National

When Obama was running for President, the comparisons to Martin Luther King helped him gain the support need to win the nomination and later the Presidency. Both are powerful speakers and family men, both are patriots and Christians and both overcame racial boundaries. Still many who made those comparisons may want to see Obama be […]

WASHINGTON-Congressman Joe Wilson of South Carolina has been hospitalized with a fever according to his office. Wilson famously disrupted President Obama’s address to congress by yelling “You Lie” in 2009. Wilson is also a supporter of the Confederate Flag and a member of the Sons Of Confederate Veterans, which has ties to white supremacists. The […]

Martin Luther King knew that the Civil Rights movement needed a soundtrack and that every hero needed theme music. The Civil Rights movement incorporated jazz, folk, R&B and gospel to use music that everybody could relate to and be inspired by to help change America in the 1950s and 1960s. Click here for MLK Memorial […]

While Rosa Parks is cemented in American minds as a heroine of the Civil Rights Movement, a host of unsung Black women and their sacrifices for freedom are hardly mentioned. And yet, the list is long: Fannie Lou Hammer, Ella Baker, Dorothy Height, Septima Clark, Marian Wright Edelman… So as the masses gather in Washington […]

NEW YORK — Several alleged members of the “Crips” gang were arrested in Brooklyn after posting about a “Crip Holiday” on Twitter. The NYPD’s gang unit, which recently started a separate unit to monitor Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites received a “tip” about a gathering in Amersfort Park in East Flatbush. The New […]

District of Columbia residents watched the sun shine brightly on the façade of the new 30-foot Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at “D.C. Day,” a chance for people in the District to view of the statute of King and the wall bearing some of his penetrating words. The statue, conveying an indelible image of […]

On Martin Luther King day NewsOne honors him by presenting the top 5 songs paying tribute to him. Here’s our Top 5 Martin Luther King Tribute songs. 1. Happy Birthday-Stevie Wonder. I love this song. They used to play it on the loudspeakers on every MLK day and elementary school. 2. Pride in the Name […]

The Obama Administration may propose a plan to allow allow millions of homeowners with government-backed mortgages to refinance them at about 4 percent. The plan could save homeowners as much as $85 billion each year, TheDailyBeast.com reports. The proposal is likely, however, to face fierce resistant from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator and investors […]

A new video called “It’s Free Swipe Yo EBT” video is angering many African Americans across the web. The video, first spotted on Power107.5.com, showcases a woman rapping about how proud she is of being on government assistance, while cursing up a storm. Give us your thoughts on this video. Read more at Power 107

President Barack Obama “needs to fight, and fight harder,” Rep. Elijah Cummings told CNN on Sunday adding to the chorus of criticism from Black political leaders that claim the president  is ignoring African-Americans. Black unemployment appears to be the biggest gripe Black leaders have with Obama. Representatives Maxine Waters and John Conyers, both prominent members of […]