Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Shoot First’ Laws Need To Go
Stand Your Ground laws across the country have a vocal opponent in New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, according to The Huffington Post SEE ALSO: ZIMMERMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY IN TRAYVON MARTIN’S...
View ArticleYoung Black Men: Your Life Matters!
In the wake of the George Zimmerman trial verdict, the #YourLifeMatters campaign was created with young Black men in mind. We need to communicate to them that their lives are valuable and that they...
View ArticleTrayvon Martin’s Parents Speak Out On ‘The View’
Trayvon Martin‘s parents appeared on “The View” this morning to express their disappointment over George Zimmerman‘s not guilty verdict. It was the parent’s fourth morning interview. SEE ALSO: Update:...
View ArticleJuan Williams Elaborates On The Roots Of The March On Washington
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, NewsOne is proud to present a series of video interviews with icons who attended Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic event. Watch...
View ArticleJesse Jackson’s Most Cherished Memory From The March On Washington
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, NewsOne is proud to present a series of video interviews with icons who attended Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic event. Watch...
View ArticleMarc Morial Explains His First Connection With The March On Washington
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, NewsOne is proud to present a series of video interviews with icons who attended Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic event. Watch...
View ArticleJohn Lewis Details His Route To The March On Washington
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, NewsOne is proud to present a series of video interviews with icons who attended Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic event. Watch...
View ArticleRoy Lewis Remembers Martin Luther King’s Life And The March On Washington
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, NewsOne is proud to present a series of video interviews with icons who attended Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic event. Watch...
View ArticleAP: Stand Your Ground Repeals Unlikely Amid Protests
MIAMI — Despite an outcry from civil rights groups, a call for close examination by President Barack Obama, and even a 1960s-style sit-in at the Florida governor’s office, the jury’s verdict that...
View ArticlePresident Re-Focuses On Economy
WASHINGTON — Seeking to focus public attention on the problem he was sent to the White House to solve, President Barack Obama (pictured) is making a renewed push for policies to expand the middle...
View ArticleChicago Street Named In Honor Of Chaka Khan
The city of Chicago honored ten-time Grammy award-winning R&B singer Chaka Khan with a street named in her honor in a ceremony on Saturday, July 27th. The influential artist participated in the...
View ArticleAlleged Ohio Killer Of 3 Women Appears In Court
CLEVELAND — A $6 million bond will remain in place for the Ohio man accused of kidnapping and killing three women whose bodies were found wrapped in trash bags earlier this month. RELATED: Shirellda...
View ArticleFormer High School Dean Malik Taylor Busted For Having Sex With Four Students
Twitter Malik Taylor (pictured), a former dean of the Business of Sports School, is accused of sleeping with four students, attempting to sleep with another four, and sending racy texts to the involved...
View ArticleCastro Sentenced To Life Plus 1,000 Years In Prison
CLEVELAND — Ariel Castro, the man convicted of holding three women captive in a house he turned into a prison and raping them repeatedly for a decade was sentenced Thursday to life without parole plus...
View Article50 Cent Faces Prison Time For Domestic Violence Charges
UPDATED 8/5/13, 12:44 p.m.: The judge has ordered that 50 Cent, who pled not guilty to the domestic violence charges, to turn in all of his guns and says that he may not come within 100 yards of...
View ArticleChattanooga Times Free Press Editor Drew Johnson Fired After Telling Obama To...
Political commentator Drew Johnson, who had been editing for the Chattanooga Times Free Press for less than a year, was fired from the paper, after telling President Barack Obama to take his jobs’...
View ArticleFast-Food Workers Demanding Increases In Minimum Wage
Terrance Wise has two jobs in Kansas City — one at a burger joint, a second at a pizza restaurant – but he says his paychecks aren’t enough to buy shoes for his three daughters and insure his...
View ArticleHugh Douglas Insults ‘Numbers Never Lie’ Co-Host Michael Smith
Former Philadelphia Eagles player Hugh Douglas (pictured left), contributor to ESPN’s “Numbers Never Lie,” verbally assaulted the show’s host, Michael Smith (pictured), during an event thrown by the...
View ArticleObama Abruptly Cancels Mtg With Putin, ‘Disappointed’ With Snowden Situation
LOS ANGELES — In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama (pictured left) on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured). SEE ALSO: Obama Denies...
View ArticleMissouri School Transfer Ruling Re-Opens Race Conversation
Christina Holmes, left, 29, of the Normandy Schood District in St. Louis County holds her infant Kerian, one month old, as she discusses the school transfer program in Normandy, Mo. standing next to...
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