Over the last few weeks American Muslims have been in the news a lot. It started with controversy over the TV show All American Muslim. Then it continued after Muslims boycotted Lowe’s hardware stores for pulling ads during the show due to outside pressure. Not long after Muslim community leaders in New York boycotted Mayor Bloomberg’s […]
WASHINGTON — Inserting his voice into a big night for Republicans, President Barack Obama was appealing to Iowa Democrats during the first balloting in the GOP presidential campaign, seeking to counter months of withering criticism in the state that launched his presidential ambitions four years ago. SEE ALSO: Why New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work Obama […]
Pastor Riva Tims has decided to drop her lawsuit against the church she co-founded, New Destiny Christian Center. In a statement posted on her Facebook page, Tims admitted that, legally, she is not able to file the suit, because she previously “released my rights to file a complaint against NDCC.” Here is her statement: “After […]
NEW YORK-Robert L. Carter, a federal judge who helped form the case against segregation in the historic Brown Vs. Board Of Education Supreme Court trial has died at age 94 after complications from a stroke. Carter was part of Thurgood Marshall’s NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund as a lawyer and helped win the historic […]
DES MOINES – The Democrats in Iowa are having a caucus on Tuesday night, but of course President Obama is unopposed. In the hotly-contested GOP race, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is the favorite, but former senator Rick Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul are close in most polls. SEE ALSO: Santorum Will Win Iowa: Here’s […]
Each year, new laws impact every aspect of our lives. Of the more than 200 new laws that went into effect January 1, NewsOne spotlights the more controversial, questionable and bizarre legislation of 2012. SEE ALSO: Where Are The Good Roles For Black Actresses? California If you are a teacher in California, you will now […]
Some African dictators maintain power by force. Others by benevolent rule. SEE ALSO: Ron Paul’s Fundamentalist Christian Roots King Mswati III, on the other hand, holds on to power with Coca-Cola, Newser reports. The King, who has 13 wives and a personal fortune of $100 million, is accused of suppressing democracy and using the nation’s […]
Just months after a family tragedy that saw her mother, brother and nephew murdered, Jennifer Hudson somehow gathered the strength to return to the stage for a performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XLIII. But as the “Dreamgirls” star and former “American Idol” favorite sees it, she didn’t have a choice — her […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. — After a lengthy legal battle between a black South Carolina church and members of the Ku Klux Klan, a judge has ruled that the church owns a building where KKK robes and T-shirts are sold. SEE ALSO: LA Arson Suspect Harry Burkhart: “I Hate America” A circuit judge ruled last month that […]
Karen Freeman-Wilson, a Harvard-educated lawyer and former Indiana Attorney General, has the resume to lead any of America’s largest cits. SEE ALSO: Why Black Women Are The New Face Of The Weight Loss Industry Instead, she is mayor of Gary, Indiana, a Rust Belt city whose claim to fame is that it is the hometown […]
If you have any question for Chris Brown you may have to wait until 2013. Tina Davis, Chris Brown’s manager has reportedly told Billboard that he will not be doing any interviews in 2012: “He will concentrate on performing and recording. We’re not trying to be rude, selfish or disrespectful to anyone in anyway. If […]
True deliverance requires a 2 fold prayer… Asking God to deliver you from the grip of the struggle and asking God to deliver the struggle from YOUR grip. Some things you’ve struggled with for so long that you secretly identify yourself with them. You are not your struggle! Stay the course. Some things take time.. […]
