Black History Month
Over the years many actors from the legendary Sidney Poitier to modern-day star Terrence Howard have portrayed the late icon Nelson Mandela in film. Here…
I’m blessed and honored to have lived in an era when so many great men and women have walked this earth. They are people who…
Nelson Mandela, a man who survived the most pressing trials of South Africa’s apartheid history, has passed away at age 95. Nelson Mandela became the…
I met Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa on November 14, 1991. We met one year after Mandela was released from serving 27 years in…
Millions will gather in Washington today to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington. As this happens I am both honored to be…
Comedian D.L. Hughley gives his hilarious take on the week’s hottest topics including Mayor Filner of San Diego, the latest on Riley Cooper and buffets…
This weekend the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial came back. He was found not guilty. For many the not guilty verdict is not shocking,…
Yesterday a request spread through social media like wildfire – blackout your profile pictures on each of your social media sites until a verdict is delivered in the George Zimmerman trial. Many, like me, obliged with no questions asked. I would suppose that they, like me, understood that this was a show of solidarity in […]
For many African Americans ozone and air pollution aren’t on our radar – but it should be. Why? Because it has serious health impacts for our families and communities. According to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health: In 2010, almost 4,500,000 non-Hispanic Blacks reported that they currently have asthma. […]
On some positions cowardice asks the question is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question is it politic? Vanity asks the questions, is it popular? Conscience asks the question is it right? There comes a time when one must take the position that is neither safe nor politic nor popular, but […]
On some positions cowardice asks the question is it expedient? And then expedience comes along and asks the question is it politic? Vanity asks the…
This Black History Month, NewsOne takes a look back at the top African-American moments from 2000 to 2012. Some will make you happy while others will undoubtedly make you angry and/or sad. Either way, here’s to the last 12 years of our living history. Enjoy! Moment: Serena Williams Sets Record After Reclaiming No. 1 Women’s […]