While death is an inevitable part of life, that fact doesn’t make it any easier when it is reported that someone has died. At NewsOne, we’re using this space as both a celebration as well as a commemoration of the lives of notable Black people who left their indelible marks on the planet while they…
Source: Steph Chambers / Getty Decorated Olympian Allyson Felix’s passion for the sport of track and field has taken her across the globe and cemented her as one of the greatest athletes of all time. A space that served as the backdrop of the California native’s rise will now bear her name. The University of…
Source: getty / iOne Digital The history of Black quarterbacks in the NFL has been a long, strenuous journey filled with overcoming odds and breaking barriers, and this year is no different. When the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, it will be for the first time in NFL…
Can you imagine Nia Long as one of the detectives in the “Charlie’s Angels” films? Well, studio executives certainly were unable to do so. Long recently revealed that she auditioned for the role of Alex Munday but was ultimately turned down. The actress recalled in an interview with Yahoo Entertainment that she was informed by…
A former Texas police officer is on trial for manslaughter after killing an unarmed Black man during a 2019 traffic stop. Despite following the officer’s commands, Michael Dean, 28, was still shot in the head at point blank range. “If my son was in the wrong, so be it but why is he dead?” Michael…
Protesters gather during a rally against the fatal police assault of Tyre Nichols, in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 28, 2023. | Source: CHENEY ORR / Getty As the video goes public of Black police officers in Memphis beating Tyre Nichols to death, it is a stark reminder of George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police…
Across the internet, many are debating who wore the Schiaparelli Haute Couture lion-head dress best. Gawking at how Kylie Jenner reacted to model Irina Shayk seeming to wear the same outfit at the brand’s Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show, actress-turned-talk show host LisaRaye McCoy chimed in with her own twist. She said, “forget who wore it best…
According to NBC4i, one of the twin infants rescued during a statewide Amber Alert in Ohio last month has died. Ky’air Thomas died around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday after the Columbus Division of Police responded to reports of a baby not breathing at a house on East Whittier Street, according to a division spokesperson. Ky’air…
Source: Brad Vest / Getty Since the city of Memphis released videos showing a group of its police officers brutalizing Tyre Nichols, two of the main questions being asked are 1) who the white cop is seen in the violent traffic stop footage and 2) why wasn’t he also fired, arrested and charged with murder…
Source: Cindy Ord / Getty As fans left Drake’s first-ever concert at Harlem’s Apollo Theater last weekend, they were shocked to find over a dozen NYPD officers recording outside the venue. Naturally, Twitter users voiced their concerns over the controversial move, wondering if this was another example of the “Hip-Hop Police” spying on popular rap artists…
