I am on Twitter now and loving it — Ms. Ross (@DianaRoss) June 3, 2015 You guys, the boss has arrived. In the midst of Kardashian baby news and buzz about Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair Cover, Diana Ross joined Twitter on Wednesday. After greeting her fans on the Twittersphere, the Grammy award-winning singer followed her children Tracee, Evan, […]

We’ve all watched the humiliating videos of parents “teaching their kids” a lesson by giving them “old man” haircuts. And while they’ve garnered tons of attention online, the haircuts are a pretty embarrassing and extreme way to discipline children. Now, a Florida father is gaining attention for taking shaming videos to another level. His discipline trick? Don’t […]

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Six years after his historic election, President Barack Obama finally scored his own Twitter account Monday and he’s posted two tweets @POTUS. Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack. Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving me my own account. — President Obama (@POTUS) May 18, 2015 In Camden today, seeing first-hand how smart policing is making the […]

The University of South Carolina has been added to the growing list of campuses in the news for racial incidents, after a student was suspended for using the word “n*gger” on social media, the New York Daily News reports. The unidentified student posted a photo featuring “Reasons Why USC Wifi Blows” and used the racial slur alongside other reasons […]

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Updated: Thursday, Jan. 8, 1:45 p.m. ET: The White House has reportedly launched an investigation into how an image, purported to feature oldest first daughter Malia Obama, showed up on the Instagram page of a New York City rap group, according to Fox News, which cites a report at the Associated Press. The photo’s authenticity […]

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Apparently, Hip-Hop legend Grandmaster Flash is getting spammed on Facebook, and it’s by grandparents. BuzzFeed first reported on the strange phenomenon a few days ago: When you type a Facebook status, suggestions are made to auto-tag other users. When you start typing “grandma”, it often suggests tagging the seminal hip-hop artist Grandmaster Flash. As a result, […]

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In the aftermath of the Mike Brown shooting Twitter users posted photos of themselves to show the disparity of their lives and accomplishments verses public perception. This lead to the question, if they gunned me down what picture would they use to identify me? Guest host Jeff Johnson and the “NewsOne Now” panel discussed the […]

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In the aftermath of the Mike Brown shooting Twitter users posted photos of themselves to show the disparity of their lives and accomplishments verses public perception. This lead to the question, if they gunned me down what picture would they use to identify me? Guest host Jeff Johnson and the “NewsOne Now” panel discussed the viral social media campaign […]

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Lekeshia Jones, 34, a former business teacher at Myers Middle School in Savannah, Georgia, was fired by the Savannah-Chatham school board after it was discovered that several of her students accessed nude selfies she saved in her cell-phone, reports SavannahNow.com. The formal reasons for her dismissal were “being irresponsible with her phone, for not properly handling or […]

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African Americans over-index on Twitter, but the social media company refuses to release their diversity numbers. Roland Martin talks with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rashad Robinson, Sherrilyn Ifill and Glenn Ivey about Twitter continuing to build wealth on the tweets of Blacks, not releasing the EEOC numbers and not having any minorities on their corporate board. […]

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Jada, a 16 year old, was humiliated on social media after allegedly being drugged and raped at a house party. Jeff Johnson, Staci Johnson and Hughey Newsome joined Roland Martin Tuesday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the social media campaign to bring awareness to this case, and the importance of teaching young men to respect women. Be […]

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  These days the “Twitterverse” is inescapable and who can believe that just a decade ago the term “tweet” was still associated with birds. But lucky for us all, the universe created by the microblogging site can be broken down into smaller worlds, hence the concept of “Black Twitter.” Well, this week, let’s break it […]