Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's "Colin In Black And White" - Arrivals

Colin Kaepernick Releases Children’s Book Centered On Self-Awareness

Activist Colin Kaepernick has released a children’s book that empowers youth to build a strong sense of self-pride and self-awareness.
by NewsOne Staff
04.16.22
black history month MasterClass will offer free streaming of its class on Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love

MasterClass Opening ‘Race In America’ Course To Public

MasterClass will make its ‘Black History, Black Freedom, and Black Love’ course—led by intellectuals like Angela Davis, Nikole Hannah-Jones and…
by NewsOne Staff
02.01.22
Time Warner Drops CBS In Three Major Markets Including New York City

Critics Drag CBS' Upcoming 'Activist' Reality TV Show

"The Activist," an upcoming CBS reality TV show featuring activists competing on social media for likes and shares where the…
by Zack Linly
10.04.21
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Ilyasah Shabazz Producing Series About Malcolm X’s Life

Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz is working on a television series about his coming of age journey.
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21
VH1's 3rd Annual "Dear Mama: A Love Letter To Moms" - Arrivals

Colin Kaepernick Inks Publishing Deal With Scholastic

Colin Kaepernick has inked a publishing deal with Scholastic.
by Brandee Sanders
08.25.21
Lorraine Hansberry Portrait Session

Lorraine Hansberry’s NYC Home Gets Historic Distinction

Renowned playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry’s former New York City residence has been added to the National Register of Historic…
by Brandee Sanders
08.26.21
Justice For Kendrick Johnson Rally

Tamika Mallory Responds To Samaria Rice's Accusations

The activist addressed the claims of Tamir Rice's mother Samaria, after she accused Mallory and other movement leaders of financially…
by Charise Frazier
08.26.21
Politicians, Activists Rally In DC For Progressive Agenda For Biden Administration

Cori Bush Nominated To House Judiciary Committee

As a member of the House Judiciary Committee Bush will be among a group of legislators committed to oversee and…
by Charise Frazier
10.04.21
2020 E! People's Choice Awards - Red Carpet

Video Shows Cop Assault Kendrick Sampson Of 'Insecure'

Sampson shared disturbing footage of a cop in Cartagena, Colombia, assaulting him on Dec. 15.
by Charise Frazier
10.04.21
Kentucky Attorney General Releases Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Tapes

2nd Breonna Taylor Activist Killed By Gun Violence

Smith is the second activist following the shooting of Hazma 'Travis' Nagdy, to be murdered in the wake of Breonna…
by Charise Frazier
10.04.21
Demonstrators March In Louisville Demanding Justice For Breonna Taylor

Breonna Taylor Activist Killed In Fatal Louisville Shooting

Community members are reeling over the death of a promising young activist whose life was cut short on Monday during…
by Charise Frazier
10.04.21
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#BlackGirlMagic: 11-Year-Old Flint Activist Gets Her Own Doll

11-year-old Flint activist Mari Copeny has her own doll.
by NewsOne Staff
10.06.18
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Activist Arrested In California For Filming Police

A packed protest.
by Clarissa Hamlin
09.20.18
Hundreds Of Thousands Attend March For Our Lives In Washington DC

11-Year-Old Activist To Be Honored By NAACP

Naomi Wadler, 11, will be honored by the NAACP for her efforts to bring attention to the lack of concern…
by NewsOne Staff
07.15.18
55th New York Film Festival - 'The Rape Of Recy Taylor'

Civil Rights Activist Recy Taylor Dead At 97

Recy Taylor, an activist who fought for justice and civil rights after she was brutally raped in 1944, passed away…
by Clarissa Hamlin
12.29.17
Friars Club Roast Hugh Hefner

Hugh Hefner's 5 Most Woke Moments

Hugh Hefner was many things to many people: a playboy; a publisher; a philanthropist; a pornographer, to name but a…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
09.28.17
2013 Los Angeles Film Festival - 'American Revolutionary' Premiere

Legendary Civil Rights Activist Grace Lee Boggs Dead…

Grace Lee Boggs - a champion for civil rights, labor rights, feminism, and the Black Power movement - has died.
by Desire Thompson
04.17.21

“People Thought We Were Crazy For Continuing To…

On August 9, 2014, seeing the lifeless body of Michael Brown Jr. laid out in the blistering heat for four…
by Diamond Latchison
04.17.21
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Slams Philadelphia Prison With Lawsuit After…

An amended lawsuit has been filed against a Pennsylvania prison and its medical personnel for refusing Hepatitis C treatment to…
by Desire Thompson
04.17.21
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Choctaw Activist Found Dead In Miss. Jail Cell…

Rexdale W. Henry, 53, long-time civil-rights activist and beloved leader in his Choctaw community, was found dead in his cell…
by NewsOne Staff
07.27.15