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https://newsone.com/4026847/jonathan-price-police-shooting-arrest-murder-charge/ The Texas cop who shot and killed a Black man who was only trying to de-escalate and intervene in a domestic violence situation . was arrested Monday, days after the latest instance of police shooting Black people first and asking questions later. . Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun David Lucas was charged with the murder of Jonathan Price, . who has been described as a “hometown hero,” according to CBS 11 News in Dallas-Fort

https://newsone.com/4025116/the-black-ballot-breaking-down-the-political-power-of-black-women/ NewsOne’s ongoing conversation about the intersection of politics and race, "The Black Ballot" returned this week . to join the discussion about the need for Black Woman Power and the critical role Black women are playing heading into Election Day and beyond. Myisha Hill, a mental health advocate based in California, . and Lettie Shumate, anti-racism educator, advocate and historian based in North Carolina. jo

https://newsone.com/4024547/trump-has-coronavirus-pre-existing-health-conditions/ The revelation that Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus set off a domino effect of potential consequences. including his possible death from an illness that he once dismissed as a “hoax” and lied to the American people about. . But what about the president’s personal health? . Does he have any pre-existing conditions that might present any challenges to him recovering from COVID-19, . which is responsible

https://newsone.com/3818143/black-women-depression-suicide-miscarriage/ Chrissy Teigan and her husband John Legend have lost their child after she experienced a miscarriage, the model announced in an emotional Instagram post. . The couple had already named their child Jack and Teigan wrote a heartfelt message to him that prompted an outpouring of support for her across social media. “To our Jack – I’m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn’t g

https://newsone.com/4023980/trump-debate-alice-johnson-biden-crime-bill/ Donald Trump supposedly had a game plan going into Tuesday night’s debate, including using a Black woman in the audience as a prop. but — in classic form — he failed to execute it miserably when he instead resorted to racist antics. in between his frequent lies and interruptions of Joe Biden. The president’s handlers who helped prepare him for the first presidential debate expressed concerns to NBC News . about how easily Trump vee

https://newsone.com/playlist/charles-barkley-breonna-taylor-history-anti-black-comments/ Charles Barkley proudly proclaimed decades ago that he is “not a role model” . and the NBA legend backed up that claim and then some when he made disparaging remarks about Breonna Taylor‘s killing. It was the latest apparent proof that Barkley and his millions of dollars have made him completely out of touch with the Black experience. Before the NBA’s Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals tipped off, Barkley took h

https://newsone.com/4022004/trump-taxes-report-evasion-arrest-twitter-reacts/ The New York Times’ bombshell report Sunday night that revealed Donald Trump‘s tax information over the past couple of decades . has prompted an angry chorus of demands across social media calling for the president to be arrested. . The new report on Trump’s taxes shows that he “has been more successful playing a business mogul than being one in real life.”. Aside from the expected outrage on social media, there were also inevi

https://newsone.com/4021818/deion-sanders-jackson-state-university-head-football-coach/ Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders has had a storied career in the NFL . and now he will use the lessons he’s learned along his journey to guide an HBCU football team. . Jackson State University recently announced that Sanders has been tapped to become its football team’s head coach. Sanders is the 21st head football coach in the Mississippi-based, historically Black university’s history. . The wide breadth of e

https://newsone.com/4023110/biden-trump-debate-white-supremacist-racist/ The first presidential debate quickly devolved into a chaotic mix of vicious personal attacks, repeated interruptions and unadulterated lies . as Joe Biden squared off against Donald Trump on Tuesday night. While there were a number of telling and unfortunate moments sprinkled throughout what CNN’s Dana Bash called “a shit show,” . one of the lowlights was when Trump refused to outright condemn “white supremacists and militia groups

https://newsone.com/4022060/brad-parscale-hospitalized-suicide-concerns/ Donald Trump‘s former social media guru-turned campaign manager who used Facebook to nefariously target Black voters . has been reportedly placed in an involuntary psychiatric hold in Florida over concerns he could kill himself. . Brad Parscale, who ran Trump’s re-election campaign until he was replaced in June, reportedly had guns handy and was threatening to die by suicide. The 44-year-old who still works for Trump apparently barr

https://newsone.com/4022858/first-presidential-debate-biden-vs-trump-what-to-watch-for/ It’s a daunting task to debate a pathological liar, but that’s exactly what Joe Biden will attempt to do Tuesday night . as he squares off against Donald Trump in the first of their three scheduled presidential debates. . Their ongoing war of words via press conferences, Zoom screens and catchy commercial soundbites will continue in-person on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. But beneath the

https://newsone.com/playlist/twitter-daniel-pantaleo-fired-eric-garner/ The New York State Supreme Court will officially review how the NYPD handled its violent arrest of Eric Garner — . an arrest that resulted in his death following an officer employing an illegal chokehold on the 27-year-old Black man in 2014. . New York State Supreme Court Judge Joan Madden made the decision on Thursday, CNN reported. “Although the arrest and death of Eric Garner has received considerable attention in the press over t

