North Carolina A&T community mourns as beloved senior dies while attempting to save his sister from drowning
The North Carolina A&T family is dealing with an unspeakable tragedy. University officials told WXII in Winston-Salem that a student, 21-year-old Dorian Jackson, died over the weekend after attempting to rescue his sister, who fell into Lake Norman during a kaykaking trip. The oldest of eight children, Jackson was set to graduate from NCA&T. The […]
‘I knew I wasn’t fine’: Black women are fighting to be believed about PMOS symptoms
Breana Turner, PhD, had been experiencing four years of symptoms before finally receiving a Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) diagnosis from her doctor in March 2025. Four years of test results that yielded “normal” results. Four years of inexplicable hair loss. Four years of large weight gain in short periods of time. Four years of […]
‘Good Times’ Cast: Where Are They Now?
Source: Bettmann / Getty When Good Times premiered in 1974, it broke new ground as one of the first major network sitcoms to center on a Black family. Created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans and developed by television legend Norman Lear, the series followed the Evans family as they worked to make ends meet […]
Alsobrooks looks ahead to possibility of historic three Black women serving together in U.S. Senate
There are many races to watch in November’s midterm elections. Many of them include Black female candidates on the ballot who stand to make history, even as Black women nationally face economic headwinds, as well as political and racist attacks. “I think we should be encouraged because we know that Black women are resilient,” says […]
‘A Different World’ returns as HBCU enrollment is booming all over again
When “A Different World” first aired from 1987 through 1993, bringing the sight of vibrant and complex Black college student life to living rooms around the country for the first time, Black student enrollment in colleges rose right alongside it. Enrollment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), on which the show’s fictional school, Hillman, […]
BET removed thousands of stories from its website—and to some, a piece of Black history with them
Earlier this month, Black Entertainment Television pulled the plug on a generation of Black journalism. The network scrubbed thousands of articles from its website, erasing decades of news items and stories that not only helped document the culture of the moment but also became a hub for research and a standalone archive of Blackness over […]
Surviving Trump: Trump Defends White House Media Ban, Touts ‘Term Three’ Accomplishments, And More [Op-Ed]
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Welcome back for another edition of Surviving Trump, our round-up of the latest in President Donald Trump’s lies, corruption, and all-around Trump-foolery. Apparently, this is a series that would undoubtedly get NewsOne banned from the White House press corps, not because we’re lying about the lying-est president in recent history, […]
Who Ran The WNBA This Week: Records Fall As Playoff Race Reaches Final Days
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty After pausing for more than two weeks during the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, the WNBA returned with no time for anybody to ease back into the action. Team USA handled its business overseas, defeating 97-79 on September 13 to win its fifth consecutive World Cup championship and 12th […]
Stephen A. Smith Is Putting Money Behind His HBCU Mission With A New Sports Scholarship
Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM by Selena Hill September 21, 2026 The celebrity sports personality is expanding his HBCU advocacy from the broadcast booth into scholarships. Stephen A. Smith is taking his support for historically Black colleges and universities from the TV screen to the bank. The ESPN personality and Winston-Salem State University […]
Black Man Found Hanging From Tree In Maryland Community
Source: N/A / Charlotte Metropolitan Police Department Residents in Marlboro, Maryland, are expressing deep concern after a Black man was found hanging from a tree on Sunday morning NBC Washington reports that the man was found hanging from a tree outside of a Crane Service Company building in Upper Marlboro. His body was seen by […]