NewsOne Featured Video Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty All current death penalty cases in one northern California county were ordered reviewed after the revelation of a racist and antisemitic scandal that targeted inmates who were Black and Jewish. Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price announced Monday that her office had been directed by a federal […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Mister Cee on March 16, 2015, in New York City. | Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty A funeral is set to take place for a celebrated hip-hop DJ less than two weeks after he died unexpectedly. Mister Cee, who rose to fame spinning records for fellow rap icon Big Daddy Kane and […]
Read More NewsOne Featured Video Mister Cee on March 16, 2015, in New York City. | Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty A funeral is set to take place for a celebrated hip-hop DJ less than two weeks after he died unexpectedly. Mister Cee, who rose to fame spinning records for fellow rap icon Big Daddy Kane and […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty A Tribe Called Quest will officially go into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of this year’s inductee class along with Mary J. Blige. On Sunday evening (April 21), the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced their class of inductees for 2024 through […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Lynette Woodard #6, Point Guard for the United States women’s basketball team during a portrait photo session circa 1990. | Source: Tony Duffy / Getty Caitlin Clark is an undeniably talented basketball player. She is a prolific shooter, reminiscent of Steph Curry as they both like to shoot from various logos. Her […]
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NewsOne Featured Video The American Bible Society released the first installment of its State of the Bible 2024 report that revealed how much young adults say the Bible is transforming their lives. While studies show that a large number of young adults remain “Bible Disengaged,” 54 percent of Gen Z still “somewhat” or “strongly” agree […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Rodreisha L. Russaw first heard about Jim Kennedy Jr.’s missing organs from a colleague of hers at the coalition, Alabamians for Fair Justice last year. Kennedy had been killed while incarcerated in an Alabama prison. Officials notified the family of his death some four days after his passing. That was bad. But […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: CBS / CBS UPDATED: 3:00 p.m. ET, April 18 The family of Ricky Cobb II, the Black motorist shot and killed by Minnesota State Trooper Ryan Londregan during a routine traffic stop, has filed a federal lawsuit against Londregan and fellow State Trooper Brett Seide for their involvement in his murder. […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: screenshot / facebook UPDATED: 2:00 p.m. ET, April 16 The North Carolina man who allegedly killed Allisha Watts is set to make his second court appearance since he was charged with murder in connection with her death. According to WCNC, James Dunmore is set to appear in court on Tuesday. Dunmore’s […]
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NewsOne Featured Video A white police officer in Louisiana was shown on video choking an unarmed Black man during an incident that attorneys say not only violates state law but also places a spotlight on the worsening issue of police brutality in the state. The unfortunate encounter happened last weekend in the city of Scott, […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty Former NBA player Nate “The Great” Robinson is currently fighting for his life, and if he doesn’t get some help real soon, the two-time Slam Dunk Champion knows that his days are numbered. Two years after announcing his renal kidney failure diagnosis, the […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is seen is seen during the first hearing held by the House Oversight Committee in impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden at Rayburn House Office Building in Capitol Hill of Washington D.C., on September 28, 2023. | Source: Anadolu / Getty A brief video clip from an interview with […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: MOHAMED AFRAH / Getty Ramadan 2024 is closing out and I cannot be more thankful. Not for my eating schedule to go back to normal or even my sleep routine, but for the clarity Ramadan brings most Muslims during the holy month; it feels like a gift from God every year. […]
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NewsOne Featured Video In no case should a child look directly at the solar eclipse, but there are special eclipse glasses. Anadolu via Getty Images When the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth on April 8, 2024, it will represent a rare astronomical event that won’t take place for another 20 years – […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Arnold Jerocki / Getty UPDATED: 9:30 a.m. ET, April 4, 2024 A former Donda Academy Employee is suing Ye over his antisemitic rhetoric. According to TMZ, ex-employee Trevor Phillips claims he was hired in 2022 to work for the music and fashion mogul, helping source raw materials for the YZY apparel […]
Read MoreApril 2, 2024 Breaking the Monotony: The Dynamic and Ever-Changing Nature of Entertainment Jobs The entertainment industry is often painted as a glamorous hub of creativity, where every day is a red carpet event waiting to happen. It’s true, to a certain extent. However, what most people don’t realize is that behind the glitz and […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Crystal Mason, center, with her legal team in 2018. | Source: Crystal Mason On Thursday, an appeals court in Texas overturned the conviction and the egregiously absurd five-year sentence handed to a Black woman for a crime she arguably should never have been charged with in the first place. According to the […]
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UPDATED: 9:30 a.m. ET, March 29 While death is an inevitable part of life, that fact doesn’t make it any easier when it is reported that someone has died. Louis Gossett Jr., the award-winning actor who became the first Black man to win an Oscar for best supporting role, died Thursday, the Associated Press reported. […]
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NewsOne Featured Video Source: Nathan Howard / Getty Black women are worried about the future of abortion and reproductive rights as politicians fail to provide affordable access to birth control and fight to curtail access to Mifepristone, an abortion medication that can be used to terminate pregnancy through ten weeks gestation. According to a new survey […]
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NewsOne Featured Video 50 Cent is seen on March 19, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: RB/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Social media was buzzing on Monday with thoughts and comments about Sean “Diddy” Combs allegedly being on the run after authorities raided his properties over sex trafficking allegations. So naturally, 50 Cent threw his own […]
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Interlune, a new space startup founded by former Blue Origin employees Rob Meyerson and Gary Lai, is venturing into the ambitious realm of mining helium-3 on the Moon. Helium-3, a valuable isotope crucial for nuclear fusion, has long been discussed as a potential resource due to its abundance on the lunar surface, courtesy of solar […]
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SpaceVIP, a prominent luxury space travel company, has announced an interesting offering that promises to redefine the boundaries of extravagance: space dining for a staggering $500 million. This six-hour high-tech space balloon trip, set to debut next year, is poised to elevate the culinary experience to unprecedented heights — quite literally. At the helm of […]
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December 16, 2022 To celebrate a wonderful year of production on all of the shows in our network, we asked our staff to choose their favorite episode of the year. Lyric Bowditch, Production Associate“Why Do Doctors Have to Play Defense?” from Freakonomics, M.D.After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, my feeds were flooded with […]
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I’ve been thinking a lot about boundaries lately. First inspired by this podcast (and the guest’s book), I’ve been questioning my own boundaries a lot – and realizing just how few strict boundaries I implement. But I’m working on it, starting with tech boundaries. If you’re looking to do the same, here are some to […]
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This post was written by contributor Chelsea Becker. You know those books, full of so much information, that you read little by little? The books that are always relevant, no matter your season of life, and always give you something to think about? I call those my ‘return books’ and I have a small stack […]
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Hello to all of you and hello to 2022! Happy new year! After a pandemic-induced blogging hiatus, I’m back to where it all started and I’m so excited to be here! I’ve missed it. I’ve missed you! I’ve missed sharing on the Internet the good old-fashioned way. I’ve missed writing. I’ve missed the way the […]
Read More[embedded content]We left LA to try to do life differently in a quieter place called Santa Ynez. Here’s a tour, details on the renovation plans and a little bit more on pursuing this life long dream. Still can’t believe we did it! ALSO! I’m back on youtube! Subscribe here.
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October 9, 2017 It should surprise no one, and delight everyone, that Richard Thaler has won this year’s Nobel in economics. Congratulations! Thaler is a big reason I personally got interested in economics. (I’ve known him quite a bit longer than I’ve known Steve Levitt.) He is everything to be admired in a scholar and […]
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