State of Black Cincinnati: African American leaders demand change over stark disparities
African American leaders in Cincinnati and all over Ohio are demanding change after an Urban League report detailed wide disparities in wealth, health and justice between black and white residents
As many African-American see it, there are 2 Ben Carsons
By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press – Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Ayauna King-Baker loved Ben Carson’s “Gifted Hands” memoir so much that she made her daughter Shaliya read it. So when Carson showed up in town to sign copies of his new book, King-Baker dragged the giggly 13-year-old along to the bookstore so they could both […]
Newsone.com Exclusive: Black Scholar Explains Why African-Americans Should Vote Republican
By Lynette Holloway – Kiron Skinner, director of the Institute for Politics and Strategy at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, and surrogate to GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012, tells NewsOne that African-Americans should look beyond the rhetoric and consider voting Republican in 2016. She is also a foreign […]
Jimmy Carter, Desmond Tutu Among Honorees During Global Transformers Gala: Andrew Young, Congressman John Lewis, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Other Civil Rights Preachers
The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC) will host its inaugural Global Transformers Gala 2015 to honor global political, civic and spiritual icons whose life’s work and leadership – inspired by their faith – addressed societal ills, influenced nations, and transformed societies across the globe. The formal dinner and awards ceremony will take place on Friday, December […]
Tonight Vivica A. Fox and Rosie O’Donnell Join Taraji P. Henson on ‘Empire’
Empire “Sinned Against” – Cookie and her sister, Candace (guest star Vivica A. Fox), team up with a former prison mate (guest star Rosie O’Donnell) to rescue their sister, Carol. Back at Empire, Jamal and critically acclaimed pop star Skye Summers (guest star Alicia Keys) begin collaborating and soon share a deep connection. Meanwhile, Laz […]
WARNING: DASH-CAM VIDEO OF POLICE SHOOTING OF LAQUAN MCDONALD (ABC News)
Warning! This is graphic and very sad. The video shows 17-year-old Laquan McDonald being shot by a Chicago police officer. Anyone that looks at this footage would have to agree, if it were a dog they would have at least tried to help. What kind of humans can walk around and not even try to help […]
Climate Change and Black America
By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. – Why are millions of Black American youth and elders suffering disproportionately from asthma and other respiratory illnesses much more than the national norm? Why is the overall public health status of Black Americans at a higher risk than other Americans? What do public environmental and climate change policies at both […]
Republicans Ignore Black People
By Julianne Malveaux – As I watched the Republican debate on October 10, I thought about Kanye West and the comments he made after Hurricane Katrina decimated New Orleans. He said, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people”. Later he tiptoed away from the comment by saying he “regretted” it, but he never apologized. Five years […]