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Rappers Jay-Z and Kanye West will auction off the Maybach luxury car that was used in their new music video “Otis,” to support recovery in the East Africa. The rap duo gave the car a makeover during the video– stripping the exterior apart with saws and a torches, giving the uber-expensive vehicle a cool new […]

National

Here at NewsOne, we decided to take a look at some of the most notorious female gangsters of all-time. They all range from mob-wives to drug-queens. And some of their brutal ways make some of the most notorious male gangsters look like petty thieves. 5. Stephanie St. Clair aka Queenie or Madam Queen was a […]

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ST. ELMO, ALA.– A former candidate for one of Alabama’s U.S. Senate seats is being sought by authorities in Alabama after he allegedly tased a pastor during a church knife fight. While the exact details are not clear, various accounts are surfacing. In one account, Simone De Moore tased a pastor at New Welcome Baptist Church in St. […]

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Dorothy Brunson, the first African-American woman to own a radio station, has died at 72-years-old. Brunson died Sunday of complications from ovarian cancer at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, according to Baltimore Sun. The media pioneer acquired Baltimore’s WEBB-AM in 1979 and later added stations in Atlanta and Wilmington, N.C., as well as a […]

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Conservative cable news pundit Glenn Beck is once again back in the news for making controversial racially based remarks. This time, Beck said Obama would ignite race riots if he is not re-elected. “I firmly believe that race riots are on the way,” Beck told listeners of his radio show. “They are being encouraged…[the Obama administration] […]

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​In a meeting with the Sun-Sentinel‘s editorial board Tuesday, Rep. Allen West compared being gay to liking chocolate chip ice cream or riding scooters. It’s part of his belief that being gay is a “behavior,” and he has frequently said that people “can change their behavior” but that he can’t change something like his skin color. Now, […]

It is still so hard to believe that our beloved King of Pop is no longer with us or blessing us with more incredible music for years to come. That is why the world will continue to honor, remember and celebrate the one and only Michael Jackson every chance we get. This week, a few […]

International

A year before Columbus set sail for America, an African king was baptized and converted his kingdom into a Catholic nation that lasted nearly 370 years. King Nzinga a Nkuwu, ruler of Kongo, located in what is now northern Angola, decided to become a Christian not long after Portuguese mariners reached his shores in 1483. […]

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Cops have taken another Uzi off the street – this one a 16-year-old girl charged with killing a rival gang member. Sahiah (Uzi) Davis, a freshly minted member of the Wave Gang, was ordered to rub out someone in her former crew, the Hood Starz, police sources said. “They wanted her to do this to […]

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Who knew that Jennifer Hudson was a thug! She was engaged in a pretty intense Twitter Beef with one of her followers/haters. According to MediaTakeOut.com, @1984Lips4Daze asked J. Hud a question on the social network and Jennifer responded with “lol u funny! Thank you for your hate n clearly the gym ain’t working for u […]

Cincy

With updates on the week’s most shocking and most discussed local news story still unfolding, many of the city’s residents and public officials are beginning to speak out more and more about the tragic incident that left 18-year-old North College Hill High School graduate Everett Howard dead just weeks before he moved onto college. Everett […]

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NEW YORK-19-year-old Dasheem Campbell was arrested and charged with murder for killing a 20-year-old college student who was trying to stop his brother from being robbed for 50 cents. The New York Daily News reports: “Yo, you guys got fifty cents?” Campbell asked the men, witnesses told police. One of the young men then pulled […]