The Black beauty supply industry rakes in billions of dollars every year, but African Americans only own a fraction of…
The latest jobs numbers are out and despite the overall unemployment rate falling to 6.1%, unemployment for African Americans remains in…
It is a known fact that many individuals in the African-American community do not trust law enforcement officials and it…
In the wake of the Michael Brown, Eric Garner, John Crawford, Ezell Ford murders by police officers, let’s not forget about the…
Guest host Jeff Johnson and the “NewsOne Now” panel discuss how African American communities can protect themselves against police violence.…
Climate change is not just for our caucasian brothers and sisters. The results of climate change have had a major…
Republican Senator Rand Paul has reached out to African Americans on a number of issues in an attempt to attract…
African Americans over-index on Twitter, but the social media company refuses to release their diversity numbers. Roland Martin talks with…
A new study conducted by the Vera Institute of Justice titled, “Race and Prosecution in Manhattan,” revealed that Black and Latino defendants in…
Trent T. Daniel, founder of the One World Doll Project, and Stacey McBride-Irby, creator of Prettie Girl Dolls, joined Roland…
Jim Shelton from the Department of Education discussed President’s Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative with guest host Jeff Johnson on “NewsOne…
Arthur “Silky Slim” Reed used to be a gang leader. Today, he’s a motivational speaker and president of We Shoot First Films and…
March is Women’s History Month, a time to look at the many contributions women have made throughout history. But lately,…
A recent study commissioned by a financial services group reveals that many minority workers — particularly African-Americans — are less…
In every state across the country, white men and women are outliving blacks, in some cases by a margin as…
Adequate representation of black people and culture in TV and film is a well-chronicled fight in America but most people…
The placement of fallen fragments of coconut helped William Jones decide on whether or not to go to graduate school.…
Critics who suggest that Oprah Winfrey‘s new OWN network could use a little more racial diversity found a gentle supporter in Sheila…
If you were struck with amnesia tonight while you slept, tomorrow would be the first day of your life. You’d…
The complexities of the legal system often debunk Americans from delving into clauses of breakthrough bills. Although many believe the…
Discouraged by the avalanche of foreclosures around them in Detroit, Mona Ramsey and her husband started looking at states where…
Broadband adoption in the home is slowing in the U.S. That’s what the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life…
*The latest obesity report was released last week. And it showed adult obesity rates increased in 28 of the 50…
They thought it was about Elvis. Patrons gather outside during intermission of “Fences,” a revival of August Wilson’s play, on…
From CNN.com: A year after the election of America’s first African-American president, blacks in the United States are expressing optimism…
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