SUMMERVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA-Arthur Lee Thompson took police on a high speed chase after fighting an officer, getting tased and stealing a police car. Thompson was sought by police for allegedly stealing a computer from Wal-Mart. After fighting officers, Thompson stole one of their cop cars and took police on a high speed chase. Thompson would […]
Dream Act supporters are asking President Obama to stop using the act in his campaign and fundraising messages unless he is prepared to flex his executive muscles to suspend the deportation of DREAM Act-eligible students. Although the president has continually pledge his support, United We DREAM, a group of young immigration advocates, gathered outside Obama’s […]
Thursday’s edition of the CBS Evening News brought the farewell episode featuring news anchor Katie Couric. As the first women ever to fulfill the role alone on the network, Couric says her five years behind the desk have been “an extraordinary privilege.” Check it all out below in case you missed it. How do you […]
With African American unemployment at 15 percent and climbing, many Black Americans are struggling to find jobs on websites at companies interested in diversity. But with BlackPlanet.com and Monster’s partnership for diversity jobs, many African Americans have been able to get in touch with companies who are looking for different faces and perspectives in their […]
Close to five years ago Sean Bell was shot in a hail of 50 bullets on a Queens, New York street. Today, a new community center erected in the name of Sean Bell has opened on the intersection now known as Sean Bell way in Jamaica, Queens. It is called the Sean Elijah Bell Community […]
NewsOne’s Jayson McNamara returned to his home city Brisbane, Australia to report about an important but often undervalued aspect to Australian society – its Indigenous heritage. He visited the Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts and Aboriginal Fine Art Gallery to give us an insight into the current condition of contemporary Indigenous culture. He filed this […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger is in a world of trouble this week, but he’s also trying to take a bit of the heat off of himself, too. That’s why he’s decided to cut back on all of us upcoming movie projects including the latest installment in his famed Terminator film series. In the midst of the biggest […]
NEW YORK– Two loud explosions on E 53rd Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan caused by manholes exploding out the pavement caused a stir and confusion for nearby businesses. Police and fire crews are now investigating the cause.
Writer Kia Miakka Natisse has tackled the topic today of Beyonce and the hot-button issue of her skin complexion. Beyonce has been criticized for her skin looking lighter on magazines before, but it seems to have reached the album cover level now. She even appeared in Blackface on one cover which garnered controversy as well. […]
During a recent visit to 107.9 WRNB, Musiq Soulchild seemed to take exception to MoShay LaRen’s comments about the albums he made early in his career vs. his last latest efforts. Do you agree with MoShay’s honest assessment, or has Musiq maintained the same high quality of albums throughout his career? Take a look at […]
So, the man responsible for the choreography of Beyonce’s video for “Run the World (Girls)” is not a Philly native, but we will claim him anyway. Jeffrey Page was a fixture in the Philly dance world in the late 1990’s as a student at The University of the Arts. This man is an African Dance […]
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