Two University of Connecticut students were arrested for saying racial slurs. They claim they weren’t saying them to anyone when they were recorded saying the offensive words. Two white students were allegedly “playing a game” when they were captured on video by a black person shouting the racial slurs. Their arrests are prompting lawmakers to […]
Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to return as a partner at the big corporate law firm he exited more than five years…
You’ve hit the streets. You’ve carried picket signs. You’ve joined choruses “No Justice, No Peace,” “I Can’t Breathe,” and even “Fight the Power.” You were angered…
If you haven’t seen it, there’s a video circulating of Mike Brown’s stepfather, Louis Head standing outside the Ferguson, Mo., police headquarters shouting “Burn this…
Do you live in one of the states without racial profiling laws? A new report from the NAACP finds out that 20 states don’t have laws…
Way to go, California! The state’s buildings are finally kicking the Civil War-era relic to the curb. Beginning in 2015, Confederate flag will no longer…
It’s time President Obama step in to protect protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. As long as Black Americans have had United States citizenship, we have needed…
A federal judge in California ruled Wednesday that the state’s death penalty is unconstitutional. California put a moratorium on the death penalty in 2006 and…
Friday on “NewsOne Now,” legal and marriage expert Michelle Thomas joined guest host Angela Rye to to discuss the stickier points of marriage: divorce, prenups and…
The National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair is held every year to help aspiring lawyers make decisions on what steps they should take to…
Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish passed an ordinance last week banning the wearing of saggy pants in public. The council voted 8-1 to pass the proposition despite divergent opinions in the community. According to the new law, first time offenders are fined $50, second $100 and third time offenders are fine $100 plus 16 hours of mandatory community […]
Zimbabwe may be struggling with extreme poverty and high unemployment rates. But according to one of the country’s top government officials, that’s no reason for its residents to participate in the sale or purchase of secondhand underwear. SEE ALSO: Yoga Gurus Fight Back Against Negative Press Tendai Biti, the southern African country’s finance minister, is […]
