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Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

LGBT Center’s 26-Year-Old First Black Chair Faces Racial Hostility According to North Carolina’s Charlotte Post, the LGBT Community Center of Charlotte has elected Ranzeno Frazier as its youngest and first African-American chair of its board of trustees. But not everyone is happy about his groundbreaking role. Frazier’s selection was met with both positive and negative responses, […]

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

  Bianca Richardson Tanner Case Type: Endangered Date of Birth: January 1, 1983 Missing Date: June 8, 2014 Age Now: 31 Missing City: Charlotte Missing State: North Carolina Gender: Female Race: Black Complexion: Medium Height: 5’3″ Weight: 110 Hair Color: Brown Hair Length: Shoulder Length Eye Color: Brown Wear Glasses or Contacts: No Location Last […]

Charlotte mother Suzette Henderson (pictured) claims a gym teacher at her son’s school, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) made a joke about his skin color, WSOCTV reports. SEE ALSO: Roland Martin Talks 2014 Midterm Elections Though it reportedly happened last month, Henderson says she learned about the incident during a meeting, included her son, an administrator and his physical […]

CHARLOTTE-Lindora Richardson, a bus driver in Charlotte, North Carolina saved six children from the bus she was driving that was burning due to an electrical malfunction. Richardson stopped the bus when she smelled smoke and escorted the students to safety before the bus burnt into flames. WSCOTV reports: “I was just doing my job,” said […]