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—– This month, NewsOne presents a special exploration of Black Americans’ influence on social media, #TWEETING WHILE BLACK. —– You’ve either participated, hated on it or wondered what they meant. If you see any of these trends pop up in your timelline, you have officially entered #BlackTwitter SEE ALSO: INFOGRAPHIC: A History Of Black Twitter […]
The recent death of a man from silicone injections in his penis— at the hands of a back alley “doctor” — has highlighted the dangers people encounter when attempting to find cheap alternatives to very costly medical procedures. Many of the most recent incidents have involved Black patients who were referred to the “doctors” by […]
A 13-year-old Philadelphia boy was locked in his school for 9 hours as his parents frantically searched for him. SEE ALSO: Top #worstbookever Tweets That Hate On Classic Books
Have you ever wondered how many black Heisman winners there were? Well the NewsOne Team searched the web and couldn’t find a list. So we made one for you! Officially, there are 27. Unofficially, there are 28. (Reggie Bush of USC forfeited his 2005 trophy in 2010) Eight Heisman trophies went to black players in […]
NEW YORK-A 62-year-old woman had her head bashed in with a brick and is clinging to life after having a rock fight with her grandson, according to police. Both the woman and her grandson have not been named but the incident happened in the Bed-Stuy are of Brooklyn. The New York Daily News reports: The […]
Debra Dodd, who is white, says she was fired from her job as secretary at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville after she revealed she married an African American man. Dodd is suing the all-white church for $500,000 in punitive damages for what she refers to as racial discrimination. Religious News Service Reports: Dodd said […]
The Air Force is investigating a photo in which several airmen posing with a man in an open casket with a noose and chains on. The airmen pose with their hands crossed and under the photo is written “Da Dumpt, Da Dumpt …. Sucks 2 Be U” and was posted on Facebook. The Air Force […]
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Newt Gingrich clashed sharply with one rival, took pains to compliment another and said it was laughable for any of them to challenge his conservative credentials Thursday night in the last campaign debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses kick off the 2012 primary season. SEE ALSO: […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior executive at a technology company that makes monitoring software secretly installed on 141 million cellphones said Thursday that the FBI approached the company about using its technology but was rebuffed. The disclosure came one day after FBI Director Robert Mueller assured Congress that agents “neither sought nor obtained any information” […]
Days after Forbes columnist Gene Marks wrote the highly controversial and viral “If I Were A Poor Black Kid” article, numerous pundits and opinion leaders from around the Web have weighed in. SEE ALSO: If Obama Loses, What Will He Do Next? Writer and Director of Digital for The Onion, Baratunde Thurston offered a satirical retort, underhandedly accusing […]