Once again, a Black citizen called the police for help, only for the police to show up and kill him. This time, it was Elroy Clarke, a 42-year-old Black man who had called the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in Florida for help removing a tenant who was acting disorderly. Elroy Clarke called sheriff’s deputies for…
Hooters agreed to settle a federal racial discrimination lawsuit for $250,000, the latest in a string of settlements brought on behalf of Black Hooters Girls. Renowned for hiring busty women to squeeze into skimpy short-shorts and serving deep-fried food, the “Breastaurant” has come under fire for its discriminatory practices against Black employees for years, including…
In this image made from a video provided by KGW8, authorities investigate smoke pouring out of a ballot box on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Vancouver, Wash. (KGW8 via AP) “There’s an active and personal effort to create chaos and confusion,” Black Voters Matter PAC LaTosha Brown tells theGrio. The burning of ballot boxes in…
Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris waits to speak at a campaign rally at United Auto Workers Local 900 on August 8, 2024 in Wayne, Michigan. Kamala Harris and her newly selected running mate Tim Walz are campaigning across the country this week. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) OPINION: For those who do…
Donald Trump throws a paper towel roll as he visits the Cavalry Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on October 3, 2017. | Source: MANDEL NGAN / Getty Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican recording artist and megastar, announced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, by sharing her latest ad targeting…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, 78, held a campaign rally in New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, where wrestling legend Hulk Hogan took to the stage. While in “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” Hogan took more shots at Trump’s Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, weeks after seemingly threatening her. Many of…
Dr. Phil, who found fame and fortune after Oprah Winfrey introduced him to her vast viewing audience, is catching heat for remarks made Sunday at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump‘s rally in New York City. Challenging those who call Trump “a bully,” the TV personality, whose full name is Phil McGraw, launched a full-throated defense…
Source: Alexander Shelegov / Getty Vice President Kamala Harris may be making strides with Black male voters, countering previous perceptions of difficulty with the demographic. According to a new poll published by the Alliance For Black Equity on Oct. 25, Harris holds a 77% to 19% lead over Trump among Black men planning to vote….
Yale University Campus (Adobe Stock Images) The debate over an apology comes after Yale, which has been in New Haven since the early 1700s, formally apologized for its ties to slavery in February. In 1831, a coalition of Black leaders and white abolitionists proposed the nation’s first African American college in New Haven, Connecticut, in an…
Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks in action against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on October 27, 2024 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images) Giannis Antetokounmpo stepped into a press conference dressed as Mr. Potato Head in honor of his family Halloween costume. Giannis Antetokounmpo is…