https://newsone.com/4022789/breonna-taylor-grand-jury-transcript-to-be-released/ The transcript from the grand jury proceeding for Breonna Taylor‘s police killing will be released . after a member of the grand jury filed a motion accused the Kentucky attorney general of possibly distorting the truth . and leaving the panel no other choice than the weak indictment that didn’t hold police accountable for the young woman’s death. . Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron agreed to the request late Monday n

https://newsone.com/4022289/breonna-taylor-neighbor-breaks-silence-shooting-indictment/ Breonna Taylor‘s former neighbor whose apartment was also hit by the same police gunfire that resulted in a weak indictment of a fired cop. is wondering why the shots that ripped through his home weren’t factored into last week’s charges. . Former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, the lone person being held accountable in the shooting, . was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment for the bullets tha

https://newsone.com/4020954/amy-coney-barrett-antonin-scalia-comparison/ Donald Trump has announced his nomination to 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court. . Reports about the president’s expectations came just hours after the death of Justice Ginsburg, who became the first woman and Jewish person to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol. The New York Times reported that Barrett, a staunch conservative, was the only person who Trump inte

https://newsone.com/4021249/black-ballot-criminal-justice-reform-panel-discussion-video/ NewsOne’s The Black Ballot returned this week with another lively panel discussion . about some of the most pressing issues affecting Black America that need to be addressed ahead of and beyond the upcoming election. With criminal justice reform always hovering around the forefront of the Black agenda, it was only right to assemble an enviable group of experts . to weigh in and offer solutions to problems both old a

https://newsone.com/4020646/reginald-denny-prius-driver-hollywood-protests/ A car that drove through a protest for social justice in California before protesters chased it down and attacked the driver . has drawn attention to the ongoing debate about how people involved should react to those situations. . Should protesters yield to the cars? . Should drivers respect the sanctity of Americans’ freedom of assembly to exercise their rights to protest?. There apparently was no right answer when a news helico

https://newsone.com/4020320/look-at-the-coons-song-video-go-viral/ An old song has been given new life after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron . defended a grand jury’s decision to bring charges that have nothing to do with the actual police killing of Breonna Taylor. . The decision led to angry protests around the country, but not all of them have come in the form of demonstrating in American streets: . At least one protest came in the form of a song that gained new relevance from the development

https://newsone.com/4020110/what-daniel-cameron-present-breonna-taylor-grand-jury/ There was a growing sense of incredulity over a grand jury’s decision to indict a fired cop for endangering the lives of Breonna Taylor‘s neighbors. instead of recommending anything less than manslaughter for the egregious — and preventable — police killing in Louisville. Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney representing Taylor’s family, appeared on NBC’s “Today” show . and said the decision to charge Brett Hankison with wan

https://newsone.com/4019580/breonna-taylor-decision-grand-jury-indictment/ A grand jury on Wednesday recommended there should be multiple counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree . charged against one of the three Louisville police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor more than six months ago. . The announcement to indict Brett Hankison for anything less than manslaughter charges . was largely seen as a disappointment to people calling for justice to be served in Taylor’s police ki

https://newsone.com/3848928/electoral-college-black-voters/ Scrutiny of the Electoral College got was a top trending topic Tuesday morning . after CNN’s Don Lemon called for “the entire system” to be overhauled. . Lemon’s argument centered on the fact that the United States’ population is increasingly becoming non-white . but the Electoral College has resulted in two of the past five presidents being elected without winning the popular vote. “We’re going to have to blow up the entire system,” Lemon said

https://newsone.com/3945765/who-will-be-the-next-supreme-court-nominee-another-issue-black-voters-must-stay-on-top-of/ Editor’s note: This article was written prior to the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. . She died from metastatic pancreas cancer at the age of 87. . Her death has prompted a political battle to rush to confirm an as-yet-unannounced nominee to fill her spot on the court before Election Day. . Ginsburg was regarded as among the most liberal Supreme Court judges of a

https://newsone.com/4016891/wells-fargo-hope-and-courage/ Millions of Americans are facing tough decisions on how to keep food on the table. . However, in these trying moments, there are countless stories of courage and hope. . In this video presented by Wells Fargo, two stories of local heroes . provide a glimpse of how people are responding to the needs in their communities. . We begin with the Carter family who works together to deliver over 150 meals to their local food pantry each week. . And then t

It’s 4 a.m. and you can’t sleep. You don’t know whether you want ice cream or Skittles. . You’re in a New York rap state of mind, so you light up your legal weed and watch Freddy Verzuz Jason while lip-syncing in the mirror. . You hear a bang at the door, you reach for your legal handgun and police barge through shooting. They had a no-knock warrant and the wrong house. You’re dead. During this global pandemic, here in the United States, Black people have made up a fair share of the essential workers’ dem

Chris Rock held no punches in a recent interview with the New York Times, . waxing poetic as well as speaking in blunt terms about everything from his latest acting role in the “Fargo” TV series . to what life has been like for him and his family during the coronavirus pandemic to the nationwide protests against police violence. An while the comedian did, of course, crack jokes at times, he was plenty serious when the conversation turned to the topic of racism . as Rock offered a metaphor about “mentally