Chrisette Michele took a lot of heat this week for her decision to perform at Donald Trump‘s Inaugural Ball— but should everyone be pointing the finger at Omarosa instead? The Daily Mail reports that the new POTUS was reluctant to have African American performers at his celebrations. A source revealed that “He felt as though black […]

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Not only did Nitra complete undergrad, she's now about to graduate from law school. Myles is completing his Master's degree in special education, while their son MJ is preparing to graduate from kindergarten.

After a few jokes about leaving the country, realizing the reality of Donald Trump's presidential bid, the Whoopi Goldberg took things to the next level by removing hyphens from her ethnic identity, implying that her family is rooted in America, not anywhere else.

Douglasville residents were thrilled to see a change in the political makeup of their small, rural city last week when Rochelle Robinson was elected mayor, making her both the first female and the first Black politician to hold the seat,

Taye Diggs caused a social media firestorm when he revealed he didn’t want his biracial son to identify solely as Black. But in reality, there are a host of mixed celebrities who are absolutely comfortable with their identity, and proudly celebrate their melting pot backgrounds. As America continues to brown, here’s a gallery of celebrities […]

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Every family has a health story and in Jacqueline Sheppard’s family cancer is a running theme. For the 38-year-old Maryland mother it’s hard for her…

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Aviva Kempner, director of the new documentary "Rosenwald," discuss the movie and Julian Bond's involvement in the film.

Dre’s ‪#‎Breakfastbite‬… Which do you prefer to be labeled as Black, African American or does it really make a difference? @DreJohnson1 I’m black. Save Afri Amer for an Amer that’s actually frm Afri…in the literal sense, not the we’re-all-frm-Africa sense. Lol — Mionna: Just Mi Blog (@allnaturalmi) June 15, 2015 @DreJohnson1 Black. I am not […]

1.5 million black men between the ages of 25-54 are missing from every day life, here in the U.S. In a recent study conducted by Upshot Analysis they used figures from the most recent census reports and found some disturbing numbers. Black men between the ages of 25-54, which is also known as the “prime” […]

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Al Jazeera America‘s Ali Velshi and ALF-CIO Chief Economist William Spriggs joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to analyze the latest jobs numbers. The U.S.…

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Tuesday on “NewsOne Now,” Roland Martin challenged the African American community to take this moment of sadness and outrage over the murder of Michael Brown…

Dre’s #breakfastbite.. What are your feeling on the Morgan State student who says he was denied membership into a fraternity because of his sexuality? Click to read the full story! #92qjams #baltimore #MARYLAND #Wednesday #BMORE   Mount -N- Dew‏@HrmLssFlirt @DreJohnson1 the crazy thing is that it’s undercover ones that are already in fraternity’s. I hate the narrow […]