The African-American community still faces a litany of unaddressed health disparities, including Alzheimer’s — a disease that Blacks are up to three times more likely to develop than non-Hispanic whites, according to former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher. SEE ALSO: Brooklyn Nets To Sign Jason Collins, NBA’s First Openly Gay Player And Alzheimer’s cases in the United […]
As reported earlier in the month, the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has demanded that daughter Bernice King return her father’s Nobel Peace Prize and personal bible. Martin Luther King III and Dexter King, who control the estate, wish to sell the items to a private buyer but Ms. King is staunchly against […]
The NFL is considering penalizing players 15 yards for using the N-word on the playing field the first time, then ousting them from the game if they spew it a second time, according to ESPN. SEE ALSO: Everything You Missed at the 45th NAACP Image Awards The NFL’s Competition Committee is also looking into other methods […]
The award-winning film 12 Years a Slave, a striking and brutally vivid retelling of the true story of Solomon Northup, will be incorporated into public high school classrooms around the nation beginning in September 2014, according to a The National School Boards Association (NSBA) press release. The NSBA is partnering with New Regency, Penguin Books, and the […]
NBA Miami Heat star LeBron James (pictured) posted an excerpt on Instagram from the March GQ Magazine interview where he opened up to speak about a man he has never met, or even personally seen–his own dad. RELATED: LeBron James’ Gives His Kids The Ultimate Christmas The 29-year-old, ten-years strong, power forward and recently married dad […]
Medical and hospital records exclusively obtained by NewsOne bring into question reported facts surrounding the Kyam Livingston case. The documents contradict official news and NYPD reports regarding Livingston’s alcohol intake, her treatment in police custody and dying en-route to a hospital. RELATED: Kyam Livingston Supporters Continue Demonstrating In Brooklyn Initially, media outlets cited Livingston as […]
The second juror from the Michael Dunn murder trial has broken her silence, saying that the shocking verdict had nothing to do with race, reports CNN. RELATED: Dunn Trial Juror #4: We Voted 9-3 To Convict Him Of 1st-Degree Murder Juror No. 8, Creshuna Miles, 21, was one of two Black women on a jury which voted 9-3 […]
Headed out the door for a walk or a run? Having trouble dredging up the energy to hit the gym? Well, be sure to grab your workout bestie – music, which should help motivate you! Research has shown that listening to music gets you pumped during workouts, especially when the beats match the energy you’re […]
Three teens who attempted to break into a Detroit home Monday received a nasty surprise in the form of an assault rifle-packing mother, WXYZ Detroit reports. SEE ALSO: What’s Next For Michael Dunn? Per the report, the mother said she “didn’t have time to get scared” when she heard her front door getting kicked in. After […]
Mass Mutual and NewsOne join together to present 28 dynamic people that make up the diverse tapestry of Black History. For the entire month of February, Black History Month, we will feature one Person of the Day and highlight their lives and achievements. President Barack Obama and his achievements are well-documented, from his rise to becoming the first […]
Last spring, Miami Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin (pictured) wrote his mother a tormented message. “I was sobbing in a rented yacht bathroom,” Martin wrote to his mother after he was bullied last spring, the Miami Herald reports. “I’m never gonna change,” continued Martin, who took time off from the team as a result of bullying. […]
Detroit rapper Danny Brown has become one of the darlings of Hip-Hop after toiling in the mixtape circuit for years. Now a legitimate force in the genre coupled with rapidly rising fame, Brown took to Twitter this week and expressed in a series of tweets his bouts with depression along with how he copes with […]
