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Join The NewsOne NFL Fantasy Sports League
With the NFL season just a few weeks away from beginning, we at News One decided to open our first ever sports fantasy league.
While we have yet to decide on a grand prize for this event, there will be one awarded to the winner of the league come January.
Expect for the Grand Prize to be announced sometime at the end of September.
You can go to Yahoosports.com and click on Fantasy to
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Read Moretheblackmancan.org was created in April of 2010 with the sole mission of actively promoting a positive black male image. As a young black male myself, I became furious with the collective assault on the black male image each and every day. In an age where various forms of media have painted the image of the black male to be monolithic, which has
Read MoreWorld Premiere “Black August” Doc Featuring Common, Mos, Talib [VIDEO]
Post by Michael Baisden in National on Aug 26, 2010 at 8:16 amToday at 6pm at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center (165 W. 65th St.) the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement in conjunction with ImageNation will host the world premiere of the film “Black August: A Hip-Hop Documentary Concert,”directed by dream hampton. The night kicks off with a performance by Ghanian emcee Blitz the Ambassador and features an ending discussion with Lumumba Bandele, Marc Lamont Hill, Talib Kweli, and former Black Panther, Dhoruba Bin Wahad.
Read MoreNewsone Poll: Should Obama Have Remained Silent On The Mosque Controversy?
Post by Michael Baisden in National on Aug 25, 2010 at 5:34 pmThese are the results of the recent poll conducted on BlackPlanet.com centering around the mosque controversy and President Obama?
Read MoreFantasia Is A Survivor, Embracing Her Talents And Her Future.
Post by Michael Baisden in Topic on Aug 25, 2010 at 10:14 amFantasia Barrino is certainly a survivor and now she’s faced with discussing her current trials and tribulations as she returns to the music world to promote her new album, ‘Back To Me.’
The question remains: Is Fantasia returning to the limelight too soon?
Just two weeks ago, the ‘American Idol’ winner attempted suicide and overdosed on a bottle of aspirin — allegedly shortly after reading a complaint
Read MoreWhat African-Americans Can Learn From Pat Tillman
Post by Michael Baisden in National on Aug 20, 2010 at 2:43 pmPro-football player turned Army Ranger who was killed in Afghanistan in April of 2004, Pat Tillman, is the subject of a riveting documentary that opens this weekend called The Tillman Story. Initially, the family was told that Pat was killed by enemy fire, but after months of investigation and a botched cover-up by the US military (under the command of the now retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal and the Bush administration), it was determined to be friendly fire. While the The Tillman Story dispels much of the mythos surrounding Pat Tillman, the focus is the family’s Herculean effort to find the truth about Pat’s death.
Read Moresome might think they’d do a better job of it.
Read MoreCarmelo, Favre And Derek Lee Lead Today’s Sports Roundup
Post by Michael Baisden in National on Aug 18, 2010 at 6:20 pmTo no one’s surprise, Brett Favre is back with the Minnesota Vikings and practicing with the team. The legendary QB, who led the team to the NFC Championship basically salvaged everything from their record to ticket sales this upcoming season with his announcement. Only question is: “Will he stay healthy?”
Carmelo Anthony has become next season’s LeBron James with the rumors spreading that he won’t
Read MorePoll: Only 16% Of NewsOne Readers Accept Dr. Laura’s Apology
Post by Michael Baisden in National on Aug 18, 2010 at 5:24 pmThis Wednesday’s poll on whether NewsOne readers accept or deny the public apologies has produced interesting results. The poll consisted of 10 questions scored on a dichotomous scale; respondents either choosing “Accept” or “Deny”. With 97 unique respondents providing 1,307 total responses to the poll, Michael Richards apology resulted with 93% of the respondents choosing “Deny”, the most significant amount of apology denials. Don Imus’ apology resulted in 87% “Deny” responses, and Dr. Laura Schlessinger not to far
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