Today at the White House, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted an event featuring education, nonprofit, and business leaders from around the country. The gathering, titled “Expanding College Opportunity,” was essentially a forum used to discuss ways in easing the burdens of prospective college students and the importance of education. The summit […]
Tobacco companies took a hit and have agreed to vocalize that they are deceiving the American public when it comes to the dangers of smoking; they have even agreed to run their own ads on television and print publications across the country. However, black media has been overwhelmingly left out. The big tobacco companies, Altria, […]
A federal appeals court in Washington ruled that the Federal Communications Commission does not have the right to block certain sites on Tuesday. Carriers, such as Verizon, however, can make traffic run faster on certain sites, but they have to inform their subscribers of what they are doing. While many people don’t see how […]
In a shocking exposé, it was revealed that PS 106 in Far Rockaway, Queens, is New York City’s worst school. Students are reportedly left without books for reading, writing, and math, and they spend most of their days watching movies. There aren’t reportedly any gym, music, or art classes either. Learning disabled children don’t have […]
Despite the Rooney Rule, the lack of Black coaches in professional sports is apparent with no signs showing that it will get better any time soon, but with Mike Munchak getting fired from the Titans, this may make room for Todd Bowles (pictured) to join the ranks of the four other minority coaches in the […]
The War on Poverty is still being fought 50 years later, and we have yet to make any real strides on the majority of Americans being able to live above the poverty line. Topics of whether the minimum wage should be raised to $15 an hour and how to help Americans keep up with the […]
Target continues to work on rectifying 110 million customers’ credit card information being stolen during the holiday shopping season. High-end retailer Neiman Marcus also revealed that a breach of credit card data also occurred at their stores recently. Target is offering all of their customers a year of free credit monitoring as a result of […]
Rep. Donna Christensen and Rep. Bernice Johnson discussed the importance of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), especially for low-income Americans, on “NewsOne Now.” Despite all of the setbacks since launching in October, the ACA has been doing well, and there have been benefits found on all sides of giving and receiving health care. “Overall, healthcare […]
Deborah Owens of The Wealth Coach says that married family households who help out single households financially aren’t building wealth. From lending family money to car repairs, Owens believes that the enabling needs to stop. That way, married households can use their money toward building real wealth. Owens spoke with “NewsOne Now” on other solutions […]
Bobbito Garcia, an original member of the Rock Steady Crew and street baller, was on “NewsOne Now” to discuss his and co-director Kevin Couliau’s new documentary, “Doin’ It In the Park,” on inner city basketball’s impact on culture. SEE ALSO: Basketball Player Fakes Own Kidnapping To Escape School “We wanted to create a love letter for […]
Does Florida State Attorney Angela Corey have a vendetta against Marissa Alexander? Some are asking that question after Corey filed to have the 33-year old Jacksonville mother’s bond revoked on the grounds that she violated the conditions of her parole by running errands. Alexander has been out on bail since Nov. 27, after a state appeals […]
“Happy Wives Club” author Fawn Weaver gives everyone the secret to a happy marriage: mutual respect. In her new book, she interviewed couples across the world who have been married for 25 years and more, and respect was the common factor. Weave states career women were the happiest because they had more things to handle […]
