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Dr. Maya Angelou To Be Featured On Quarter

Legendary literary giant Dr. Maya Angelou will be featured on the U.S. quarter.

by Brandee Sanders

05.15.21

Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis’ Archives Open To Public

Harlem’s Schomburg Center has opened Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’ archives to the public.

by NewsOne Staff

03.31.20

Oprah Winfrey Makes Surprise $1M Donation To UNCF

Oprah Winfrey made a surprise $1.15 million donation to the United Negro College Fund.

by NewsOne Staff

03.30.20

Black History Monuments Stolen From Rural Town

Two monuments honoring Dr. Maya Angelou and three Black lawmakers were stolen from a park in Stamps, Arkansas just days…

by Clarissa Hamlin

10.25.17

Canadian Poet Laureate Plagiarized Tupac & Maya Angelou

Poetry sleuths are shocked that an esteemed writer would lift passages directly from famous works.

by nigelroberts1

09.11.17

Norman Mailer Center's Fifth Annual Benefit Gala sponsored by Van Cleef & Arpels - Inside

Maya Angelou's Life Celebrated In New Film

The first film about Maya Angelou's life is up for Best Documentary at the Image Awards. It explores the many…

by nigelroberts1

02.14.17

GOP Fails To Gut Ethics Office

After meeting on Tuesday afternoon, GOP members collectively agreed not to move forward with their proposed changes.

by NewsOne Staff

03.15.18

Rename School For Non-Slave Holder

San Francisco school board president set off a firestorm on social media for his proposal to rename George Washington H.S.…

by nigelroberts1

09.13.16

Happy Women’s History Month: Passing Along The Great…

by Shamika Sanders

03.08.16

9 Republicans Vote Against Naming Post Office After…

Nine GOP lawmakers voted against naming a post office after Maya Angelou. These bills usually get unanimous support.

by nigelroberts1

03.02.16

9 Motivational Quotes From Our Favorite Authors

by Keyaira Kelly

01.19.16

Ferguson's Fragile Recovery Shaken After Police Casualties

NEWS ROUNDUP: Half Of Black Millennials Know A…

According to a report released by the Black Youth Project at the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the…

by NewsOne Staff

04.17.21

Justice or Else Rally: The 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March

NEWS ROUNDUP: Senate Passes Two-Year Budget Deal…AND MORE

President Obama will receive a budget and debt deal from Congress that serves as a financial blueprint for the next…

by NewsOne Staff

10.30.15

NewsOne Now: Justice Or Else Preview

Roland Martin and NewsOne Now preview the commemoration of the Million Man March and the Justice or Else rally in…

by NewsOne Now

04.05.18

Ta-Nehisi Coates, National Correspondent for The Atlantic Magazine, wrote the cover piece about reparations in this month's issue...

NEWS ROUNDUP: Ta-Nehisi Coates Among Nominees For National…

Between the World and Me, a novel penned by author Ta-Nehisi Coates, has been nominated for a National Book Award.

by NewsOne Staff

04.17.21

Black Icons Describe Chance Encounters With Malcolm X

In honor of Malcolm X’s birthday, we researched some of the Black celebrities who described meeting the man of the…

by Seve Chambers

02.08.21

So This Happened: Maya Angelou “Forever” Stamp Features…

To great fanfare, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new limited edition “Forever” stamp to honor the late poet, author,…

by Lynette Holloway

04.05.18

Oprah Opens Up About Selma And Why She…

Roland Martin, host of “NewsOne Now,” caught up with Oprah Winfrey, one of the producers of the MLK biopic “Selma,”…

by NewsOne Now

01.12.15