Al Jolson wearing his infamous ‘black-and-white minstrel’ make-up. | Source: Hulton Archive / Getty Late last year, a white author, Cait Corrain, who had landed a lucrative book deal with a major publisher flushed her literary career down the proverbial toilet because her racism and insecurity led her to create a fake account on Goodreads…
Source: iOne Digital Creative Services As NewsOne embarks on a new partnership with Dream Defenders, we’re privileged to spotlight the profound insights of Marjua Estevez, the public relations manager at the human rights and abolitionist organization lifting up and centering Black and brown people. Estevez said she is enjoying what she described as “a full…
Preachers and how they shepherd their flocks have been under fire lately, with many questioning if their blunt authoritative pastoring is appropriate or simply mean. Most recently Dr. Jeremiah Daniel Davis has been called out after he told someone to obey his command to lift their hands or “get out.” During his “Teach Me Conference…
Source: Dream Defenders As NewsOne embarks on a new partnership with Dream Defenders, we’re privileged to spotlight Rachel Gilmer, director of the organization’s Healing And Justice Center. Central to the mission of Dream Defenders is the recognition that merely opposing oppressive systems falls short of fostering genuine safety and equity. Gilmer emphasized that point and…
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends Sean “Diddy” Combs Fulfills $1 Million Pledge To Howard University At Howard Homecoming – Yardfest at Howard University on October 20, 2023, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty A deep dive report into allegations of sexual and physical assault against women has revealed claims from Sean “Diddy” Combs’…
In a stunning legal ruling, the nation’s most conservative federal appeals court ruled against the Houston Police Department for wrongfully arresting a Black security guard who made a citizen’s arrest five years ago while trying to stop an alleged drunk driver from fleeing the scene of an accident. The three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit…
Source: Tim Boyles / Getty Police in Lakeland, Florida are under fire after a 16-year-old Black boy was tased, punched and body-shamed by officers during a pool party on Memorial Day weekend. “It’s disgusting how he was treated,” Ja’Tae Lewis, the mother of the boy, said According to WTSP, Jahmal Hudson was punched and tased…
For the past several decades, police in the United States have justified killing citizens in the line of duty by attributing the deaths to a condition called “excited delirium” — even though several medical associations have described the diagnosis as pseudoscience and racist. Prosecutors even tried using that excuse to justify the death of George…
Over the past month, Hollywood A-listers Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have made headlines over speculation the two are on their way to Splitsville, USA. The rumors were fueled over Memorial Day weekend as both halves of the married couple chose to spend the holiday apart from each other. Affleck was seen solo supporting his…
Source: Simon Bruty / Getty UPDATED: 11:00a.m ET, May 29, 2024 When baseball aficionados debate who is the greatest player of all time, they must at Hall of Fame catcher Josh Gibson to that list. According to USA Today, Gibson and all former Negro League players have officially had their stats added to Major League…
