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New details are emerging about the people who lost their lives in a car attack during the New Year’s Eve celebration on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.

Racists are calling FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan, a Black woman, a "DEI hire" following the New Orleans terror attack.

Attorney General Letitia James and her office have recused themselves from the Robert Brooks investigation, citing a conflict of interest.

Jail is a punishment, but being behind bars should never be a death sentence.

Donald Trump falsely suggested on social media that New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar was an immigrant among other lies about the crime rate.

After a whirlwind of a year, thanks to a stellar performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles is starting off 2025, adding another accomplishment to her already long list.

As the year comes to a close, NewsOne takes a look back at some of the news stories that really resonated in Black America in 2024 — the good, the bad and the ugly.

For the first time ever, the FBS national championship game will include a Black head coach: either Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman or Penn State's James Franklin.

The last 12 months marked the heartbreaking losses of so many iconic and transcendent Black figures in entertainment, business, sports, activism and beyond.

After Donald Trump invited Mississippi Valley State University's marching band to perform at his presidential inauguration parade, donations are getting the HBCU closer to its goal.

The Black Conservative Federation will host its Legacy of Freedom Ball to celebrate Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. 

Witness the next generation of Black journalists make their mark.

Police killing Black people in the area was so widespread and common that one would be hard-pressed to find a family that hadn't been touched by it.

Kimberlé W. Crenshaw explains the evidence-based content Critical Race Theory teaches.

Here are 12 highly anticipated books penned by Black authors scheduled to be published and released in 2025.

It's beginning to look like a battle for Wendy Williams as her son, Kevin Jr., announces that he & the family are fighting to bring her home.

Actor Jaleel White talked about 'Family Matters' getting left out of the conversation of best Black television shows of all time.

Biden's sweeping commutations of federal death sentences excluded Dylann Roof, a white supremacist prisoner who murdered Black church parishioners.

The House Ethics Committee found "evidence" former Rep. Matt Gaetz paid women and a girl for sex or drugs, and he's not criminally charged. Sounds about white.

The Gisèle Pelicot rape case in France should serve as a warning to white women who think their proximity to white male power shields them from such violence.

White conservatives are upset about the focus on white supremacist terrorism amid the New Year's attack in New Orleans.

Randall Adjessom, 16, was asleep in his room when he was shot and killed by police officers during a no-knock raid in Mobile, Alabama, a lawsuit claims.

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY) revealed that she is unhappy with Biden's decision to decline to commute Dylann Roof.

The episode focused on Howard’s head swimming coach, Nicholas Askew, and his unwavering commitment to fostering community and promoting swimming across racial lines.

Meet Time magazine's Kid of the Year.

An activist with an eye on the power of the arts, Khalil Darden — the young CEO of Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens — proves that age ain’t nothing but a number.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss represents a chronic betrayal for many Black women whose hearts have been injured by the election results.

The following reminders may be useful for anyone working on racial equity inside public institutions. Because if history has taught us anything, it's that racial equity isn't a seasonal priority.

Mass clemency must be applied with the fervor that mass incarceration was — and still is.

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Amazon initially denied paid leave to Alexis Scott-Windham, a Black woman who was run over and shot in the New Orleans attack, before finally reversing its position.

The FBI has identified Shamsud-Din Jabbar (42), a U.S. Army veteran from Texas, as the suspect behind the deadly New Year's Day NOLA attack.

New Jersey authorities say Joe Budden was arrested after a neighbor caught the rapper-turned-podcaster naked on a Ring Camera, prompting questions.

Here's everything we know about a truck plowing into Bourbon Street pedestrians in a deadly New Year's Day incident in New Orleans being investigated as an act of terror.

Pour one out for the dead homies and take a look back at all the rappers, DJs and hip-hop personalities who died in 2024.

In mapping out your newest ventures and goals, consider these three things to leave behind in 2024, according to the Bible.

The Cosby Show actor Geoffrey Owens spoke candidly about his struggles to find work as an actor in a recent radio interview.

Numerous figures and institutions marked the first day of Kwanzaa on social media, despite some detractors. The tradition honoring African culture runs until January 1.

Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, his son said. The 39th president of the United States who went on to become a Nobel laureate for decades of humanitarianism is also the longest-lived former president in history.