REVOLT And AT&T Summit

Killer Mike’s Banking Platform Secures $40M In Funding

Killer Mike and Ryan Glover’s digital banking platform Greenwood has secured $40 million in funding.
by Brandee Sanders
09.30.21
REVOLT And AT&T Summit

Killer Mike, Atlanta Leaders Launch Black-Owned Bank

Rapper and activist Killer Mike has teamed up with Atlanta businessmen to launch a Black-owned digital bank.
by NewsOne Staff
10.04.21
#TheBlackBallot Dr. Huey P. Newton

Oppression At Its Best

Let's be clear: Ensuring that African Americans were largely unarmed and the criminalization of people of color with weapons has…
by Demetria Irwin
09.30.21
Black Small Business Owners In Georgia Slam Governor Re-Opening The State Too Soon

Black Small Business Owners In Georgia Slam Governor

Barbershop owners and entrepreneurs speak out.
by Royce Dunmore
10.09.21
7 itemsCelebs who support Jay-Z's NFL deal - DJ Khaled, Stephen A. Smith, Cardi B

Celebrities Who Support Jay-Z Partnership With The NFL

Cardi B, DJ Khaled, Stephen A. Smith and others are still riding with Jay-Z.
by NewsOne Staff
03.29.20
Rapper Killer Mike Stumps For Bernie Sanders In South Carolina

Killer Mike Apologizes For His Interview With NRA

Why did the rapper and activist think he could trust the NRA?
by NewsOne Staff
03.26.18
Run the Jewels.

Killer Mike Stands With NRA

Killer Mike aligned himself with the National Rifle Association in an interview on the gun lobby’s NRATV.
by nigelroberts1
03.25.18
OP-ED Polow's Zone 4 Carnival & Turkey Giveaway

Here Is How Black Girl Magic & Hip-Hop…

Keisha Lance Bottoms, who was expected to lose Atlanta's contentious mayoral race, narrowly defeated a White opponent, who has called…
by Ronda Racha Penrice, Contributor
12.06.17
US-POLITICS-OBAMA-POETS

The Art Of Rap: Hip-Hop’s Unique Relationship With…

For the past eight years, the Obamas gave rap and Black music a place to call home.
by A.R. Shaw
01.09.17
Killer Mike Speaks About Race At MIT

Killer Mike’s “Uterus” Comment At Sanders Rally Sparks…

Rapper Killer Mike sparked a major controversy after quoting Jane Elliott, an anti-racism activist and feminist who said, "A uterus…
by NewsOne Now
03.15.18
US-POLITICS-STATE OF THE UNION

Cornel West Calls Bernie Sanders “Brother Bernie,” Killer…

Cornel West praised Sanders and compared his efforts for the Black community to MLK. He even called him "Brother Bernie"…
by Desire Thompson
01.19.16
Killer Mike Speaks About Race At MIT

Here’s Why Killer Mike’s Endorsement Of Bernie Sanders…

During his introductory speech for Sanders, he admits that after extensive research of the hopeful, he believes Sanders is the…
by Desire Thompson
11.25.15
Beyonce and Jay Z at Mayweather, Pac Fight

EXCLUSIVE: Hip-Hop Artists Endorse 2016 Presidential Candidates, But…

President Obama was able to mobilize youth voters of color in unprecedented numbers through hip-hop and other venues. Can the…
by hollowaylynette
04.17.21
Stephen A Smith

Stephen A. Smith’s “Black-On-Black Crime” Rhetoric Gets An…

Stephen A. Smith’s comments on the Black Lives Matter movement rattled many on Twitter, including hip-hop artists and activists Killer Mike…
by Desire Thompson
07.22.15

NewsOne Minute: Rapper Killer Mike Pays Tribute To…

“We are human beings. We deserve to be buried by our children not the other way around. No matter how…
by NewsOne Staff
04.17.21