Arkansas
Jerri Kelly, of Wynne, Arkansas, who held 4 Black teens at gunpoint while they were fundraising for the football team
Woman Who Pulled Gun On Teens Flees Town

Also, Jerri Kelly's husband resigned from being the jail administrator.
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
Jerri Kelly, of Wynne, Arkansas, who held 4 Black teens at gunpoint while they were fundraising for the football team
Woman Holds 4 Teens At Gunpoint For Fund-Raising

A white woman held four Black teenagers at gunpoint while they were trying to raise funds for their high school…
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
Maleah Davis
Artist Creates Bronze Sculpture In Maleah Davis’ Honor

Houston-based artist Shirley Scarpetta is creating a bronze sculpture in remembrance of Maleah Davis.
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
Ed Truitt
Video: Man Saves Own Life From Gun-Aiming Cop

Edrick Truitt is speaking out after a run-in with a police officer.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
Multi-ethnic teenage graduates in cap and gown
Arkansas Teens Make History By Becoming Valedictorian, Salutatorian

Two Arkansas teens made history by becoming their school district’s first-ever Black female valedictorian and salutatorian.
by NewsOne Staff
03.28.20
US-VOTE-ELECTION
Little Rock, Arkansas Elects Their First Black Mayor

History was made.
by NewsOne Staff
12.04.18
Activists In Los Angeles Gather To Burn Likenesses Of The Confederate Flag
Parade Includes Confederate Soldiers Giving Bullets To Children

Arkansas parade mixed Christmas with the Confederacy.
by NewsOne Staff
11.28.18
Swimming Pool At Tourist Resort
Mayor Bans Black Girls From Pool Over Twerking

Dancing and discrimination?
by NewsOne
10.24.18
San Francisco 49ers v Miami Dolphins
Sheriff Reportedly Forced Inmates To Wear Nike Shirts

This is America.
by NewsOne Staff
10.11.18
Zoom Abstract of Police Car
White Officer: 'You Don't Belong In My City'

The incident was captured on video.
by NewsOne Staff
10.08.18
Police car lights
Video: Cop Says Black Men 'Don't Belong' Here

A complaint was filed against the Arkansas police officer.
by Clarissa Hamlin
08.10.18
The case just got serious
Black Police Officer Fatally Shot In His Home

Officer Oliver Johnson was a father of two.
by NewsOne Staff
04.30.18
Jail Cell
Michael Sabbie's Family Files Civil Rights Complaint

The family of Arkansas inmate Michael Sabbie filed a civil rights complaint Wednesday following the man's death at Bi-State jail…
by Clarissa Hamlin
05.25.17
US-POLITICS-BUSH-OBAMA
Teacher Resigns After Racist Obama Post

Trent Bennett, a teacher at Malvern High School in Little Rock, took to KTHV-TV's Facebook page on Christmas Eve to…
by NewsOne Staff
12.30.16
Courtroom
Lawsuit Seeks To End Debtors' Prisons

During an early afternoon call that discussed the legality of the case, representatives for the ACLU and the Lawyers' Committee…
by Charise Frazier
08.24.16
Close-up of a pair of handcuffs
4-Year-Old Arkansas Girl Tells Cops Her Name Is…

The girl's mother and her live-in boyfriend were arrested Friday and charged with domestic battery, permitting abuse of a minor,…
by Charise Frazier
08.19.16
BELGIUM-EU-INTERNET-ANTITRUST-BUSINESS-GOOGLE
Google To Give Flint $250K In Grants

Google recently announced they will distribute $250,000 in Google.org grants to fund initiatives that will help Flint, Michigan recover from…
by NewsOne Staff
05.10.16
Tuskegee Airmen
Original Tuskegee Airmen Instructor Milton Crenchaw Dies At…

Milton Crenchaw, a flight instructor who trained the Tuskegee Airmen, has died. https://t.co/5SaFgJwSnV pic.twitter.com/k0cvK4SYsm — Dothan Eagle (@dothaneagle) November 18,…
by D.L. Chandler
01.29.16
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee with his wife, Janet, gives his acceptance speech Thursday night
Mike Huckabee’s Solution For Criminal Justice Reform? Sell…

During an appearance on the Iowa radio program Mickelson in the Morning, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee agreed when the conservative…
by Christina Coleman
10.16.15
Yahoo Set To Invest $20 Million In Snapchat
Mother Of Two Shot Dead After Posting Snapchat…

A woman was murdered by her boyfriend just hours after posting a photo on Snapchat with the suspect pointing a…
by Desire Thompson
09.29.15
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