NAACP

The president of the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP is calling for a federal hate crime investigation into an incident in which he claims a noose was placed around the neck of a Black high school football player.

Chance The Rapper always manages to change the game by playing by his own rules.

A federal judge suspends school board elections in Ferguson, Missouri. He said the process discriminates against Black voters.

The last week has not been a pleasant one for gossip daytime talk show host Wendy Williams, and today she had to deal with the aftermath of her inflammatory and controversial statements regarding her opinion on HBCUs and the NAACP. NewsOne Now host Roland Martin was one of Wendy Williams’ harshest critics last week when […]

Social media blasted Wendy Williams for her comments about Jesse Williams‘ BET Black Lives Matter speech, HBCUs, and the NAACP after a clip from her show went viral this week. During Thursday’s edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin decided to educate the talk show host on the topics that have caused so many to raise […]

Wendy Williams is notorious for her brash and often rude comments regarding the world of celebrities, which is applauded by some as just mindless celebrity gossip. However, today the daytime talk show host may have just dug herself a verbal hole that will be very hard to escape from.   During this morning’s show while […]

Director Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed film Creed is about to run a serious victory lap in the 2016 awards season. The Rocky remake for a new generation earned six 2016 NAACP Image Awards nominations. In addition, the film’s noted breakout star Michael B. Jordan is also nominated for Entertainer of the Year. The FOX smash hit Empire […]

Barbara Dawson, 57 died early Monday morning after a limited stay at Liberty Calhoun Hospital. Dawson arrived at the hospital on Sunday at about 10:30 p.m. with complaints of intense stomach pains.