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Earl Sampson, 28, an employee of 207 Quickstop in Miami Gardens, has been stopped and questioned by Miami Gardens police officers 258 times, searched more than 100 times, and arrested 62 times (56 times including jail), for one thing: Working While Black. MUST READ: Study: Just 1.5 Percent Of ‘Stop-And-Frisk’ Arrests Resulted In Jail Or Prison Sentence […]
It’s been a great year for R&B music thus far and we owe part of that to Jhene Aiko. The pint-sized songstress hailing from Los Angeles, California has a sound unlike any other. With West Coast vibes mixed with a little Sade and the poetic lyrics of the late Tupac Shakur, Jhene Aiko is one […]
Jacob Green, a student at Millennium High School in Goodyear, Arizona claims that he was assaulted by another student because of the Confederate flag he flies on his truck, and his parents are calling it a “hate crime,” reports MyFoxPhoenix.com. MUST READ: UPDATED: Women ‘Held As Slaves’ In London Home Rescued After 30 Years The […]
In ’50 Shades of Hell No’ news, Dr. David Simon of Lake Worth, Florida faces losing his license after using whips, blindfolds, handcuffs, and sex toys to treat a female patient suffering with depression, reports the Sun Sentinel. MUST READ: UPDATED: Women ‘Held As Slaves’ In London Home Rescued After 30 Years According to the […]
There’s something fishy going on between self-appointed neighborhood watchman turned killer, George Zimmerman and his clueless girlfriend, Samantha Scheibe. The domestic dispute that finally put Zimmerman in his place (jail) may not have been real! Must Read: Why This Hair Potion Is A Must-Buy TMZ is reporting that early this month, Zimmerman made it clear […]
UPDATE: 11/21/13, 11:10 A.M. EST Det Insp Kevin Hyland, from the Metropolitan Police’s Human Trafficking Unit, issued the following statement to the BBC: “We have launched an extensive investigation to establish the facts surrounding these very serious allegations. “A television documentary on forced marriages relating to the work of Freedom Charity was the catalyst that […]
Zuriel Elise Oduwole may only be 10-yeard-old, but that hasn’t stopped her from being a boss! This Nigerian kid is the youngest person to be interviewed by Forbes in their August 2013 edition of Forbes Africa. Zuriel has been dubbed the next Oprah Winfrey, as she spends most of her free time interviewing entertainers, politicians […]
When Melquiesha Warren (pictured left) went out for a night of fun, she likely had no idea it would be her last. The 23-year-old was…
In April, NewsOne reported on a Shermain Miles (pictured) who has seen the inside of a prison cell a total of 396 times! Now after…
Tackling the oppressive, anti-miscegenation one-drop rule in an article on CNN.com, Dr. Yaba Blay (pictured above), the brilliant author of “(1) Drop: Shifting the Lens On Race,” opines that Blackness is not something that can be limited to genetics; it must also be defined by lived experiences and individual choice. MUST READ: Jonestown Massacre: How […]
Nineteen-month-old Mia McKoy-Phanthavongsa was an innocent baby just learning to walk; but that didn’t stop her father, Merrick McKoy, 22, from allegedly putting a bullet through her head Monday morning immediately after posting a selfie of them together on Facebook. In an exclusive interview with Denver’s Fox 31, Mia’s distraught mother, Kim Phanthavongsa, 21, said […]
Sikivu Hutchinson, acclaimed author of Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics & Values Wars and Godless Americana: Race & Religious Rebels, examined the Jonestown Massacre through the lenses of race, religiosity, white supremacy and patriarchy and the result is a fascinating read. MUST READ: Buyer’s Remorse: Romney Defeats President Obama In New Poll On November […]
