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PHOTOS: Celebrities Ring In The New Year
Celebrities took in the celebrations and stars like Kim Kardashian raked in big bank hosting parties on New Year’s Eve. Check this gallery of luminaries as they ring in the New Year! SEE ALSO:...
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Man May Have Intentionally Infected HUNDREDS With HIV
A Michigan man may have intentionally infected hundreds of sexual partners with HIV. SEE ALSO: America’s Drunkest Cities David Dean Smith, 51, was charged with one count of “AIDS-sexual penetration...
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Voices Of The People Contest Rules
NEWSONE.com VOICES OF THE PEOPLE Giveaway OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Last revised February 17, 2012 CONTEST DESCRIPTION: The NEWSONE.com Giveaway VOICES OF THE PEOPLE...
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Kwame Kilpatrick’s Testimony Revealed In Case Of Murdered Detroit Stripper
In 2002, stripper Tamara Greene was rumored to have performed for then-Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick at the city’s Manoogian Mansion. Months later, she turned up dead. SEE ALSO: Teen Beaten...
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PLAYLIST: Top 6 MLK Tribute Songs
On Martin Luther King day NewsOne honors him by presenting the top 5 songs paying tribute to him. Here’s our Top 5 Martin Luther King Tribute songs. 1. Happy Birthday-Stevie Wonder. I love this song....
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MLK Day Of Service: What Are YOU Doing?
When our first Black president, Barack Obama, took office, he took pains to invigorate the celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national Day of Service. The MLKDay.gov website features a...
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Serves Him Right? Ward Connerly Accused Of Profiteering
The most prominent Black foe of affirmative action is being accused of financial mismanagement of donations to his own cause. Ward Connerly, for years the champion of white conservatives and the bane...
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Perry To Drop Out; Santorum, NOT Romney, Wins Iowa Recount
It is a morning of upheaval in the GOP presidential primary race. RELATED: Did Mitt Romney Lie About Father Marching With MLK? SEE ALSO: Ex-Supporters Pressure Perry To Exit Race According to the New...
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Is Rocawear Dying? Jay-Z’s Brand Fires Half Of Staff
Rocawear may be dying. The clothing company founded by rapper Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Damon Dash in 1999 — and sold to Iconix for a whopping $200-plus million in 2007, has just laid off 28 of its 56...
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The Big Question: Are You Going To See “Red Tails” This Weekend?
You’ve already read about the $50-plus million George Lucas-produced film “Red Tails” here and elsewhere. RELATED: Black Movies At Sundance Festival You’ve read how major studios refused to finance the...
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Poor N.Y. Neighborhood Feeds Region, But Has No Supermarket
Hunts Point, an isolated and poor neighborhood in New York City’s borough of The Bronx, hosts the largest marketplace for fresh produce, meat, and fish in the northeastern United States. Huge trucks...
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Ga. Official Predicts “Peril” For Obama If He Spurns Birther Hearing
Republican officials across the country continue their campaign to delegitimize the presidency of Barack Hussein Obama. Yesterday, the Georgia Secretary of State, Republican Brian Kemp, wrote a...
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For First Time Ever, Black Woman Wins Best Director At Sundance
Special to NewsOne by ReBecca Theodore Vachon Whoever said black film is dead, think again. Last night at the Sundance Film Festival awards ceremony, Ava DuVernay became the first African-American...
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Celebrate BLACK HISTORY MONTH With NewsOne!
Every February, people throughout America take 28 days to learn about, remember, and celebrate the contributions of Black people to American society. During the more than four centuries that have...
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GALLERY: Landmark Year In Black History, 1966
In 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded, Kwanzaa created, and Edward Brooke became the first Black U.S. Senator. See more Black History from 1966 below! And see our Black History GAME CHANGERS for...
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GALLERY: Landmark Year In Black History, 1967
The year 1967 was significant in the African-American psyche for several reasons, including continuing race riots in Newark, NJ as well as the increasingly heated opposition to the Vietnam War. See...
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GALLERY: Landmark Year In Modern Black History – 1968
1968 was a big year for Black history, including the tragic assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the signing into law of the Civil Rights Act. Check out the gallery here: See more Black History...
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GALLERY: Landmark Year In Black History, 1970
1970 in the African-American psyche felt like many years prior: two steps forward and one step back. The struggle for equality was still underway as evidenced by Angela Davis’ arrest. But 1970 marked...
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12 Things You Didn’t Know About Whitney Houston
1) Whitney Houston, born on August 9, 1963, came from music business royalty. Her mother, Cissy Houston, was a backup singer for the likes of Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Luther Vandross and Aretha...
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Did We Do Enough For Whitney?
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest singing talents our world will ever know. She was simply one of the best. Her voice, her music, our shining Black princess on...
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Outrage Continues In Wake Of Too Short “Advice” Video
Online and offline fury continues in the wake of a video interview of rapper Too Short — posted last week and retracted yesterday by XXL Magazine‘s website, XXL.com — in which the Oakland-bred MC in...
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INFOGRAPHIC: How Diversity Drives Success
Just as global corporations are learning that ecologically sound businesses are actually good for profits, they are also learning that a racially and ethnically diverse workforce and executive roster...
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Watch Roland Martin’s Super Tuesday Coverage
Roland Martin is hosting a special event Tuesday evening live from Howard University’s campus. Watch LIVE online 8-11pm. Tune in to get various perspectives on this major primary day that will decide...
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Watch TEDxHarlem Livestream!
The innovative, the political, the smart, and the creative are gathered for the first-ever TEDx talk in Harlem at the famed Riverside Church. Watch the Livestream here! Follow us at @newsoneofficial on...
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NewsOne ReIssue: Malcolm X’s Grandson Breaks Silence!
NewsOne Exclusive ReIssue: In this investigative story, NewsOne speaks with Malcolm Shabazz, the first male heir of legendary human rights pioneer, Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik el Shabazz). In his own...
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Does Hollywood Make Black Women Not Make Eye Contact? [GUEST BLOG]
The following is our first of a series of GUEST BLOGS for NEWSONE.COM. If you would like to submit your own guest blog for consideration to be published on NewsOne.com, click here. Congratulations to...
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Radio Pioneer Wayne Brown Loses Battle To Cancer
Wayne K. Brown (pictured), one of the most influential African-Americans in the radio business, lost his battle with liver cancer this past weekend. SEE ALSO: Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems: 7 Black Athletes...
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The “Minority Majority”& The Data Set of Election 2012
History Again Now that the dust has settled, the euphoria or shock cooled, one thing stands out about the re-election of President Barack Obama. History was made once again. Yes, it was the first...
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Sharpton, Leaders Deliver Black Agenda For Obama’s Second Term
Freddie Allen/AMG UPDATE 3:18 EST: “It was a historic gathering of over sixty leaders from civil rights, faith-based, academic, social, and youth organizations, to put together the framework of an...
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