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Two nights ago, rapper Lupe Fiasco (pictured) made an impromptu appearance at a townhall community gathering in Philadelphia, where a debate on hip-hop, the youth vote, and the 2012 election was well under way. SEE ALSO: This Election, Voting Is Our Civil Rights Movement For the first time, Fiasco responded in person to a debate […]

Politics

The movement has begun. Don’t get left behind. They say that behind every great man is an equally phenomenal great woman.  As our First Lady continues to prove, the Obamas are no exception. Addressing the Congressional Black Caucus‘ annual awards banquet last weekend, Michelle Obama not only delivered a moving speech, but she eloquently reminded us of […]

“Pulp Fiction” meets politics in the uproariously funny President Barack Obama ad featuring foul-mouthed thespian Samuel L. Jackson. SEE ALSO: Snoop Responds To Critics Over Son’s Weed Use: ‘My Kids Can Do Whatever They Hell They Want’ Primarily targeting those fair-weather supporters of President Obama who are either apathetic or disenchanted this election cycle, the […]

No matter what poll you look at – local or national, non partisan or politically leaning – there’s an obvious pattern: In the polls, there’s an upswing for President Barack Obama and a downward spiral for his challenger, former-Governor Mitt Romney. With only a couple weeks left in the election, instead of joining the chorus […]

Then-Illinois Senator Barack Obama and Arizona Senator John McCain squared off for the first time at the Ford Center at the University of Mississippi on this date in 2008, and although the debates between Obama and McCain ahead of the presidential election morphed into a slightly contentious showdown, the debate proved that Obama was able […]

Could gay marriage keep Black people from the polls? It was the subject of a segment this week on NPR, largely fueled by an article published by the Associated Press, entitled, “Some Black Christians Waver Over Vote.”  To save you time, the pieces basically argue that since clergymen of color can’t decide if they dislike […]

When news began to spread like wildfire this past summer that recording artist and humanitarian Wyclef Jean (pictured) was all set to perform at the Republican National Convention, it apparently raised the brows of many of his fans…and Jean himself. This week, Jean spoke with Atlanta radio station Majic 107.5/97.5 recently, the former-Haitian to squelch the rumors that […]

Update 4:56 9/26/12: Politico’s Roger Simon told BuzzFeed that “The Stench” article he wrote was actually a satire. At least seven other major news outlets — NewsOne included — reported on the story, though we made it clear that it was, in fact, unverified. In this political climate his account was certainly not a stretch. […]

During the Republican National Convention, Mitt Romney and company unveiled a new slogan: “we built it.” In an interesting interview, Joan Walsh, author of “What’s the Matter With White People?: Why We Long For a Golden Age That Never Was” and MSNBC political analyst, discusses how the Republican’s focus on individual success and the “we-built-that” […]

Crime

Are you your brother’s keeper? For Jessie Adams and Willard Elam the answer is obviously, “No.” Bail was set at $100,000 and $75,000 today for Adams and Elam, respectively, who have been charged with stealing two checks from President Barack Obama‘s headquarters in Chicago and depositing them into fraudulent bank accounts. SEE ALSO: What Tax […]

Why oh why won’t the New Black Panther Party exit the building? RELATED: Why We Tolerate Hateful Speech Malik Zulu Shabazz (born Paris Lewis, pictured holding mic), national chairman of the New Black Panther Party, told World Net Daily’s Aaron Klein that his group – all seven or so of them – may be hitting […]

Ever since GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney‘s slip showed this week, after a secret videotape emerged proving that he thinks at least 47 percent of Americans are freeloaders, many Republicans have been scrambling in desperation to change the narrative. Who’s up? Known White nationalist, anti-Semitic, and homophobe Pat Buchanan, who picked up where he left […]