Transgender African Americans face rampant discrimination and poverty a survey issued by several prominent LGBT organizations reports. The report, called Injustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, collected data from more than 6,500 transgender Americans, finding that all face double the discrimination in everything from housing and healthcare, to education and employment […]
A Las Vegas man is looking to raise $1 million for a rare condition that has kept him homebound for most of his life. Wesley Warren, 47, needs $1 million for surgery to correct his Scrotal Elephantitis, a condition that has made his genitals swell to more than 100 pounds. The surgery is not covered by […]
Black Mormons, a group whose political views are shaped by both its religious and racial considerations, are weighing their support for various candidates in the 2012 presidential election. There is no clear consensus as Black Mormons consider re-electing President Obama beacuse he’s Black and Mitt Romney because he’s a Mormon. Political views among African-American Latter-Day […]
The mom of a McDonald’s employee charged with beating two customers defended her son yesterday telling a Manhattan court, “My son is a loving individual – not a criminal,” she said. Her son, Rayon McIntosh, 31, faces assault and weapons charges after he was seen on tape beating Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards, both 24, with […]
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Townspeople hid indoors Wednesday as deputies with high-powered rifles hunted down and killed lions, bears, tigers and dozens of other exotic beasts that escaped from a wild-animal park after the owner threw their cages open and committed suicide. After an all-night hunt that extended into the afternoon, nearly all of the 50 […]
From WCHB – The Occupy Wall Street movement has taken over the nation and now finds new legs in Detroit. Radio One Station HOT 102.7 took to the streets to find out why Michigan residents have started to protest. Click here to see the moving moments and passion the residents have for Occupy Detroit that […]
An NBC News/ Marist Poll has the pizza magnate turned Presidential hopeful with a four-percentage point lead against Mitt Romney. In Florida, the two are in a statistical dead heat. In South Carolina, it looks like it shaping up to be a two-way race between Romney and Cain. Cain got 30% and Romney got 26% […]
With 2 weeks of the NBA season already cancelled, many columnists and sports commentators have launched their verbal assaults towards the players, owners, and both parties in some instances at the same time. The latest, respected commentator to throw in his 2 cents in Bryant Gumbel, who recently called NBA Commissioner David Stern a “plantation […]
NEW YORK — A Black Iraq war veteran Iraq war veteran confronted NYPD officers for violent tactics against Occupy Wall Street protesters this past weekend near the site of the protests. Police did not attempt to quiet Sergeant Shemar Thomas as he gave an impassioned speech about protests in Iraq and New York. Occupy Gifts! […]
Academy Award nominee and recent Hollywood Walk of Fame recipient Angela Bassett still gets nervous and claims she doesn’t take any of her amazing career for granted. In fact, she’s been so successful that her debut on Broadway wasn’t ever too far from her cinematic endeavors. The world of acting led her straight to a […]
Following the dedication of the national monument for MLK this past weekend, Civil Rights Icon Andrew Young sat down with NewsOne correspondent Mark Anthony Thomas to discuss MLK’s vision for economic justice and the lifelong battle to eradicate poverty. Thomas was also able to sit down with the vice president of Operation Hope, James Bailey. […]
Halle Berry’s ex, Gabriel Aubry, called her a “ghetto n-word” during an argument according to court papers. Berry and Aubry are currently in court for a custody battle over their three-year-old daughter, Nahla. Sources: Halle Berry’s Ex-Husband Used Racial Slur Against Her The U.K. Daily Mail reports: He screamed that she was a ‘’ghetto n****r’’ […]
