15-Year-Old Memphis Student Gets Perfect ACT Score
This kid is in the best 1 percent.
Obama Urges Howard Graduates To ‘Be Confident In Your Blackness’
“Passion is vital but you have to have a strategy. And your plan better include voting.”
Celebrating 31 Women For Their #BlackMomMagic This Mother’s Day
They deserve all of the glory.
Artist Honors The Black Mothers Who’ve Lost Their Sons To Police Brutality
“I want to show that the women are really the leaders, through their gentleness, nurturing and tenacity. Women are revolutionaries.”
17 Precious Moments From The Famous Moms We Love
We love watching these moms love their kids.
Denzel Washington Event Raises $17,000,000 for Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Black Hollywood and notables gathered at Denzel and Pauletta Washington’s home and donated to a good cause.
Report: Painkiller Percocet Found in Prince’s System
Media sources say that the 57-year-old singer had the painkiller in his system, although the medical examiner’s office is declining to confirm the report.
‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killer Found Guilty of Murdering 10 Black Women
On Thursday, Lonnie Franklin Jr. was found guilty of murdering 10 young African-American women, and is to be sentenced May 12.
5 Ways To Help Moms In Need This Mother’s Day
There are moms out there who can’t afford diapers. Let’s show them some love.
IF YOU HAD $10K, $15K OR $50K HOW SHOULD YOU SPEND IT?
The Root Live Bring it to the Table host Harriette Cole talks with 2 financial experts about stock market, real estate and business investments.
How Gretchen Rohr Helps The Formerly Incarcerated Find Peace
“How do you advance justice without getting distracted by hatred? Meditation.”
Anonymous Account Of Gang Rape Sparks Outrage At Spelman And Morehouse
The elite, historically black colleges were forced once again to address allegations of sexual violence. Spelman said it is “conducting a full and thorough review...
Obama Drinks The Water In Flint
The president says Flint residents should do the same as long as they’re using filters.
Afeni Shakur, mother of hip-hop legend Tupac, dead at 69
Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who overcame drug addiction and inspired the work of her rap icon son Tupac Shakur before guiding his estate...
President Obama’s Inspirational Commencement Speeches
NewsOne revisits the president’s addresses through the years.
Aretha Franklin Performs Powerful Cover Of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’
The Queen of Soul adds her soulful touch to the timeless classic!
Nearly All Detroit Public Schools Shut Down Due To Sick-Outs
94 out of 97 Detroit public schools were closed Monday after teachers protested news they may not receive payment after June.
Poet’s Response To Anti-Abortionists Who Don’t Fight For Black Lives Is Perfect
“Do you know how many years bodies like mine have been the choice for someone like you to make?”
Ballerina Misty Copeland Gets Her Own Barbie Doll
The doll is part of Mattel’s Sheroes Collection, which includes Ava DuVernay and Zendaya Coleman dolls.
How Black Girls Vote Is Getting Young Voters To The Poll
The organization is taking a grassroots approach to getting the Baltimore community to the polls.
East Texas Flash Flood Kills Great-Grandmother and 4 Children
Six perished in the raging waters in Palestine, Texas, on Saturday, including Lenda Asberry and four children under age 9.
#IvoryBurn: Kenya Torches Tons of Ivory to Save Its Elephants
The country will burn at least 100 tons of ivory (with a street value of at least $130 million) to fight the poaching of its...
Bigger Than Incarceration: Angela Davis Talks Mass Criminalization, Mental Health and the War on Drugs
During a town hall organized by the Drug Policy Alliance, Davis discussed how structural violence and the dehumanization of black and brown people are deeply...
Malia Obama To Attend Harvard University
Following in her parents’ footsteps?
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