Source: David Berding / Getty NBA star and activist Kyrie Irving has donated $50,000 to a fundraiser launched to support the creation of a youth center honoring the legacy of Tamir Rice. Nearly a decade after 12-year-old Tamir Rice was killed by Cleveland police, his name continues to echo, not as a headline but rather…
FILE – The Rotunda is shown at the University of Virginia on March 1, 2024, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File) Under pressure from the Justice Department, UVA President James Ryan resigns as Trump administration intensifies crackdown on DEI programs at public universities. The president of the University of Virginia is resigning his position…
It won’t be official until next week, but Zohran Kwame Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist endorsed by progressive New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has toppled the scandal-plagued former governor and Democratic establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo and won New York City’s mayoral primary. A New York state assemblyman based in Queens since 2020, Mamdani ran for…
Photo credit: Mira Nair, Zohran Mamdani, Denzel Washington (Getty Images) The top democratic mayoral candidate is the son of filmmaker and director of “Mississippi Masala,” Mira Nair. Before Zohran Mamdani took New York City’s mayoral race by storm and secured the Democratic ticket, his mother was artfully portraying Black and brown love on screen. Mamdani’s…
Photos by Getty Images/Collage by TheGrio Eric Adams is bypassing the Democratic Party and betting big on his working-class appeal, launching an independent reelection bid against progressive rising star Zohran Mamdani. New York Mayor Eric Adams set out Thursday to persuade skeptical voters to grant him a second term, hosting a kickoff event for his independent reelection…
Source: Liubomyr Vorona / Getty In a significant move toward advancing inclusivity in technology, Howard University and Google Research have unveiled a new dataset designed to enhance how automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems serve Black users. The collaboration, part of Project Elevate Black Voices, involved researchers traveling nationwide to document the unique dialects, accents, and…
Shocking cellphone footage caught the moments a female passenger demanded an upgrade to business class during a mid-air meltdown on an international flight. The unidentified passenger boarded a flight from St. Petersburg, Russia, to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, according to reports. After the flight took off, the outburst happened. A video screenshot shows a woman yelling…
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Despite having apologized and addressed the controversial 2022 Oscars moment, Smith’s latest freestyle takes a less contrite tone. In 2022, the…
Damola Adamolekun, CEO of Red Lobster (Photo via YouTube/RedLobster; Collage by TheGrio) At just 34, Damola Adamolekun is making waves as Red Lobster’s new CEO, bringing a bold vision, billion-dollar track record, and unapologetic Black excellence to the top seat. Red Lobster may have fallen into some financial trouble in 2024 but it made a…
Sharon Osbourne’s new look is stealing the show. The 72-year-old British rockstar stepped out to support her husband Ozzy Osbourne at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery in England on Wednesday, June 25. Sharon launched Ozzy’s Working Class Hero exhibition, which celebrates her Birmingham-native husband’s accomplishments in the music industry. Sharon Osbourne unnaturally plump lips…
