90’s hip-hop stars Kid ‘N Play will reunite tonight on TV One’s Way Black When for the series’ last night of reminiscing on the 1990s.
NewsOne contributor Bakari Kitwana will be going on the road for his sixth annual Rap Sessions tour. The tour, which started in 2005, will be headlined by a diverse panel of scholars and activists. The series of townhall meetings will focus on themes “From Precious to For Colored Girls” and how these representations affect perceptions […]
Steve Harvey’s ex-wife Mary Harvey recently spoke with our sister site Majic 102.3 Washington D.C.’s Cortney Hicks exclusively about their divorce drama. Mary was given the chance to get everything off her chest once all for all to set the record straight on Steve’s claims and separates the facts from the fiction, as she sees […]
Before Barack Obama became the first African-American President (sorry, Bill Clinton does NOT count) the only time we saw a Commander-in-Chief of color was in the movies. Sometimes the portrayals were dignified (Morgan Freeman in Deep Impact) other times they were not (Terry Crews in Idiocracy), but nine times out of ten the world was […]
SOUTH AFRICA-A dead baby in a plastic bag has been found at the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls outside Johannesburg. News 24 South Africa reports: The 17-year-old girl, who was a pupil at the school just outside Johannesburg, was taken to the Midvaal Hospital in Meyerton. Beeld newspaper on Friday reported that the baby’s […]
Comedian Chris Rock compares the Tea Party’s behavior to children who are sent to bed in the March issue of Esquire. When asked how he felt about political tension in the U.S., Rock described their actions as “acting up” before racism ends in America.
Paula Patton, Angela Bassett, Laz Alonzo, Loretta Divine, Meagan Good, Romeo, and Mike Epps star in this romantic black comedy “Jumping The Broom.” After a failed love life Paula Patton meets Laz Alonzo where they kick it off and later get engaged. Problem is Paula’s family is more “upscale” than Lazes. Drama ensues after the […]
WISCONSIN — Wisconsin faces a $3.6 billion debt over the next two years, and a bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker would call for public employees to pay more for their pensions and health insurance as a means of tackling the deficit.
Wisconsin — Union protests are continuing in Wisconsin as Govenor Scott Walker is threatening major budget cuts that will affect many union workers. Related: WBW Honors Richard Wright Cars we loved way back when This morning on Fox News, Walker told Obama to “stay out of the state’s business” after Obama’s comment that Wisconsin is […]
Uganda — Voters in Uganda on Friday had to choose between extending their president’s 25-year grip on power or joining the anti-incumbent wave sweeping Africa and the Middle East and vote Yoweri Museveni out of office. Opposition threats of street protests have raised the stakes in the vote — just the second multiparty election to […]
American writer, Maya Angelou survived a tough childhood and early adulthood to become a singer, actress, activist, and writer. In 1993, she came to much…
Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in the tradition of the blues. Their blues influences got the best of them on a few occasions during their run in the late 60s and 70s. In 1972, the band […]
