Election 2016
While extending condolences to the family of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died of natural causes over the weekend, NewsOne’s legal expert Damario Solomon Simmons says that the vacancy gives President Barack Obama a golden opportunity to right the court on issues of civil rights.
Ted Cruz argues that he is eligible to serve as president, noting the distinction between natural-born and naturalized citizens.
Since jumping into the presidential race in June, Hillary Clinton has made it a point to reach out to Black voters, who have long supported her family’s political legacy. But the steady drumbeat of announcing support and endorsements from African-American celebrities, activists, lawmakers and the parents of fallen unarmed Black men is beginning to look, well, like political pandering.
Atlantic City, New Jersey pastor Regena Thomas, and a Democratic political operative, told NewsOne that she knew immediately that Trump played the ministers when she heard about the alleged endorsements.
In his latest push for criminal justice reform, President Barack Obama on Monday will introduce new efforts to rehabilitate the formerly incarcerated, one of which includes banning the checkbox on employment applications that asks if a potential employee has ever been convicted of a crime.
Under the plan, the Department of Education will award up to $8 million in federal grants over three years to help support educational achievement for ex-inmates.
During a speech Saturday at the Alabama Democratic Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, Hillary Clinton condemned the governor's plan to close 31 driver’s license offices.
The Department of Justice is preparing to release about 6,000 nonviolent inmates from federal prison at the end of the month.
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said the United States should "absolutely" never elect a Muslim president.
Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, III of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, will be among those joining in praise, prayer and music Sept. 19 in Washington, DC. Here's how to get tickets or watch it streamed live online.
She’s only been with us for a short time, but if the last few months are any indication, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch is definitely on the right track. And though controversy surrounds the newly crowned attorney general, we know that she’s built tough enough to withstand any political weather that comes her way. If you recall, […]
In what could be a boon for communities of color, Democratic and Republican Senators from New Jersey to Illinois to Utah are working to overhaul prison sentence guidelines in an effort to give judges more control to mete out punishments for nonviolent drug offenders. RELATED: AG Eric Holder Addresses Mandatory Minimums, Mike Brown Case And […]