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Special to NewsOne by contributor Bobby Marvin WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) was honored with the unveiling of his official portrait commemorating his tenure as the 62nd Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means committee. A small bi-partisan group of congressional lawmakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), […]
Join us for today’s edition of The Lincoln Ware Show with special guest hosts Jeri Tolliver and Regina Russo. Do you have questions? Do you have a hot topic you want to discuss? Share them all with us below on the message board using your Twitter or Facebook profile to log in and leave a […]
Noted film director John Singleton has new movie out this weekend called “Abduction” starring Taylor Lautner. Without giving too much of the film’s plot away before the rest of the world experiences it, the movie is said to revolve around the life of a young man who sets out to uncover the truth about his […]
Vesta Williams (Photo: VestaWilliams.com) Noted R&B singer Vesta Williams has reportedly been found dead inside a Los Angeles hotel room according to scarce reports across the Internet this Friday morning. Williams, 48, is known widespread for her catalog of Top 20 R&B hits spanning the late 1980s and early 1990s. With seven Top 20 singles […]
According to various news sources on the web, singer Vesta Williams has reportedly been found dead in a hotel room in Hollywood, California. The singer is most known for her classic song, “Congratulations.” If the story of her death is true, Vesta Williams died at the age of 48, according to published reports. Though, in […]
As I stood in the courtyard of Jackson State Prison in Georgia yesterday holding a prayer vigil for Troy Anthony Davis, I, like so many others held out hope for some sort of miracle. In the exact location where I joined Troy’s mother in 2008 when we received such a miracle 90 minutes before his […]
JACKSONVILLE, Ark. — A couple featured on the first season of the MTV reality show “16 and Pregnant” have lost their child to the state and face criminal charges after officers serving a search warrant found their home was filled with feces, flies and maggots, police said Thursday. Young Girls Are Getting Pregnant To Appear […]
Controversial television personality  and journalist Toure sat down with Dr. Boyce Watkins on CNN to debate the impact of director Tyler Perry’s movies on Black America, days after Perry was named Forbes magazine’s highest paid man in Hollywood. Dr. Watkins was casual with his examination, while Toure went in, telling CNN that Perry’s movies amount […]
UPDATED (December 17, 2014): Seventy years after 14-year-old George Stinney became the youngest person in American history to be executed, he was “exonerated” today by a South Carolina judge who vacated his conviction. Judge Carmen T. Mullen wrote that her court “finds fundamental, Constitutional violations of due process exist in the 1944 prosecution of George Stinney, Jr. […]
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson is facing some heat this week as authorities confirm their discovery of six additional pounds of marijuana inside Simpson’s Kentucky home. Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson. (Photo: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) The investigation on the oddball delivery began when suspicious packages containing a substantial amount of marijuana were found […]
A family tribute to the late King of Pop just wouldn’t be complete without his baby sister right? Well, that’s true – in part. There isn’t exactly going to be a family-oriented tribute, but of course the one we’re referring to is the big show scheduled to take the stage in Wales on October 8th. […]
With the economy failing day by day and speculation coming nearly every angle, it may sometimes become difficult for some of today’s youth and young adults to grasp hold of what’s happening in the world on their own. Not saying those who didn’t come from the baby boomer generation are not capable of researching the […]