As the family of Rodney Todd prepares to lay the father and his seven children to rest this weekend following a tragic carbon monoxide accident in Princess Anne, Md., a family member has opened up to NewsOne about their loss, the odd exit of the Princess Anne police chief during the height of the investigation, and […]

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Carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected in the deaths of a southern Maryland father and his seven children, according to The New York Times. The father, Rodney Eric Todd, 36, reportedly connected a generator for heat after the family’s electricity was shut off over an outstanding bill at their home in Princess Anne, Maryland, the report […]

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Security was increased Monday at the University of Maryland after a caller left a disturbing voicemail detailing a threat against President Obama‘s niece, who was on campus to play in the Princeton-Maryland NCAA tournament, a source tells USA Today. Leslie Robinson is a freshman forward at Princeton. The source, who was not authorized to speak […]

An unidentified Black woman who had just moved in to her new Maryland suburban home in an exclusive area, was awakened Monday morning to find the words, “N-word, Go Home” spray painted in red on her garage doors, according to WTOP. SEE ALSO: Chicago Cop Shot 28 Times By White Officers Freed From Prison The town […]

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 […]

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 […]

Neshanna Turner is upset because she claims her fifth grade, asthmatic son, Henry (pictured), was ordered to clean toilets last Wednesday for arguing with another classmate, according to MyFox Detroit. SEE ALSO: Va. Couple Wins Lottery 3 Times In 1 Month When Henry, who attends the Longfields Elementary School in Forestville, Maryland, asked his mother […]

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A Marriottsville, MD gun club for African-Americans aims to combat youth violence in the city, NPR reports. SEE ALSO: Roland Martin Talks 2014 Midterm Elections The Maryland Tenth Calvary Gun Club believes that teaching teens about guns can steer them away from crime. “See, the whole shooting discipline in and of itself is behaving responsibly, […]

Yvonne Williams was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, after she and two other women attempted to steal $800 in hair weaves from a beauty supply store in Montgomery County, Md., last September and used her baby as part of the attack, according to NBC News 4. SEE ALSO: What? Black Artist Wears […]

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Jawon Johnson (pictured), a Maryland teenager spent four days in jail in a case of mistaken identity last month, CBS Baltimore reports. SEE ALSO: Last Minute Gifts: 5 Perfect Presents For Your Love “I never thought I would be sitting in jail, especially for something I knew for sure I didn’t do,”  Johnson said. The […]

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When Morgan Lake (pictured) sat obliviously in her car as traffic on Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay Bridge (pictured below) moved at a snail’s pace, something told her to look in to her rearview mirror. When she saw an 18-wheeler tractor-trailer barreling down behind her, she just knew its driver would stop…but it didn’t. Instead, the tractor-trailer hit her at full […]