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.

Hi Team Beautiful! We have been so impressed with your responses on our Facebook page that we just had to share them with our whole audience! We threw out the question: Why are lasting marriages becoming extinct? Our supporters responded with their meaningful thoughts and experiences: Shayla Marie Anderson said that “Sometimes your marriage is […]

CLAYTON COUNTY, GA. — A Decatur, Ga., pastor is being held without bond on molestation charges. Samuel Walsham Chapman, 58, a pastor at Riverdale Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Jonesboro, was arrested after a 15-year-old boy alleged that Chapman took him to a parking lot and performed a sexual act in front of him. Read more […]

I prefer the company of men. As much as I enjoy my lifetime membership in the sisterhood one has to admit there is a special type of friendship a woman has with her man friends. The relationship with my man friends tend to be more organic because they approach life with a rusty machete as […]

Bishop T.D. Jakes recently responded to the Eddie Long’s settlement in his sexual misconduct case, saying that Christians should still pray for Long’s church because they have no authority to say anything else. When the allegations against Long became public, Jakes publicly addressed the case before his own congregation, The Potter’s House in Dallas, saying, […]

NEW YORK – Supporters and opponents of gay marriage made 11th-hour appeals on Sunday as state lawmakers weighed a vote on making New York the sixth state — and the most populous — to legalize same-sex marriage. The measure that would make gay marriage legal, introduced by Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat and strong advocate, […]

The Issues4Life Foundation and The Radiance Foundation, launched  TooManyAborted.Com abortion awareness and pro-adoption themed campaign, entitled “BLACK&BEAUTIFUL.” This Black American led initiative exposes Planned Parenthood’s racist and eugenics-based history and unaltered course. Sixty (60) “BLACK&BEAUTIFUL” billboards are placed throughout Oakland. Billboards such as the below have started Is Today’s Generation Lost? [OPINION] June serves as […]

Summer is near and the warm weather is live and in full effect! The beach is calling your name and for all you warm weather, sand loving, book readers out there the best time to read a great book is now. Grab a pen and some paper and get your bathing suit ready for a […]

Gil Scott-Heron, 62, a poet and musician best known for spoken-word songs such as “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,” died May 27 at a New York City hospital. The Associated Press reported that he became sick upon returning from a European trip. Cristian Salazar of the Associated Press writes, “ Mr. Scott-Heron was known […]

DEKALB COUNTY, GA– Bishop Eddie Long reached a settlement and paid off the four young men who accused him of sexual misconduct to avoid being interviewed by the plaintiffs’ attorney, says former DeKalb County Prosecutor J. Tom Morgan.

Names are an interesting topic. There are sometimes knock down drag out arguments when a new baby comes into the world over what his or her name should be.

President Obama talked with “60 Minutes” correspondent Steve Kroft about the mission he leaded to kill the FBI most wanted terrorist, Osama Bin Laden. The President discussed the in and outs of the mission and what led up to US officials raiding the mansion in Pakistan. “As nervous as I was about this whole process, […]

Remember Ted Williams, the man with the “Golden Voice”? Williams is headed back to rehab after walking out of a rehabilitation program earlier this year.