Journalist Toure’ sat down with Newsone contributor Dr. Boyce Watkins on CNN to debate the impact of director Tyler Perry’s movies on Black America, days after Perry was named Forbes magazine’s highest paid man in Hollywood. Dr. Watkins was casual with his examination, while Toure went in, telling CNN that Perry’s movies amount to “cinematic […]
Nancy Upton is responsible for getting American Apparel’s panties in a bunch! The Los Angeles based retailer has been scrutinized before, after a racist rant about which black models should be hired during a casting call: “none of the trashy kind that come in, we don’t want that. we’re not trying to sell our clothes […]
Remember when Beyonce revealed her baby belly while performing at the MTV VMAs? Yeah, us too. How could we forget? Some people thought it was cute, others thought it was obnoxious, but either way, she did it for a reason, which she revealed to Access Hollywood. On how she decided to make her announcement: I […]
A twenty-two-year-old man with down syndrome is recovering from his injuries nearly a week after Miami-Dade police officers beat him outside his home. According to police reports, a violent confrontation ensued after officers tried to handcuff Gilberto Powell to investigate a bulge they spotted in his pants. After he was detained they realized the bulge […]
The days of associating Kim Wayans with over the top sketch comedy characters are soon to be long gone. In the upcoming film “Pariah” Wayans plays the religiously devout mother of a teenage girl struggling with her sexuality. The film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival is directed Dee Rees and executive produced by […]
Channel 2 Action News has obtained a surveillance video that shows the June 2010 break-in at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church that preceded the sexual misconduct lawsuit against Bishop Eddie Long. As we previously reported, burglary charges were dropped against former church security guard Anthony Boyd, who told Channel 2 that the video proved he […]
Gloria Govan and Matt Barnes’ relationship has long been under scrutiny, especially since the couple bragged on “Basketball Wives” about how perfect their relationship was, but then abruptly called off their wedding. And who could forget that domestic dispute? Regardless, the two are still very much together and, believe it or not, happy. And as […]
Special to NewsOne by contributor Bobby Marvin WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) was honored with the unveiling of his official portrait commemorating his tenure as the 62nd Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means committee. A small bi-partisan group of congressional lawmakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), […]
Audience members booed an openly gay soldier when a question he asked was posed to former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum through a video stream, during Thursday’s Republican presidential debate. Stephen Hill, a soldier serving in Iraq, spoke on having to lie about who he was in order to serve in the army. Santorum approached the controversial […]
With black unemployment approaching 17 percent in the country — the highest in 27 years — the Congressional Black Caucus’ forum this week will surely focus on this issue. In a series of town hall meetings and discussions, several members will talk about the unemployment problem and how to attack it. The CBC conference comes […]
Wanda Sykes recently revealed she battled breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. The comedienne taped an appearance on “Ellen” and discussed for the first time ever that she had breast cancer. Sykes told Ellen that she went in to have breast reduction surgery in February, but that’s when the cancer was detected. “I found […]
According to various news sources on the web, singer Vesta Williams has reportedly been found dead in a hotel room in Hollywood, California. The singer is most known for her classic song, “Congratulations.” If the story of her death is true, Vesta Williams died at the age of 48. Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph said on […]