A Black Illinois woman with felony firearm charges after she fired shots to ward off a gunman who killed her fiancé and the father of her two children.
As voters headed to the polls in five early voting states Tuesday, presidential candidates in both parties zig zagged across the country as they made last-ditch efforts to make an impression.
A grieving mother who lost her teenage daughter provided the gift of life to one of her closest friends. Vicki Olds, of Illinois, lost her daughter, Domonique “Nikki” Smith, at age 18 last year but donated her child’s heart so that her friend could live, reports ABC News. The touching tale unfolded after Old’s daughter passed […]
The "Black Lives Matter" signs were thrown in the trash and covered with stickers that read "All," creating the much-criticized "All Lives Matter" refrain.
Peggy Hubbard, a St. Louis mother now living in Rockford, Ill., posted a Facebook video rant railing against the #BlackLivesMatter movement last Thursday. The video…
Although African Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of…
It’s always good to switch gears and talk to some young stars that’s really doing something smooth for the ladies. R&B artist Jon Locke is all about that. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Jon is really trying to increase his hustle and his fan base, so I had to hit his line for a cool conversation. […]
Rev. James Meeks joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss why he and a group of Black pastors in Chicago backed Republican gubernatorial candidate…
A group of African American pastors in Chicago, fed up with Democrats in Illinois who did not do what they promised to do as it relates to education,…
JOLIET, ILLINOIS-Tiffany Startz is on trial for allegedly killing rapper, John “Fatboy” Powell with one punch at a party he was performing at with his group, Krazy Killaz, and charging women $5 to punch him in the face. Minutes after Startz punched Powell, he passed out and was taken to the hospital where he died. […]
