In the wake of two more deadly college campus shootings Friday, Rep. Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) has proposed the formation of the Congressional Black Caucus...
Detroit musician/producer Drew “Kid Motown” Schultz is co-producing a song written by Larry Buford titled ‘Can’t Quiet My Soul’ (CQMS) featuring the recording debut of talented singer Stephanie Glover. The mid-tempo tune produced in the Motown music genre is being offered in support of those – particularly mothers – who have lost loved ones to […]
The controversy surrounding Renisha McBride and how we should deal with being Black while needing help from strangers is a murky one. Roland Martin sat with Pastor Jamal Bryant, commentator Cherylyn Harley LeBon, and journalist George Curry about whether Renisha McBride would still be alive if she were white. Pastor Bryant poses the question, “What is the system in America to suggest, whether you’re bleeding or you’re walking out of an accident — you’re already seen to be guilty.” While Harley LeBon attempts to “extract race” from the situation, the other members of the panel wholeheartedly disagree. Watch the clip below. Who do you agree with? Tune in[5] to “NewsOne Now,” weekdays at 7 a.m. EST
by The Associated Press APOPKA, Fla. (AP) — Former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was arrested Monday in Florida after deputies responded to a disturbance call at a house, authorities said. Zimmerman will be transported and booked into jail, a Seminole County Sheriff’s Office statement said. Authorities provided few other details, and ...
B. Todd Jones of Minnesota, President Barack Obama's nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Gun violence is the leading cause of death among black children and teens, according to a new report by the Children’s Defense Fund, a nonprofit, child advocacy group. The report titled, “Protect Children, Not Guns 2013,” painted grim picture of the national gun violence epidemic that is the second-leading cause of death among all children ages 1-19. Only car accidents claim the lives of more children and teenagers than guns.
In wake of the recent mass shootings in Phoenix, Arizona, Auroa, Colorado and Newtown, Connecticut, American debates about violence prevention, gun control, and...
