WASHINGTON-The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has acquired two Ku Klux Klan robes that will be exhibited in its future home on the National Mall. One of the robes donated Monday comes from the family of the late writer Stetson Kennedy, who died in August some six decades after he infiltrated […]
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on a Thanksgiving edition of Face the Nation that America may have come a long way in confronting racial inequality, but will never be “race blind.”
Beyonce surprised her mother Tina Knowles who was feeling a lack luster in the looks department with a surprise “boost”, a lifestyle lift: “Beyonce told her mom she knew she was feeling a little insecure about her looks and wanted to do something to make her mom feel better. Tina agreed but only to something […]
The sentencing of Dr. Conrad Murray to four years in prison by no means ends the injustice suffered by Michael Jackson nor does it in any way mitigate the fact that his children have lost a father and the Jacksons have lost a son for the rest of their life. While I approve that the […]
In this week’s Newsweek, Atlanta producer/director Tyler Perry has penned an open letter to one of the alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky in the scandal that has rocked Penn State University and the entire country. Tyler wrote: I don’t know your name, but I know your face. I don’t know your journey, but I know […]
MANAMA, Bahrain — Since the lifting two months ago of a longstanding U.S. ban on gays serving openly in the military, U.S. Marines across the globe have adapted smoothly and embraced the change, says their top officer, Gen. James F. Amos, who previously had argued against repealing the ban during wartime. “I’m very pleased with […]
Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White, stars of Tyler Perry’s latest TBS sitcom “For Better Or Worse,” have fierce words for his critics, “it’s just hateration — especially if you don’t do nothing!” In a small luncheon with several bloggers last week at the Essence Magazine offices, the actors couldn’t sing Tyler’s praises enough. They […]
Embattled presidential candidate Herman Cain told staffers Tuesday that he’s reassessing his campaign a day after an Atlanta businesswoman alleged a 13-year extramarital affair with the Republican. Read The Rest at NEWSONE.COM RELATED: Morehouse Students Divided Over Herman Cain Herman Cain’s Poll Numbers Dip After Harassment Scandal Herman Cain: “I Was Falsely Accused Of Sexual […]
Dr. Conrad Murray — who faced up to four years behind bars at his sentencing today on his manslaughter conviction for administering a deadly anesthetic to Michael Jackson — was sentenced to the maximum of 4 years in prison. But Murray will not spend a single day in prison because of a new California law. […]
James Fortune is always well-dressed and well-groomed, but this Gospel superstar has a new look on the cover of Identity, his album with FIYA. He’s rocking a pair of glasses reminiscent of Malcolm X, and it’s nice to see him trying something a little different. Identity will be released on January 17th, 2012, and you […]
Your favorite Gospel artists continue to crank out new music and albums, and here’s a look at who is releasing a new project, and when you can buy it. 12.06.11 Amber Bullock Thank You 12.06.11 J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise After This 12.06.11 Le’Andria Johnson Christmas Best 01.12.12 Brian Courtney Wilson So Proud January 2012 […]
The New York Police department arrests an average of one student a day in the city’s schools – nearly always a student of color, newly released statistics show. The New York Civil Liberties Union say that these statistics confirm their suspicions about “over-policing.” The civil liberties group noted that blacks make up about 29% of […]