A Black Capitol officer who fought a violent, racist mob of Donald Trump supporters at the nation’s top congressional building on Jan. 6 rejected one of the rioters’ apology this week. Harry Dunn, a veteran officer, said he was left traumatized and bloodied after fighting off dozens of rioters who lashed out at him while…
A Florida line cook complained that two of his co-workers regularly harassed him because he’s Black and gay, which “forced” him to quit. A line cook at a Plant City, Florida, Applebee’s has filed a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission claiming that two of his co-workers harassed him because he is Black and…
Inflation in the U.S. is at a 40-year high and gas prices have surged since April 2020, with the average cost nationwide briefly hitting $5 a gallon in June. PHOENIX (AP) — Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their…
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, the Haitian Bridge Alliance legal director said Customs Border and Protection “ghosted” team members when they urged the agency to interview alleged migrant victims. The legal counsel representing Haitian migrants involved in last year’s Del Rio, Texas, border controversy is directly contradicting some of the recent findings released by Customs…
The university says it removed statements that “could be seen as potentially inconsistent with our commitment to creating a welcoming environment.” Three more departments at the University of Central Florida have lost anti-racism statements from their websites, after the English department “suspended” its statement last week, as previously reported by theGrio. The English department noted…
Actress Gabrielle Union has made headlines for the self-love values she’s instilled in her daughter Kaavia James Union Wade when discussing the beauty behind the toddler’s birthmarks. On July 11, Union took the approach a step further when sharing a video of the duo talking about their curly hair. In the Instagram post, the actress starts the conversation by asking…
“What we need is to populate these databases with family lines” of direct descendants, making identifications of the remains possible within days, Hellwig said. People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible…
Legendary rapper Styles P is being hailed a hero after the Lox co-founder intervened following a confrontation between Yonkers, New York police officers and a Black woman outside the popular smoothie bar Juices for Life. The interaction was caught on tape by a nearby witness and has since gone viral, partly due to the rapper’s…
The sheriff’s office and the family offer conflicting accounts of what led to the fatal shooting of a Harris County, Texas, man. A Harris County, Texas, man was killed by a county sheriff’s office sergeant last Friday and his family is calling the shooting “unjustified and unnecessary.” Roderick Brooks, who had been free on personal…
The U.S. Border Patrol union is expected to challenge proposed disciplinary actions for agents seen on horseback flinging reins at Haitian migrants near the U.S border in Del Rio, Texas, in September. Top Customs and Border Protection officials said, in a report released July 8, that the agents involved were referred for discipline and are…
