Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) — who won reelection Tuesday night with 64 percent of the vote — is discussing a possible plea deal with…
Thank you, America, for not pissing off the dark and discernible with your penchant for poor decision making. I’m sure it’s been super fun for…
Tuesday night, President Barack Obama was re-elected as the 44th President of the United States. NewsOne celebrates the President’s historic win with a number of…
Her vow to take a break from Twitter to finish an upcoming book lasted less than a week, as bestselling author Terry McMillan kept getting pulled back in by the daily political happenings. In the days leading up to the first debate between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney, @msterrymcmillan was back to […]
The Red Mass is a mass celebrated annually in the Catholic Church for judges, attorneys, law school professors, students, and government officials. The mass requests…
Barbara Walters, U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Joy Behar pose for a photo on the set of The View on ABC-TV September 24, 2012 in New York City. Obama is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images) 1 of 9 President Obama and […]
‘LIKE’ NewsOne’s FB Page To Stay Up On Black News From Around The World http://www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNewsOneOfficial&width=600&height=290&colorscheme=light&show_faces=true&border_color&stream=false&header=true&appId=126014200784041 This past week, we saw the reenactment of the Selma…
The latest polling by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press shows that Mitt Romney maintains a substantial lead nationally in the race for the GOP presidential nomination. The survey, conducted Jan. 11-16, finds few differences among GOP voters from various religious groups in terms of the candidate they would most like […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama’s administration is getting little notice for its work on the home front to fix the struggling economy. SEE ALSO: Why Ron Paul Got A Free Pass Barnes, who will be gone by Tuesday, is […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for every American worker and unemployment benefits for millions, steering President Barack Obama toward a convincing victory over Republicans controlling the House. RELATED: GOP Give Xmas Gift to Obama The measure, expected to be cleared for Obama’s signature by the […]
The election of Barack Obama to America’s highest office — while stirring political activism in a new multiracial generation — it has also galvanized those of the opposite ilk. Not only has the xenophobic and often racist Tea Party come to the fore, but Obama’s ascendance has also brought Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and seemingly every wing […]
While the death penalty has long been a hot-button political issue in the U.S., as of late it has not received as much attention as other controversial issues. RELATED: Traveling While Black: Houston, Texas RELATED: Traveling While Black: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas In 2011, a number of high profile executions, as well as judges and politicians campaigning for […]
