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The famous musician, who passed away May 14 in home hospice care, died of Alzheimer’s disease, the report revealed. Shortly after King’s death, his daughters came forth with allegations that those responsible for the care of the legend gave him medication to induce diabetic shock. The report found no such evidence to support the claim. […]
The federal government is taking broad new steps to ban profiling by law enforcement agencies, bolstering a 2003 policy that previously only addressed the consideration of race and ethnicity in conducting federal investigations, according to a statement released Monday by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured). RELATED STORIES: UPDATED: Cleveland Cops Release Video In Shooting […]
Getty Images There are currently 64,000 Black women missing in the United States. Natallie Wilson, co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation and Avis Jones-DeWeever joined Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss their efforts to bring more awareness to missing women on color. Â Listen to their conversation below. For more information about the […]
Two-year-old Daylan Walker died instantly last Wednesday morning after falling from the roof of a 4-story building that housed his daycare on the first floor, reports My Fox Boston. SEE ALSO: Dispatcher Suspended For Oprah Winfrey Comments Made During Maya Angelou 911 Call “She took everything from me,” said Daylan’s mother, Leonela Rivera, of daycare owner Marisol Rondon-Ramos. Daylan, […]
Very little is ever spoken of the fact that a Memphis jury found the United States government guilty of conspiring to assassinate Dr. King on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel on April 4, 1968.
Coffee lovers can get their caffeine fix on since Starbucks, one of America’s fave java spots, is offering its patrons a free cup of coffee from Wednesday to Friday, according to their website. The free tall cup of brew offer is extended from coast-to-coast. SEE ALSO: 7-Year-Old Philly Boy Burned By School Lunch Howard Schultz, […]
Happy 53rd birthday to our President Barack Obama!  This iconic figure of a man has hit yet another milestone, 53 years young. Our cool-like-dat prez has led quite a life and there have been countless Kodak moments. NewsOne would like to share some of those warm and fuzzy times in our president’s life with you that have […]
A Milwaukee man accused of shooting his preteen neighbor to death last year is set to stand trial this week, reports the Milwaukee Journal. SEE ALSO: Shakers And Stirrers NYC According to prosecutors, 76-year-old John Henry Spooner (pictured left) suspected 13-year-old Darius Simmons (pictured in photograph) of stealing three shotguns from his home. Spooner confronted Simmons as […]
Detroit 3rd Circuit Judge Wade McCree is in the news again. Fox 2 News Detroit reports that Robert King is suing McCree and Geniene LaShay Mott, the mother of King’s child, accusing them of having a sexual relationship while Mott and King had a child support case before the judge. RELATED: Detroit Ratchet Judge Suspended […]
L.A. Residents Plead With LAPD On Signs, Shirts: ‘Don’t Shoot, I’m Not Chris Dorner’ [VIDEO]
In response to the LAPD shooting at least 3 innocent people in a manhunt for Chris Dorner, the fugitive ex-cop and alleged murderer they’re hunting with U.S. military spy drones, residents of Los Angeles have begun wearing shirts and placing signs and bumper stickers on their vehicles that read, “Don’t shoot, I’m not Chris Dorner. […]