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‘Tis the season for holiday miracles and lessons in giving, and two “NewsOne Now” callers expressed their gratitude on the show this morning. Christmas miracles may seem like they’re just meant for the big screen, but for Andrew they are very real. The caller shared his story of receiving a kidney transplant as 15-year-old during the […]

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Imagine Terry Hardin’s surprise when a red balloon floating in the sky started moving directly towards him. Attached to the balloon was a slightly torn ‘Dear Santa’ letter written by a young child. According to Fox5 San Diego, the letter was from a 5-year-old girl named Joie. The little girl and Hardin’s mom, who had only […]

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Santa Claus is white. So is Jesus. Black people were godly before the days of entitlements and welfare. Back in the days of Jim Crow, black people were happy.  These are some of the insane and insensitive assertions that have been made in the media recently.  When Fox News reporter, Megyn Kelly, made statements about […]

Ira Curry (pictured) is a name that has been on everyone’s lips these days, but she is gone incognito since she came forward as one of the winners of the $648 million Mega Millions jackpot drawing this week. Curry, who will split the second largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history with a winner from California, […]

In what could have been a tragic ordeal, the heroic actions of a postal worker helped save the lives of twin baby boys tossed from a burning Bronx apartment. Jermaine Shipley was heading to work Wednesday morning when he smelled smoke at his building, leaping into action to catch the twins who were tossed into […]

Nikkita Milledge (pictured) claims to have learned about her teen son’s death, even before police officially notified her. The Indiana’s mom messenger was Facebook, according to CNN. When Milledge logged on to her home computer last Saturday afternoon, she was shocked to see the outpouring of messages about the death of her 15-year-old son, Anthoney […]

Crime, NewsOne Now

R. Kelly may be on a comeback with his new album, “Black Panties,” but at least one journalist doesn’t want the world to forget a low point in the R&B singer’s career. Jim DeRogatis, the former Chicago Sun-Times reporter who broke the story about R.Kelly‘s alleged sexual acts with under-age girls, discussed the scandal with […]

  From the looks of it, George Zimmerman is trying to position himself as the redneck Van Gogh. The cash-strapped, luckiest vigilante in the world has reportedly turned to selling his paintings in an effort to generate some much-needed revenue. And revenue George Z is generating. SEE ALSO: Mike Tyson’s Wife Accuses Alleged Mistress Of […]

NewsOne Now, Politics

A casualty of the current government budget deal was the extension of federal unemployment benefits for the long-term unemployed. That means come Dec. 28, 1.3 million people will be cut off unless Congress acts. You see, state benefits usually last about half a year, but once that runs out, federal benefits kick in for another 47 […]

NewsOne Now, Sports

Do today’s black athletes fall short on being socially responsible and aware? Pro football Hall of Famer Jim Brown‘s recent remarks about basketball star Kobe Bryant have sparked a debate around that question. While on the Arsenio Hall Show last week, Brown said that if he had to call together another summit of black athletes, like the one he called […]

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Aisha Harris, who wrote the original piece about images of Santa in the media, weighs in on the FOX anchor’s now viral response. In the video below, Megyn Kelly says that Santa Claus IS in fact a white male, and for anyone to think he is anything but is wrong. See Megyn Kelly’s reaction below: […]

Not that I know from personal experience, but just based on precedent, if you are born wealthy and white, you are entering this world with a winning lottery ticket. Now, I understand that every individual experiences some level of issues as they navigate life, but still, when the Notorious B.I.G. said “Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems,” he […]