About Zack Linly

Zack Linly is a writer, journalist, poet and artist. Formerly a freelance writer for The Root, The Washington Post, HuffPost and other publications, he joined the iOne team in 2021 as a staff writer for NewsOne, Bossip, Hip Hop Wired, Cassius Life and MadameNoire, where he covers topics including politics, social justice and Black culture.

British actor Michael Ward, known largely for his role in Netflix‘s crime drama Top Boy and Steve McQueen’s British anthology film series, Small Axe, has been charged with two counts of rape and three counts of sexual assault. According to London’s Metropolitan Police, which announced the charges on Friday, a woman has accused the 27-year-old of assaulting […]

So… You know how a certain segment of Bootlicker America is always saying, especially in response to police aggression against Black people, “Everybody hates cops until they need one“? Well, for years, I have countered that remark with a simple truth pertaining to millions of Black people across the nation. Nah, we still hate cops […]

Politics

The Trump administration has been desperately trying to divert America's attention away from the controversy surrounding the Epstein files.

Stephen Colbert responded to President Donald Trump’s gleeful social media post about his firing by telling him, "Go f-ck yourself."

The moment Sean “Diddy” Combs was found not guilty on the most serious charges in his sex trafficking and racketeering trial, we all should have expected social media to become an annoying place. We should have known the “Free Tory” segment of the Black manosphere, as well as the same Black people who are still […]

The Trump administration has forced the resignation of the University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, over DEI.

Politics

Welp, it happened — Candace Owens has come to glory on the disastrous display of incompetence and non-leadership that is President Donald Trump. That’s right, one of Trump’s most loyal Sunken Place correspondents has had enough of her MAGA messiah, and now she’s “embarrassed” to have ever supported him. During a recent appearance on “Piers Morgan […]

Politics

President Donald Trump might have sold his mass deportation agenda as a crusade to get gang members and other violent criminals out of the country, but data shows that nearly half of those arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) either have no criminal record at all or have only been convicted of […]

Politics

President Donald Trump pledged to target Democratic cities and defended it during the G7 conference in Canada.

Sports

FAMU athletic director, Angela Suggs, was arrested and charged with grand theft, scheme to defraud, and other charges.

News

Adam "Pacman" Jones was arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place, disorderly conduct and assault of a police officer.

News

As Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sex trafficking and racketeering trial continues, on Wednesday, a witness took the stand who claimed the disgraced Bad Boy mogul dangled her over a 17th-floor apartment balcony, causing her to fear for her life. According to the New York Times, the allegation made by Bryana “Bana” Bongolan, a 33-year-old fashion designer, […]