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.

Ashanti took to the stage at Omega’s 5000 Men Mega Party last night where she debuted a new track off her forthcoming album Braveheart. “She Can’t” is a raunchy and gritty female anthem to match Ashanti’s outspoken voice on her new project. Like Hot1079Philly on Facebook to stay on top of your favorite black celebrities:
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Nas unleashed a serious lesson to father’s this Memorial Weekend, with the release of the video for his song “Daughters.” The Chris Robinson-directed visuals are showcased through the eyes of Nas’ 17-year-old daughter–Destiny. The Queensbridge rapper touches on the incident where she twitpic’d  a photo of condoms by her bed and tackles the issue off […]

The Trayvon Martin killing could possibly be the most polarizing thing to happen to Americans in 2012. It has awakened a lot of pain many minorities have felt for years because of racism and discrimination, which has been a part of of fabric since the beginning of time. Now kids have taken to the internet with a new […]

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11,and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to […]

Have you ever walked in to a 7/11 or a similar convenient store as saw something that looked like  marijuana sitting behind the counter, looking just like weed? Well your eyes weren’t deceiving you the Synthetic Marijuana is called K2 or Spice, and has stirred up quite a controversy is many cities across the country. But is the K2 Drug Epidemic is to […]

A local body piercer David Hurban implanted his  iPod Nano into his wrist to travel with his iPod without needing a strap or belt. Hurban implanted four piercings under his skin using a device called a dermal punch, which connect to the iPod, making the device hands free. “I invented the strapless watch with a project […]

Are you a HOT MILF? Well HOT 107.9 is hooking you up this Mother’s Day weekend with Pole dancing lessons for you and Six Flags tickets for your kids! Listen all weekend long for your chance to win Pole Dance Lesson courtesy of “GOT POLE PLATINUM DANCE STUDIO” LOCATED 610 SOUTH STREET IN PA and […]

When we think of football, the first thing that comes to mine is hard hits. Players doing everything in their will to rip their opponents heads off. With the death of former NFL Star Junior Seau, many are asking the question, “Did Football Kill Junior Seau?” Being a former college football player, I’m here to […]

Jahn Q. Publaq and the Hiproc Soulrag movement is in full stride with the release of their latest visual for the single “Bad Mon.” His EP American Rasta is set to hit the streets mid june. You can check him out live at the American Rasta Tour coming to a city near you. Check out […]

The “Think Like A Man” private movie screening for some of our most loyal fans was a huge success! If you missed out make sure you check out some of the highlights below! CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS

Fabolous is telling all his ladies to fall through and get on it, cus he’s obviously “Got The Work.” Check out the visuals for Fab’s latest video for “Got That Work.” The creativity in this video is bananas, plus you know where fab goes so do the ladies. Check it out below…

Grammy nominated songwriter and Philadelphia native Corey “Latif” Williams is back with a brand new EP entitled “Philadelphia Healing.” The former the winner of Teen People‘s Who’s Next contest, Latif has mad a pledge to bring back that quality and respect for the city he loves. There aren’t many artist with a soulful sound like […]