With this year’s Super Bowl set to kick off in a month, the time has come for the 13th annual Super Bowl Gospel Celebration. The inspirational event, which takes place on February 3 at Indianapolis’ Butler University, brings together NFL players and gospel music’s elite artists on one stage for uplifting music and inspirational messages. […]
Add Rev Run daughters Vanessa and Angela Simmons to the growing list of celebrities that owes the IRS. The Pastry founders allegedly owe the IRS and the state of California close to a half million dollars. Here’s what the sisters owe: The IRS filed a $26,658 tax lien against Angela Simmons on Dec. 22 with […]
NEW YORK-Police say that Ray Lazier Lengend, 40, admitted to fire-bombing five separate locations due to ongoing problems with the establishments. Police also say that Lengend made anti-Muslim statements and said that he firebombed the Al-Khoei Islamic Center because he wasn’t allowed to use their bathroom. The New York Daily News reports: He made “broad […]
WASHINGTON– President Barack Obama is pushing his economic message in Ohio, brandishing his presidential megaphone in a politically important state to make certain his appeal to the middle class is heard amid the boisterous start of the Republican campaign for the White House. SEE ALSO: Santorum Says “Game On” After Iowa Caucus Obama was traveling […]
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 […]
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 […]