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Legendary rock guitarist took his political views and injected them in the middle of a baseball game this past weekend. Carlos Santana, who was invited to the Atlanta Braves home game this weekend to receive a “Beacon of Change” award at an MLB Civil Rights Game ceremony, called the state’s new anti-immigration law “Un-American.” “I […]
PHILADELPHIA — Denzel Washington confessed to a bit of stage fright in his latest role: Commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania.
NewsOne is proud to welcome our new cartoonist Kevin Eason. You should expect new pieces from Kevin on a weekly basis as he tackles topics in popular culture ranging from politics, sports, and entertainment. Today, he took on the American job market and how “dry” it is. Check it out for yourself. Kevin Eason is […]
Shirley Sherrod will be returning to the USDA almost a year after the official resigned over racism charges, according to Politico.com.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Rewarded with the president of the United States as their commencement speaker, the graduating seniors at Booker T. Washington High School got the same advice a young Barack Obama once got himself: Keep pushing. “You’ve always been underdogs,” the president told the cheering students, clad in green and yellow gowns, from a […]
CNN invited NewsOne’s very own Editorial Director Dan Charnas to be part of their expert panel discussion on the uproar caused by rapper Common’s recent invitation to a White House poetry reading. Check out the footage below. RELATED: Common Performs Poetry At White House White House Brushes Off Fox News As Common Performs At Event
An article on The Grio details the Black commencement speakers that will be making an appearance at the graduation ceremonies of colleges across the country. From Bill Cosby to Marc Morial, check out the article and a slideshow of the speakers here. RELATED: First Lady To Give Commencement Speech At Spelman College Denzel Washington To […]
A civil rights group is suing Maryland’s Higher Education Commission for allegedly discriminating against the state’s four historically black colleges. The plaintiffs argue that Morgan State University, Coppin State University, Bowie State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore have underdeveloped programs because black schools are funded in a manner that puts predominately white […]
CNN and Fox News are reporting that Donald Trump will no longer run for the presidency in 2012. The announcement doesn’t come as a shock to many after the whole birther controversy with President Obama left egg on the real estate mogul’s face. In the last few weeks, Trump has seen the public warm to […]
Psychology Today has posted a controversial article on their site titled: “Why Are Black Women Less Physically Attractive Than Other Women?” The article posted by blogger Satoshi Kanazawa is based on a study conducted in which several people were interviewed (number undisclosed) on the scientific fundamentalist blog. The post goes into speaking about why African […]