Politics

One of the presidential candidate's fans became extremely aggressive during a fit of road rage in Memphis, Tennessee.

The 93-year-old activist was honored Thursday for his work in civil rights at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee.

A Memphis dance coach allegedly had sex with his underage student and exposed him to HIV. Police arrested the suspect who faces multiple charges.

Across the country over the weekend, civilians took to the streets, blocking roadways while echoing a long-storied battle cry of justice and peace, to protest the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.

Police observed cuts to Gardner's neck and wrists. WREG reports that Gardner called her husband, Martin Gardner, earlier in the day and admitted to killing their four children.

Another shooting involving police officers occurred on Wednesday afternoon in Memphis, this one gaining national attention after the victim’s lifeless body was left in the street for several hours. Johnathan Bratcher and a friend were traveling in a Chevy Impala when two police officers — one White, one Black — pulled them over for an unknown traffic […]

Tontrevion Campbell and his mother were victims of a burglary over Thanksgiving weekend. While the family attended church on Sunday, many of the mother's items were taken, in addition to Tontrevion's hand-me-down Xbox console and every game he owned.

A college student almost died last week when his e-cigarette blew up in his face, leaving him with severe burns and a broken neck.

In the wake of the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer, officials have released the alleged suspect’s identity, CNN reports. Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong identified the shooter as 29-year-old  Tremaine Wilbourn. The shooting occurred Saturday evening around 9:18 p.m., when Police Officer Sean Bolton noticed a car was illegally parked in southeast Memphis. Armstrong believes Bolton interrupted […]

The race relations topic brought a dark cloud over a 10-year-old’s birthday party in Tennessee last week, when a friend of another race wrote a letter explaining her parents wouldn’t allow her to attend the party because the birthday girl is black. According to the Daily Mail, Harmony Jones’ parents told reporters their daughter got the letter from a classmate […]

DaNita Martin (pictured) has decided to throw in the towel regarding her teaching career, after what she referred to as “continued student discipline issues” at Grandview Heights Middle School in Memphis during a recent school board meeting, according to WMC Action News 5. SEE ALSO: Report: Dropout Rate Hits Record Low Thanks To Blacks And […]

NewsOne Now

Al Bell Co-Owner of Stax Records, Frayser Boy and Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell joined Roland Martin Wednesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the new documentary “Take Me To The River.” The film celebrates music coming out of Memphis and the Mississippi Delta during the ’60s and ’70s. Listen to their entire conversation below. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, […]