(Photo: Getty Images/Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office) In a statement to theGrio, the White House reacts to speculation about federal clemency after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the city should be “prepared for it.” Despite previous dismissals from President Donald Trump and the White House of a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer…
Adriana Smith lay in an Atlanta hospital bed on life support for more than three months after suffering multiple blood clots in her brain, rendering her brain dead. She is also pregnant, with several more weeks to go. Her grieving family members say she’s being kept alive only to give birth, and claim they’ve been…
Hollywood icon Robert De Niro turned heads at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, May 13—not just for his storied film career, but for the spotlight-stealing attention surrounding the 36-year age gap between him and his girlfriend. The 81-year-old actor, who was being honored with the coveted Honorary Palme d’Or award for lifetime achievement,…
Source: Kenny Eliason on Unsplash / Kenny Eliason on Unsplash Oklahoma Republicans want to indoctrinate children with lessons on widely debunked 2020 election conspiracy theories to ensure “pro-American” pride. New social studies academic standards would force students to learn about so-called “discrepancies” in the 2020 election, furthering Trump’s big lie and other claims proven as…
It’s obvious that Canadian County, Oklahoma, Sheriff Chris West felt inconvenienced as he waited on a state trooper to write him a warning for speeding on May 2 just outside Oklahoma City limits. Just a few days earlier, the controversial lawman had been in the Oval Office, flanking President Donald Trump as he signed a…
Adriana Smith. (Photo credit: 11 Alive News) Adriana Smith was declared brain-dead in February but is being kept alive because she was nine weeks pregnant at the time. The family of a 30-year-old mother and nurse in Atlanta is being forced to keep her alive even though she has been declared brain-dead for more than…
Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer released a statement after claims that the rapper’s former friend, Kelsey, admitted to the shooting, not Tory Lanez. (Photos: Getty Images) Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyer released a statement after claims that the rapper’s former friend, Kelsey Harris, admitted to the shooting, not Tory Lanez. Five years after what Megan Thee Stallion…
Source: Netflix / Netflix If you were hooked by the emotional rollercoaster of “Forever,” Netflix’s heartfelt teen romance, get ready—Season 2 is on the way. Created by award-winning storyteller Mara Brock Akil, the series returns to explore the next chapter in Keisha and Justin’s love story, according to a press release published Wednesday. Inspired by…
Ivanka Trump is turning heads and setting timelines ablaze with her latest fashion statements. Since stepping back from the political spotlight, Donald Trump’s daughter has been serving up a bold new look that’s got social media buzzing. Ditching her once-conservative Washington wardrobe, the former first daughter has embraced a carefree, figure-flaunting aesthetic that highlights the…
Source: Pacific Press / Getty Let me start by saying that I did not want to write this. There was a time when the name Cornel West meant something to me. To many of us, in fact. There was a time when he was one of the sharpest moral minds in the public square; a…
