About Bilal G. Morris

Bilal Morris is the senior editor at NewsOne. He is based in Atlanta and covers Black folklore, politics, and race. He also specializes in SEO and evergreen content. Bilal was hired by Interactive One in 2021, but has worked for the company for over 10 years. He started at Radio One in 2010 as an Online Editor in Richmond, VA. Before his time at NewsOne, Bilal was the Regional Online Editor In Atlanta, GA. He has also worked at iHeartRadio in New York City. He is a professional photographer, dog lover, gamer, and has quite the green thumb. You can find him on Instagram and Twitter.

National

Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer whose involvement in the death of George Floyd sparked global protests and a reckoning on race and policing in America, was found on guilty on all charges Tuesday (April 20).

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Will a Biden/Harris ticket bring more of the same smoke and mirrors that we’ve seen from past Democratic tickets?

105.9 kiss-fm – Usher closed down the show of day one at the 2011 Essence Music Festival at the Louisiana Superdome on July 1, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana. While performing “Lil Freak”, from his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, he tells the Essence crowd “I hope you don’t mind if I get a […]

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Spike Lee has never been one to shy away from controversy.  In the 1988 film School Daze, Lee gives a semi-autobiographical account of his experience attending Morehouse College, the historically all male black institution in Atlanta, Georgia.  With a satirical eye, Lee explored hot-button topics such as colorism, misogyny, class divisions and apartheid. While School Daze […]

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Actress Sanaa Lathan covers Uptown Magazine’s travel issue. The “Love & Basketball” star looks amazing! Check out the photos from the elegant spread! Top 10 Black Sports Movies Of All Time Beyonce Gets Very Sexy In Dazed & Confused Magazine [PHOTOS] Flo Rida Busted For DUI In $1.7 Million Bugatti BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #55: Master […]

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Dru Hill performed at Stone Soul 2011 with a member that most of Richmond had never heard of. Tao, the groups newest member was introduced by Sisqo during the show as he held his own performing songs new and old from the long list of hits in the Dru Hill catalog. Check out the video […]

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It’s hard to believe that our beloved Lisa Nicole Lopes, better known simply as “Left Eye” and one-third of the four-time Grammy-winning R&B trio TLC, has been gone from us for nearly a decade. Born May 27, 1971, Left Eye appeared to have been a star from day one. Rapping, singing, dancing, and writing her […]

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Check out these amazing clips from the upcoming documentary “Dark Girls,” which explores the deep-seated biases and attitudes about skin color—particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture.  The documentary was directed and produced by Bill Duke, D. Channsin Berry, and Urban Winter Entertainment. Do you think African American woman are […]

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May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965 Born Malcolm Little, Malcolm X was an African-American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. He was also a courageous advocate for the rights of African Americans. Today Malcolm X would have turned 86 years old. Happy 86th Birthday Malcolm X. To Read More about Malcolm X and […]

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Today is Stevie Wonder’s 61st birthday. Among Wonder’s best known works are singles such as “Superstition,” “Sir Duke,” “I Wish” and “I Just Called to Say I Love You”. Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and […]

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Did you really think that Obama was going to keep one of Chicago’s finest out of the building? Contrary to reports that conservative pressure caused the White House to revoke Common’s invitation to celebrate poetry, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. took the stage to perform at the White House’s Celebration of American Poetry. Spotted @ RapRadar […]