Source: State Farm / State Farm Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend in Atlanta will be full of HBCU flavor. Recently, the HBCU Culture Legacy Foundation announced The HBCU Culture Homecoming Fest & Battle of The Bands MLK Weekend Edition, which will feature an exciting showdown between some of the best HBCU bands in the country…
Things got hot and heavy at the most recent Xscape performance in Birmingham, Alabama. Kandi Burruss was accompanied by her husband, Todd Tucker on stage during her show as she serenaded him by means of her girl group’s 1993 hit “Tonight.” A fan recorded Burruss, who was wearing a sheer long-sleeved bodysuit with booty-cut jeans…
A white motorist has been sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of a racially motivated crime. The aggressor had no idea the African-American man was a mixed martial artist, and subsequently detained him by placing him in a chokehold until authorities came to arrest him for attempting to intimidate and injure his…
Source: Harry Daniels / iOne Digital The officers who brutally attacked a 41-year-old black man in his jail cell were arrested on Tuesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested three officers with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in connection to the brutal beating of Jarrett Hobbs. Officers Braxton Massey, Mason Garrick, and Ryan Biegel…
Nia Long seemingly has kept quiet about the cheating scandal involving her fiancé, Ime Udoka. In September, the engaged couple found themselves in the midst of controversy and criticism after the Boston Celtics head coach engaged in a romantic relationship with the team’s service manager, Kathleen Nimmo Lynch. The actress briefly stepped away from social media and…
Joie Chavis, who has children with rappers Bow Wow and Future, was the latest victim of a string of burglaries in Los Angeles. The professional dancer and Instagram model explained exactly what took place weeks ago in a YouTube video titled “Storytime | I Got Robbed.” At the 2:24 mark, Chavis appeared with her daughter,…
Legendary comedian Sinbad is in the midst of one of his most challenging battles after his family recently shared with fans that two years after the former “Vibe” host suffered an ischemic stroke he is on a journey of learning to walk again. Although the star is said to have “miles to go,” he is…
Johnson surprised fans when she shared a video of herself and Campbell on the set of “Act Your Age.” The “Martin” show alum and fellow actresses Kym Whitley and Yvette Nicole Brown star in the comedy series, which is set to premiere on Bounce TV in the spring of 2023. The sitcom will have 16…
The widow of Rayshard Brooks, a Black man killed by police at the height of the civil unrest of summer 2020, will receive $1 million from Atlanta under a settlement agreed to by the city council Monday. Officer Garrett Rolfe shot Brooks on June 12, 2020, in an arrest attempt captured on body camera video….
Source: Boston Globe / Getty On Nov. 22, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was snatched away from his family after a Cleveland Police officer killed him. But instead of focusing on the violent acts of unaccountable police officers, NewsOne joins his family and loved ones in honoring Tamir’s life on this eighth day of remembrance. Tamir…
