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Hank Williams, one of the few early African-American tech executives in Silicon Valley, died on Nov. 15 following a week-long stay at Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, according to Rollingout. He was being treated for complications from pneumonia and myocarditis, notes the report. He was 50. His company Platform joined forces with […]
The clip of Roland Martin, Host and Managing Editor of TV One’s NewsOne Now, teaching Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton how to “wobble” may have gone viral, but it’s the substantive issues that the veteran journalist tackled with the former Secretary of State that were the real show. During the Town Hall in South […] The post More Than The “Wobble:” Roland Martin And Hillary Clinton Get Down To The Real Issues appeared first on NewsOne.
Google.org's decision comes after the Mountain View, California tech giant announced plans this spring to recruit more women and people of color into one of the best paid growth industries in the nation.
The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl creator Issa Rae is headed to HBO with her new comedy, Insecure.
Malia Obama, who began her senior year of high school this fall, is currently in the process of deciding which college she will attend The post Malia Obama Begins College Application Process With Ivy League Tours appeared first on NewsOne.
With the 2016 presidential election on its way, we can’t help but think about the leading ladies poised to take over Michelle Obama’s role as FLOTUS. Our current First Lady has made strides throughout President Obama’s presidential career all her own, including the “Let’s Move!” campaign and her stance on LGBTQ rights. Michelle’s pop culture status also makes her a […] The post The Next FLOTUS? Here Are Some Fun Facts About The Wives Of The 2016 Presidential Candidates appeared first on NewsOne.
As if we needed another reason to stay glued to our televisions, super-producer Shonda Rhimes is set to develop a medical drama
Denzel Washington will revive the work of famed playwright August Wilson. After revealing he would direct and star in the film version of his work Fences with Viola Davis, Washington signed a deal with HBO to bring ten more of Wilson’s plays to television. The series, which will be centered on Wilson’s American Century Cycle stories, will […]
A friend of Dylann Roof, the gunman who killed nine African-Americans at the Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June, has been arrested by the FBI for allegedly having prior knowledge of the gunman’s plans a week before the shooting took place. According to The State, Joseph “Joey” Meek Jr. was arrested on Thursday after receiving a […]
ALFREDO ESTRELLA/Getty Images They say crime doesn’t pay, but over time, gangsters have proven otherwise. In the early part of the 20th century, a gangster’s profit was measured by how much liquor sales they acquired during prohibition. Since then, the narrative of gangsters transitioned into gambling and drug trafficking. In the seventies, gangsters made a […]