Radio One Exclusives
Last night, North Carolina’s Chelsie Kryst made history when she was announced as Miss USA. Not only was she the latest Black woman to wear the crown, she helped pull off a historic trifecta. For the first time ever, three Black women are currently wearing crowns as the 2019 Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss […]
According to a federal lawsuit, recent high school graduate Olecia James claims she was denied her rightful place as salutatorian of her Mississippi high school’s graduating class so that the district would not cause an issue among the town’s white residents. In the lawsuit, uploaded for viewing by The Hill, James seeks monetary damages and a […]
The Boyz N The Hood family suffered another major loss last week as Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, the actor who played the dirty cop in John Singleton‘s iconic film passed away last Friday at his California home. Ferguson was 76. Ferguson’s death preceded that of Singleton who passed away on Monday following complications from an April 17 stroke. Ferguson’s son […]
Facebook has banned Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan from its platform along with right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others, labeling them as “dangerous” and said they will be purged from its platforms, including Instagram. Jones and his InfoWars media outlet had previous been banned from Facebook in August 2018 but will now be banned on Instagram as […]
In a new episode of ABC News’ Journeys Of Faith With Paula Farris, Bishop T.D. Jakes opened up about some of his life’s darkest moments and how they strengthened his faith in God. Referring to his new book, Jakes says, “Life has a lot of ways to crush us. And the reason I wrote the […]
It’s been three years since Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer. Now his mother, Valerie Castile, is keeping his legacy alive by continuing the work that he cared about. Philando was a beloved cafeteria supervisor and last week Valerie presented administrators at Robbinsdale Cooper High School with a check for $8,000 […]
Growing up, Black boys are often told that they should aspire to be strong men. Along with that expectation comes very specific ideas of what it means to be strong and what it means to be masculine. NFL player Ryan K. Russell has a love and passion for two things that are commonly viewed as […]
An 18-year-old was hit and killed by a vehicle while walking across the street in Atlanta on Friday morning, authorities said. Kimonte Vincent was crossing the street with his cousin to go to a nearby store when he was hit by a vehicle traveling west, Channel 2 Action News reports. “My cousin — he stopped to […]
A Georgia man was driving quickly to meet his wife, who was in labor. But according to reports, he took things a bit too far in his heightened emotional state. Kristopher Mosley, 26, is accused of pointing a handgun at two drivers during road-rage incidents, Cobb deputies told Channel 2 Action News. In 911 calls […]
According to reports UNC Charlotte campus after gun shots were heard near the Kennedy building. Students were alerted to, “Run , Hide , Fight. ” https://twitter.com/CMPD/status/1123357098052661248 As of now, one suspect is in custody. Officials have not confirmed if there are more suspects. https://twitter.com/NinerAlerts/status/1123357206433402881 It’s uncertain at the time if these are UNC Charlotte Students, […]
Fox has revealed that Empire will return for a sixth season but it appears that Jussie Smollett will not. Smollett was written out of the final two episodes of season 5 after being accused of faking an attack he claimed happened to him back in January. His future and the show’s future have been in […]
John Singleton, the Oscar-nominated director and writer of such film as Boyz N The Hood, Poetic Justice, Shaft, Baby Boy and Higher Learning died Monday following complications of a stroke. He was 51. He was taken off life support on Monday afternoon, mere days after it was revealed that he had suffered a “major stroke” and was in a coma. “John passed […]
