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Police have arrested a suspect in the murder and sexual assault of Jorelys Rivera, the 7-year-old Georgia girl who body was found htree days after she went missing from her apartment complex, sources say. SEE ALSO: Legless Father Pursue’s Son’s Killer According to reports, the killer lived in or had ready access to the apartment complex […]

The NewsOne crew found a few interesting tidbits you should know about Black folks’ efforts during and after the Pearl Harbor attacks. 1) Dorris Miller was a mess attendant on the U.S.S. West Virginia when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7th of 1941. Though Miller served his time as a cook, he proved […]

This Black Friday, Americans bought more guns than they ever have, breaking the previous single-day record set back in 2008 by nearly a third. SEE ALSO: Legless Father Pursue’s Son’s Killer And while analyst attribute the 2008 numbers to fears that Obama would outlaw certain types of firearms, they contend that the current surge is part of […]

Former governor of Illinois, Rod R. Blagojevich was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in federal prison for 18 felony corruption convictions, including trying to sell or trade the Senate seat that President Obama left behind when he moved to the White House. SEE ALSO: How Jerry Sandusky Played The New York Times Worst Kardashian […]

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky has been arrested on new sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers. Authorities say Sandusky was arrested and arraigned Wednesday. The charges were brought after the new accusers were questioned by a grand jury. Both alleged victims were part of Sandusky’s Second Mile charity. […]

A video showing Dean College student physically assaulting and robbing a fellow student has led to the arrest of 6 men. SEE ALSO: How Jerry Sandusky Played The New York Times Worst Kardashian Lawsuits

BOSTON-Nine students were expelled from Dean College in Massachusetts after a video was posted on  WorldStarHipHop.com of one student brutally beating another over what he believed were stolen sneakers. In the video one students confronts another than repeatedly punches him and then takes his sneakers while his friends laugh and record the beating. CBS Boston […]

PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors have called off their 30-year battle to put former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal to death in the killing of a white police officer, putting to an end the racially charged case that became a major battleground in the fight over the death penalty. Flanked by the police Officer Daniel Faulkner’s widow, Philadelphia […]

Before Troy Davis became known to the country and later the world, Mumia Abu-Jamal gained international support after  he was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner, and sentenced to death. Abu-Jamal was called the “world’s best-known death row inmate.” 1. MEANING BEHIND THE NAME Abu-Jamal was born Wesley Cook. He […]

Alex “Tracks” McFarland says he doesn’t want to hang in the hood and be perceived as a thug. So he hustles M&Ms and cookies in the New York City train system instead. SEE ALSO: Worst Kardashian Lawsuits And he makes $55,000 dollars a year doing it, thegrio reports. Outlets on both sides of the Atlantic […]