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After a grueling nine-month process, jury selection in the trial of rapper Young Thug will begin this week. The post The Young Thug RICO Trial: A Timeline Of Events In The Case appeared first on NewsOne.

Activists in Jackson, Mississippi, are trying to join a federal lawsuit against the city after claims a judge is ginning up racial division. The post Jackson Water Crisis: Activists Blast Judge After Claims He Is ‘Pitting Black Against White’ appeared first on NewsOne.

Following a racist mass shooting carried out by a white supremacist in Jacksonville, these moving photos show a community healing, protesting and demanding change. The post Pray For Jacksonville: Moving Photos Show Florida Healing From Deadly White Supremacist Violence appeared first on NewsOne.

Iris Perez and Tamara Perez were last seen June 28 heading towards woods near their home in Houghton Lake, Michigan. The post FBI Joins Search After 2 Black Teen Sisters Mysteriously Vanish In Michigan appeared first on NewsOne.

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Confederate monuments burst into public consciousness in 2015 when a shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina. The post Research Suggests Confederate Monuments Correlate With Low Voter Turnout Among Black Communities appeared first on NewsOne.

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Activist Tory Russell reflects on the nine-year anniversary of the death of Mike Brown and the Ferguson rebellion. The post Reflecting On Ferguson And The Death Of Mike Brown Nine Years Later appeared first on NewsOne.

Canadian rapper Tory Lanez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the shooting of Grammy-winning artist, Megan Thee Stallion.  The post Tory Lanez Sentenced To 10 Years For Megan Thee Stallion Shooting appeared first on NewsOne.

Robert Kraft and Meek Mill’s interesting relationship was on display at the NAACP 114th National Convention in Boston. The post Meek Mill And Robert Kraft’s Unlikely Relationship Shines Through At NAACP’s 114th National Convention appeared first on NewsOne.

TV One’s new film ‘A Mother’s Intuition,’ which tackles Black Maternal Health, premieres Sunday, July 23 at 9 p.m./8 p.m. CST. The post TV One’s ‘A Mother’s Intuition’ Tackles Black Maternal Health In New Suspense Film appeared first on NewsOne.

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Should Black America still celebrate the Fourth of July or Juneteenth only? Dr. Umar Johnson says it can't be both. See how his opinion stacks up against others'. The post Should Black America Still Celebrate July 4th Or Juneteenth Only? Dr. Umar Johnson Weighs In appeared first on NewsOne.

Affirmative action is one of the most controversial civil rights initiatives in U.S. history, but the legislation that evens the racial playing field remains very important to and for Black Americans. The post A Brief History Of Affirmative Action In America appeared first on NewsOne.

Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network and former presidential candidate, died Thursday at age 93, CBN announced. CBN said he died at his home surrounded by family. The cause of his death was not announced. Robertson founded the influential Christian Broadcasting Network in 1960 and anchored its top program “The 700 Club” until […]