OPINION: These are the same activists who helped elect Biden in 2020 and that the Democratic Party will likely call on to drive voter engagement during the midterm elections. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Just when we were finally starting to see…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference to discuss Florida’s civics education initiative of unbiased history teachings at Crooms Academy of Information Technology in Sanford on June 30, 2022. | Source: SOPA Images / Getty We all know that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is so allergic to the very idea of anti-racism education…
An Ohio mother is suing the police department charged with leading an investigation into her missing daughter who ended up dead. Latosha Bartlett-Powell is the mother of Aurora McCarter, 17, who disappeared in July 2020. Bartlett-Powell says she misses her daughter greatly and is saddened she couldn’t see her daughter live out her career aspirations…
One rookie corrections officer has been fired in connection with the death and several others reportedly have been suspended. A New York inmate died Sunday in a Rikers Island jail cell, and his body had already begun to show signs of rigor mortis by the time he was discovered. According to the New York Times, Elijah…
OPINION: Many Democrats want a new nominee in 2024—but who? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. We know Joe Biden is struggling, so the question we must ask is can someone replace him as the Democratic nominee in 2024? He has an approval…
Michael B. Jordan has apparently caught the eye of an admirer following his recent split with Lori Harvey. Jordan and Harvey, who began dating in November 2020, were reported to have gone their separate ways last month, reportedly because the model refused to settle down. Following their breakup, Harvey and Jordan have since wiped their social media accounts clean of…
“I don’t know if I would want to do it again,” Sykes admitted Tuesday. “It’s a huge job, and it took a lot of people to clean me up.” In an appearance Tuesday morning on “Live with Kelly and Ryan,” veteran comedian Wanda Sykes reflected on serving as one of the three hosts of the…
A Black filmmaker and his two children were followed by a white woman back to their home in a gated community. The woman, who many are calling a “Karen,” did not believe the man lived in the neighborhood and was shame-faced when she discovered the man owned the home she was protecting from what she…
Alabama State University, Stillman College, Miles College, Alabama A&M University and Selma University will each get $500,000 for repairs. Alabama State University, Stillman College, Miles College, Alabama A&M University and Selma University, five historically Black colleges and universities in the Yellowhammer State, will each receive $500,000 from the National Park Service to make updates and…
Chelsey Lucas in an undated photo. |Source: Facebook.com/ChelseyLucas72 The newly fired head volleyball coach at Grambling State University is pushing back against the narrative that she invited her own termination by cutting the entire team and says she was just following orders. This comes as the movement to get those players reinstated is gaining momentum….
