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Artist and historian Demont Pinder joined Roland Martin Friday on “NewsOne Now” to unveil his tribute to the slain 18-year-old Ferguson teen, Michael Brown. The painting…
Ferguson police have been using a wide range of so-called “less-lethal” weapons to disperse protesters since the police shooting of Michael Brown. According the TheVerge.com,…
It is a known fact that many individuals in the African-American community do not trust law enforcement officials and it is becoming more apparent, as…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Conditions calmed this week in Ferguson after nights of sometimes violent unrest stemming from the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer. But a delicate and crucial question lingers: What happens if the grand jury now considering the case doesn’t return a charge against the officer? The […]
St. Louis police officer and president of the Ethical Society of Police, Darren Wilson, spoke with Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” about how African American…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will offer a new accommodation to religious nonprofits that object to covering birth control for their employees. The measure allows those groups to notify the government, rather than their insurance company, that birth control violates their religious beliefs. The government is also extending an existing accommodation to some for-profit […]
Antonio Smith, 9, was fatally shot in Chicago’s Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood and his heartbroken family is searching for answers, reports ABC7Chicago.com. “My baby, he…
A re-enactment of the Aug. 9th fatal shooting of Michael Brown by sixth grade students in Dallas County, Alabama has resulted in the suspension of the students’ teacher. Despite initial reports of the teacher being placed on paid administrative leave, Dallas County School System Superintendent Don Willingham stated that the unnamed Brantley Elementary School teacher […]
Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown, Sr. parents of slain teenager Michael Brown, will attend a protest rally in New York for Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died after an illegal chokehold was applied during an arrest. The rally, scheduled for Saturday is expected to draw 15,000. The protest will begin on the street […]
Tatsha Robertson (pictured), the only African American senior editor at People magazine, was fired back in May. Now, in a recently filed lawsuit, the journalist is…
The streets are watching, and now they can upload everything they see to an online database thanks to three teens. With the recent deaths of…
Just because the Donald Sterling no longer owns the LA Clippers doesn’t mean you won’t be bothered with hearing about him, thanks to V. Stiviano. Yes, his former mistress, er, companion, er, archivist or whatever … filed new legal papers in her war with Shelly Sterling, claiming she never slept with Donald Sterling. And her […]
