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Thursday morning in Washington, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) announced the launch of the Justice Department’s National Justice Department’s National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice. This initiative has been in development since April of this year. But in the wake of the police shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael “Mike” Brown in Missouri […]

Republicans and African Americans may not agree on much, but they tend to be on the same page when it comes to spanking, according to a longtime study by the University Of Chicago. RELATED: Reggie Bush Backs Adrian Peterson’s Discipline Methods Black Americans are more likely than any other racial group to spank their children, […]

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Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

Ferguson Lives…Young Blacks Continue to Die Where do we go from here? The news from Ferguson has transfixed the nation. Another young black man brutally and senselessly murdered by law enforcement in our country. Radio One, Inc., through its local affiliates 92Q, Magic 95.9, WOLB 1010AM and Spirit 1400AM will convene a Town Hall to address […]

Lauren Wesley Wilson, a Communications Strategist with MSLGROUP, saw a need amongst women in communications and that need was to authentically connect and create a…

J Moss is blessing us with visuals for his single “Alright Ok.” Watch the video below to see J Moss let it all go, and…

UPDATE (8/11/2014, 6:03 PM ET): The livestream of the Brown family press conference has ended. Please check NewsOne.com for further updates or follow NewsOne.com on Facebook. Watch LIVE the Brown family speak to the press and public in Ferguson, Missouri.

Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the […]

As far back as I can remember, my mother always stressed the importance of being a leader and not a follower. She always suggested that I own every decision that I made, and not simply rely on others to think for me and/or make decisions that will ultimately affect my life, especially if those decisions […]

Business Insider published a list entitled, “The Sexiest Scientists Alive” and Black female scientist, Kyla McMullen noticed that the list lacked Black women and there…

Based upon company policy and/or adherence to the Family and Medical Leave Act, most new mothers choose to take maternity leave from their respective jobs…

  There is hardly any mystery to the idea that robust racial and gender diversity in Silicon Valley is paltry at best; however, Google‘s recent report on diversity at the company reveal that Blacks, Latinos and women make up the lowest end of the tech giant’s employee pool. SEE ALSO: Study Shows College Degrees Don’t […]