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Lupita Nyong’o is done letting others define what beauty looks like. In a new profile in Elle magazine, the Oscar-winning actress addressed the online backlash over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey,” pushing back on critics—including Elon Musk, who questioned whether a Black
A New Jersey man is facing criminal charges after a confrontation captured him screaming at a Black woman and referring to her as “you people.” The video spread widely across TikTok and other social media platforms, according to NBC Philadelphia. According to the Mount Laurel Police Department, 40-year-old Thomas Diiorio
✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Ireland’s parliament in Dublin on May 21 after the death of Yves Sakila, a Congolese-born man who became unresponsive while being restrained by security guards outside a department store in the Irish capital. According to Reuters, Sakila was detained on May 16 in connection with
Queen Latifah has explained the thinking behind one of the most talked-about moments in recent awards show history. In a new interview with Angie Martinez on her “IRL” show, the legendary rapper and actress opened up about why she chose her 2021 BET Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech to publicly
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and
A 7-year-old Black girl was tortured and killed by three women from the same family who were entrusted with her care. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in New York, the child, Jor’Dynn Duncan, was found unconscious after her caretaker called 911 to report a cardiac arrest on
A 7-year-old Black girl was tortured and killed by three women from the same family who were entrusted with her care. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in New York, the child, Jor’Dynn Duncan, was found unconscious after her caretaker called 911 to report a cardiac arrest on
Racial justice advocates descended on Capitol Hill to slam the Trump administration’s policies that they say are an “attack on the Black economy,” as Black Americans see rising unemployment and disproportionate impacts of America’s affordability crisis. “The state of the Black economy is under attack,” said U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley
Lupita Nyong’o is done letting others define what beauty looks like. In a new profile in Elle magazine, the Oscar-winning actress addressed the online backlash over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film “The Odyssey,” pushing back on critics—including Elon Musk, who questioned whether a Black
A New Jersey man is facing criminal charges after a confrontation captured him screaming at a Black woman and referring to her as “you people.” The video spread widely across TikTok and other social media platforms, according to NBC Philadelphia. According to the Mount Laurel Police Department, 40-year-old Thomas Diiorio
✕ Despite Black people being overrepresented in military service, Black vets have historically been undervalued compared to their white peers. For Memorial Day, Kyle Bibby, co-founder of the Black Veterans Project, spoke with NewsOne about the history of Black veterans and the struggles they still face today. “I think for
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside Ireland’s parliament in Dublin on May 21 after the death of Yves Sakila, a Congolese-born man who became unresponsive while being restrained by security guards outside a department store in the Irish capital. According to Reuters, Sakila was detained on May 16 in connection with
Queen Latifah has explained the thinking behind one of the most talked-about moments in recent awards show history. In a new interview with Angie Martinez on her “IRL” show, the legendary rapper and actress opened up about why she chose her 2021 BET Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech to publicly
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and
Lupus affects millions of people worldwide, but Black women are disproportionately diagnosed with the chronic autoimmune disease. Lupus is a chronic, long-term disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. The condition can cause inflammation, joint pain, fatigue, skin rashes and complications affecting the kidneys, heart and
A 7-year-old Black girl was tortured and killed by three women from the same family who were entrusted with her care. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in New York, the child, Jor’Dynn Duncan, was found unconscious after her caretaker called 911 to report a cardiac arrest on
A 7-year-old Black girl was tortured and killed by three women from the same family who were entrusted with her care. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in New York, the child, Jor’Dynn Duncan, was found unconscious after her caretaker called 911 to report a cardiac arrest on
Racial justice advocates descended on Capitol Hill to slam the Trump administration’s policies that they say are an “attack on the Black economy,” as Black Americans see rising unemployment and disproportionate impacts of America’s affordability crisis. “The state of the Black economy is under attack,” said U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley