Obama is personally funding “The International Museum of Muslim Cultures” during the government shutdown and attempted to call him out on it during a segment of the October 5th show. The National Report, a site known for […]
Residents of Hope Mills, N.C., are upset over a Fourth of July parade float that stirred the ire of many onlookers. SEE ALSO: Hernandez’s Fiance Not Talking To Police An antique tractor, flying a Confederate flag, was pulling a wagon loaded with watermelons and sporting a draped sign which read, “White History Month, Hug WTE PPL.” The spectacle […]
This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE. Joseph Cole Place of Residence: Nashville Why He’s a Game Changer: Cole is mentoring young people who want to follow in his footsteps. As a high school student, […]
This Black History Month, we honor the GAME CHANGERS: Everyday heroes whose actions make life better for the people around them. SEE ALL OUR GAME CHANGERS HERE. Toni Carey and Ashley Hicks Why They Are Game Changers: Four out of five Black women are overweight or obese. Hicks and Carey are out to change that. […]
(Special to NewsOne) — This week, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in the case of Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action (PDF). The question in this case is whether a state may pass laws that single out race as a factor to be excluded from policy-making, including college admissions and public […]
Russell Simmons issued an apology over his YouTube company’s “Harriet Tubman Sex Tape.” The apology is below: In the whole history of Def Comedy Jam, I’ve never taken down a controversial comedian. When my buddies from the NAACP called and asked me to take down the Harriet Tubman video from the All Def Digital YouTube […]
Matthew Albert Worthen, 23, of Palmdale, California, was charged Monday, September 30, with one count each of murder and assault on a child after fatally beating his girlfriend’s daughter, 2-year-old Zanai Noel, in their apartment on September 22 while she ran errands, reports The Antelope Valley Times. SEE ALSO: Man Accused Of Killing Adrian Peterson’s Son Has […]
