Just in time for Thanksgiving, a Chicago teenager whose mother is on dialysis will donate his kidney to a stranger so she can receive one from another donor, CBS Chicago reports. SEE ALSO: Deaf High School Football Player Is Unstoppable Tevin Hamilton (pictured left) has always wanted to give his mom, Rhonda McClarn (pictured right), one of […]
The government shutdown in October lasted 16 days and cost at least $24 billion, and there are fears another one may be coming on Jan. 15. That’s when the money runs out again unless Congress extends funding. On NewsOne Now with Roland Martin, Rep. James Clyburn shared his thoughts about what’s coming. “I’m afraid that these folks are waiting for us […]
It has come into question whether or not Jeh Johnson, who was just nominated as secretary of the U.S. Homeland Security, is the best man for the job. Johnson has worked under the Clinton and Obama Administrations, and seems to be qualified for the position. He oversaw the repealing of the “Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell” policy, and was […]
“Black Nativity” hits theaters this holiday season, and the movie is a testament to how much one can truly learn from their family, even when they haven’t been a presence in their everyday life. In the film, Forest Whitaker plays a reverend who is also the father to Jennifer Hudson‘s character, Naima, who became pregnant […]
A father from Westminster, Colo., posted a selfie of himself with his baby girl on Facebook before shooting her and himself in an attempted murder-suicide, ABC’s Channel 7 News in Denver reports. Westminster police say that the mother of the baby called them around 9:35 a.m. Monday to say that she woke up to her […]
During an interview with Philadelphia’s Hot 107.9, Kanye “Yeezus” West said that President Barack Obama is not on his priority list, but that he should keep Kim Kardashian‘s name out of his mouth, reports TMZ.com. RELATED: Kris Jenner Slams President Obama’s Remarks About Kim Kardashian & Kanye West [VIDEO] Kanye West Debuts Baby North West On Kris […]
World Star Hip Hop is certainly not a destination for picking up good parenting skills, but a recently uploaded video of a mother shaming her daughter for behaving poorly in school has the Internet streets talking about best parenting practices. In the two-minute video, a dark-skinned woman with blonde hair and enough facial piercings that […]
Say it isn’t so, Sly! TMZ reports that one of the greatest action hero performers of all time, Sylvester Stallone, hurled a few curses and the N-word at a paparazzi who was accosting him as he left a Beverly Hills eatery. Stallone, who was leaving Caffe Roma with an unidentified friend, was followed by a group of […]
Spike Lee and Tyler Perry, two creative minds whose body of work has secured them legions of fans globally, have been depicted as arch enemies over the last few years in the dog-eat-dog Hollywood film industry. Both men have uttered unkind statements about the other. Now Lee, whom many actually point the finger of blame at for igniting […]
The family of 8-year-old Aolani Dunbar (pictured) is reportedly hurt that their community has not reached out to them after their child’s classmates allegedly bullied, then yanked off part of her sewn-in hair weave — and a piece of her scalp along with it — according to MyFox Atlanta. SEE ALSO: Detroit Limo Company Sends Racist Text To Black […]
Despite having been granted a new trial in September, Marissa Alexander will have to wait until the New Year  to find out if she will be freed on bail. Alexander had been sentenced to 20 years for firing a warning shot into a wall during a fight with her husband, whom she alleged had abused her. […]
VH-1’s TLC biopic is the gossip gift that keeps on giving. In an appearance on ‘The Wendy Williams Show,’ Perri “Pebbles” Reid fired back at the depiction of her in the film. She also said that she believes Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas was having an affair with her ex-husband, L.A. Reid, and that, perhaps most explosively, […]
