FILE – Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York, May 30, 2024. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool, File) The development marks yet another twist in the singular case. In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump‘s…
A year after they filed a federal lawsuit to end “a modern-day form of slavery,” the plaintiffs representing prisoners in Alabama and their advocates are pushing for reforms in how the state governs the work that incarcerated people do for extremely low pay inside and outside of prison walls, which they call illegally “forced labor.”…
(Photo: Getty Images/AP) Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., told theGrio Presidemt-elect Donald Trump “cares little for the truth, and even less for the communities his conspiracy theories and lies harm.” After Donald Trump falsely claimed the deadly New Orleans terrorist attack on Bourbon Street was committed by an immigrant, critics are slamming the president-elect for scapegoating…
Diddy poses in the press room with his Global Icon Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images) Members of Diddy’s inner circle reveal more of his alleged notorious behavior in Peacock’s “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy,”…
The Amazon.com, Inc. BHM1 fulfillment center is seen before sunrise on March 29, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama. | Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty In the latest example of shameless corporate greed and a basic disregard for human rights, an Amazon warehouse initially denied a request for a leave of absence by an employee who…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 11: Lupe Fiasco performs onstage during Hip Hop 50 Live at Yankee Stadium on August 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) The famed Chicago emcee adds the world-renowned institution to a resumé that already includes MIT and Yale University. Lupe Fiasco has long been…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 29: Master P attends the BET Experience Celebrity Basketball Game on June 29, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for BET) The rap mogul spoke in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed 15 people in the early hours of New Year’s Day on New…
As the oldest of three, Golden State Warriors point guard Wardell “Steph” Curry II, 36, said it was “challenging” after his parents, Sonya Curry. and retired Charlotte Hornets player Wardell “Dell” Curry Sr. separated. After 33 years of marriage, they announced their separation in August 2021 after Sonya filed for divorce in North Carolina in…
Police near Augusta, Georgia, are asking for the public’s help in locating a man alleged to have spread raw cotton outside of a predominantly Black church. The person of interest, captured by church security cameras, looks to be carrying a large handful of cotton up a ramp to Palmer Grove Baptist Church, where, the sheriff’s…
(Photo credit: Adobe Stock Images) The U.S. Surgeon General is calling for updated warning labels on alcohol products and increased awareness. Before you roll your eyes at those kicking off the year with a “dry January,” you may want to reconsider. According to an advisory released Friday by the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy,…
