Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV On June 11, a Black man was found hanging dead from a tree in Albany, New York. While police have labeled it a suicide, locals and people identifying themselves as family members of the man are skeptical. According to the Times Union, a call was made at around 8 a.m. last…
Ice-T’s only son opened up about a deeply personal battle that had him retreating from his family for years. Tracy Marrow Jr., born on Nov. 23, 1991, shared an emotional revelation about his celebrity dad that not only touched fans online. The West Coast rap pioneer and “Law & Order: SVU” star’s second child, also…
“When I think about Juneteenth and when I think about freedom, I think of what are we doing to generate true, sustainable, long-term wealth within our communities,” Moore tells theGrio during a sit-down interview. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a pair of new executive actions on Thursday aimed at restoring justice and closing the racial…
Steve Harvey has been married to Marjorie Harvey for 17 years. Before tying the knot with his current spouse, the comedian had a flirtatious interaction with media personality Melyssa Ford. A clip of Harvey, 68, and Ford, 48, reportedly from circa 2007, recently made the rounds online. The resurfaced footage showed the two stars intermingling…
Candi Carter is the founder of Shop Red Bag (Photos by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Disney Dreamers Academy & Cistus Media)/Collage by theGrio As major retailers back away from DEI commitments, media, and tech executive Candi Carter has launched a new e-commerce platform to uplift marginalized brands and promote everyday activism through shopping. As major…
Two years ago, Devondrick Hartsfield went public with concerns that his boss was a white supremacist. Hartsfield, who is Black, told CBS News Texas he was working at Van Marcke’s Ace Hardware store in Arlington, Texas, on Juneteenth 2023 when his manager, who is white, showed him something disturbing in the store’s warehouse. “Before we…
Jenna Bush Hager has never been one to shy away from sharing personal stories, but her latest revelation on the “Today” show left both her guest co-host and viewers absolutely stunned. The 43-year-old television personality dropped a bombshell about a teenage mishap that serves as the ultimate cautionary tale about sun protection, involving a topless…
Kentucky State Trooper James Cameron Wright was already facing 25 years in prison for abusing citizens in the line of duty when he was sued Monday for abusing yet another citizen by tasering him repeatedly while the man was already on the ground, ordering him to “get on the ground.” The latest incident was captured…
When Serena Williams settled in for a makeover session, she probably didn’t expect her glam team to consist of two very young assistants with their own creative vision. That’s exactly what happened when the tennis legend let her daughters take over glam duties, resulting in an Instagram video that has both charmed fans and left…
Source: David Espejo / Getty If you spend enough time around me, you’ll hear me proudly say I was born and raised in North Omaha, Nebraska. To be Black in a place like Omaha is to wrestle for your identity. To craft your Blackness with care. You build it from scratch, from what’s handed down…
