Text OS to 24042 to join 95.5 The Lou’s mobile club for exclusive news (Terms & Conditions). A U.S. survey shows a record percentage of Americans, including growing percentages of Whites, Blacks, independents, Democrats and Republicans, believe the U.S. government doesn’t spend enough on improving the condition of African-Americans. 52 percent of Americans think the country spends too little […]
Does President Donald Trump need a Black history lesson? Trump is scheduled to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Tuesday. It’s either the president’s latest misguided attempt to embrace the Black experience or it’s a staged photo-op for Black History Month. During his tour, Trump will likely view Emmett Till’s […]
Just before naming Steve Bannon as his administration's Chief Strategist, details of Trump's plan for "The African-Americans" emerged.
Researchers from NYC's Health Department found that Caribbean and African immigrants in their city have fewer health problems such as asthma and obesity compared to US-born Blacks.
Donella Wilson, 107 years old, cast her first vote in the 1940s and has taken total advantage of that privilege ever since.
Love is verb, an action word. Hate is as well. As a humanitarian, I ground myself in love in order to challenge divisive hate. So when Fox Business Analyst Charles Payne asked me to defend words of mine that were ultimately tweeted by Gavin Long, the alleged shooter of several police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, […]
NewsOne spoke with Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, about how Democrats performed overall at the convention and particularly on two key issues facing African-Americans: Women's empowerment, and police killings and gun violence.
Dr. Jennifer Caudle explained on NewsOne Now that many African-Americans don't realize how important sleep is and many of us take it for granted. According to Caudle, the average American should get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. Unfortunately, the majority of the American populace does not reach this mark.
According to Rep. Waters, the 2008 financial crisis "exposed weaknesses in our regulatory framework" and "brought to the forefront the widespread disparities that exist in a variety of aspects of life for African American families."
Tom: The topic this morning is inequality in credit scores. Tell us about it. Mellody: Well, Tom, it turns out that pay is not the…
The result of this cross-section of crime and meteorological data equated to an "estimated 2.2 percent higher prevalence of violent crime when a neighborhood is on 'the downwind side'" of major roads and/or expressways.
A group of Holtzclaw's victims ironically sang "Happy Birthday" to the 29-year-old after a judge found him guilty on 18 of 36 counts, including rape and sodomy. The jury's decision was delivered on the former cop's birthday.