Grammy-winning Atlanta rapper Killer Mike has had a change of heart following his comments about Stephen Curry‘s wife, Ayesha Curry. The 50-year-old called Ayesha was an “embarrassment” to the NBA star for once saying she got less attention from other men since marrying Stephen. Normally, Curry ignores the critics, but this time he spoke up…
An encounter between a CVS employee and a Black teenager escalated to a 911 call that ended in the teen’s arrest after the employee alleged he had a knife when he didn’t. Local news outlets reported that police officers in North Charleston, South Carolina, were called to a CVS store on Sept. 29 to respond…
(Photo: Getty Images) “So let’s call this what it is, opportunities for me, but not for thee,” said Congresswoman Crockett of Republicans’ D.C. CRIMES Act. A video of an exchange between U.S. Reps. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., has gone viral, highlighting the ongoing political divide over public safety in the nation’s capital….
Steph Curry (Getty Images) / Chance McMillan (NBA YouTube screenshot) Even NBA players get starstruck, and the Warriors rookie Chance McMillian showed us exactly how it looks when he met Steph Curry. Chance McMillian is all of us when we finally meet our heroes. The Golden State Warriors’ rookie went viral after cameras caught him…
Source: Screenshot from Threads / Screenshot from Threads Here’s a question: What’s the best way to tell that a person — let’s say, a child — is lying? There are a few ways, actually? They fidget. They look everywhere but in the eyes of the person they’re lying to. Their stories change the more they…
Eric Jerome Dickey. (Photo credit: Getty Images; Dutton Adult) “Friends and Lovers” will join other high-profile Black romance titles in Lifetime’s upcoming “Love of a Lifetime” lineup. The steamy, groundbreaking love story at the heart of Eric Jerome Dickey’s 1990s bestselling novel “Friends and Lovers” is coming to our television screens soon. This fall, “Friends…
Eddy Kirby, a 45-year-old Black man from Iowa, spotted two cops threatening to arrest a homeless man for shoplifting, so he told the cops he would pay for the items since he knew the man from the neighborhood. But the Des Moines police officers ended up handcuffing him, threatening to arrest him for interfering with…
Source: DragonImages / Getty Maybe I’m showing my age here, but there used to be ads for the Peace Corps where they described it as, “the toughest job you’ll ever love,” and, when I was approached to broach this topic for NewsOne, that line immediately popped into my head. You see, last week, autism found…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office has once again sparked a political firestorm, drawing furious calls for accountability from Republicans and lighting up social media with debate over whether he crossed a line. The uproar escalated quickly over the weekend, with GOP lawmakers accusing the governor of engaging in dangerous rhetoric and even suggesting his…
Ashley Allison, new owner of The Root (Photo credit: Kirth Bobb) With her company, Watering Hole Media’s purchase of The Root, Ashley Allison now owns the Black news and culture outlet. Ashley Allison, a nationally recognized political strategist, communications expert, CNN commentator, and former Obama-Biden White House official, is making history. On Thursday, Allison announced…
