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Oprah Winfrey created a buzz Sunday in Houston with a surprise appearance at the 11 a.m. service at Lakewood Church. Oprah is in town interviewing Pastor Joel Osteen as a part of her new series Oprah’s Next Chapter premiering in January on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The show will feature conversations with real people, newsmakers […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA— We The Family of the 1964 Olympic Boxing Heavyweight Gold Medalist, Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion and International Boxing Hall of Fame Member Smokin’ Joe Frazier, regrets to inform you of his passing. He transitioned from this life as “One of God’s Men,” on the eve of November 7, 2011at his home in Philadelphia, […]

A Chicago teenager murdered his grandmother this past Friday morning after she began admonishing him for skipping school. The ninth-grader, Keshawn Perkins, 15, pummeled his grandmother with a lamp and stabbed her in the neck, head, and body with a kitchen knife. He then wrapped her body in a blanket and dumped it in a […]

Black buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015, according to The State of the African-American Consumer Report. The study on African-American consumer trends found that the percentage of Black people attending college or earning a degree has increased to 44 percent for men and 53 percent for women, and the number of […]

Responding to Joe Frazier’s death, former heavyweight champ and longtime nemesis, Muhammad Ali wrote in a statement: “The world has lost a great champion. I will always remember Joe with respect and admiration. My sympathy goes out to his family and loved ones.” See also: Joe Frazier Dies: Sports World Reacts To Smokin’ Joe’s Passing […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A fourth woman accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain on Monday of making an unwanted sexual advance against her, saying she wanted to provide “a face and a voice” to support other accusers who have so far remained anonymous. See also: Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Media Coverage Considered Fair By Plurality […]

Aromatherapy can help change your mood and set the tone in your home. It is an ancient form of alternative medicine that has evolved over the years and is still proving itself useful today. Aromatherapy involves using the essential oils of over 500 different plants, each of which have specific and often multiple uses for […]

Holiday Season doesn’t have to mean messy clean ups and tangled Christmas lights. Leave out the heavy lifting and hassle of decorating this year. Here are 4 hassle-free decorating ideas for this holiday season. Artificial Christmas Tree Even though nothing says Holiday Season like the smell of fresh pine from a live Christmas Tree in […]

With the passing of boxing legend Joe Frazier last night at the age of 67, we at NewsOne decided to further educate the public on the man who many call to be one of the greatest boxers of all-time. Here are the top 10 facts you didn’t know about Smokin’ Joe Frazier. See Also: Johnny […]

Last night every African American woman’s eyes should have been glued to BET as they showed the second annual, “Black Girls Rock” award show honoring influential black women in our community. Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King, the I was truly inspired by the show and I’m sure it was to women and […]

Where were you on November 7, 1991? It was the fall semester of my 10th grade year in high school and that particular day was going along with business as usual. School was over for the day and I remember being in the locker room getting dressed after another varsity basketball team practice. Someone randomly […]