A Colorado couple was startled when a simple honk of the horn prompted a woman parked in front of them to get out of her car and produce a gun. Accentuating her anger was a blue laser sight attached to the weapon. The incident occurred a couple of weeks ago in a grocery store parking…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 07: Doechii attends Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch at NYA WEST on December 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Grammy-nominated rapper Doechii’s viral Tiny Desk performance has fans buzzing—here’s how the ‘What It Is’ hitmaker is redefining hip-hop and R&B stardom. When Doechii graced the stage of…
Source: GBI / GBI After almost 40 years, a Georgia man was charged with murdering a couple at a Black church in 1985. According to WJBF, Erik Sparre, 61, was arrested and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault for the murder of Harold and Thelma Swain nearly four decades after committing the crime. Sparre…
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr., 47, has found himself in the middle of a melee with protesters in the Hatton Garden area of London. Mayweather and members of his entourage traveled to England to go shopping and according to TMZ, the retired fighter was confronted by a mob that hurled the N-word at him as…
A Florida mother said her 5-year-old son was traumatized after a teacher struck him with a ruler leaving him with a bloody gash on his forehead. The incident reportedly happened at Aspire Preparatory Academy, a K-5 charter school in Miami Gardens, Florida, last month. 5-year-old left traumatized after incident at school left him with gash….
WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 10: The White House is pictured midday on December 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke at an economic event at the Brookings Institution Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) Sources tell theGrio that the White House General Counsel’s Office is working with the DOJ’s Office of…
(Left to right) Cynthia Erivo, Tyler Perry and Regina King at IMDb Exclusive Portrait Studio At The Critics Choice Association 7th Annual Celebration Of Black Cinema & Television (Michael Rowe/Getty Images for IMDb) Black stars shined at The Critics Choice Association’s 7th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television Awards. Tyler Perry’s comments about being…
What should been a celebratory time for T.I. and Tiny’s son, King Harris, has turned into a whirlwind of controversy. After the family threw an extravagant baby shower for King and his girlfriend, J’Nijah “Nana” Epps, the joyous occasion was quickly clouded by rumors questioning whether King is truly the father of the newborn. While…
Braylen Kizzee had just left home in Fort Bend County, Texas, heading for class at Mary Hardin-Baylor University last Tuesday morning when an unmarked truck stopped suddenly in front of him. He swerved to avoid hitting the car but was hit twice in the side by another unmarked vehicle, forcing him off the road. “They…
Photo: AdobeStock Dr. Brandon Kilbourne’s “Natural History” is this year’s winner of the Cave Canem award, given for work by an unpublished Black poet. NEW YORK (AP) — A biologist’s debut poetry collection that weaves science with a condemnation of slavery and colonialism has received a $10,000 literary award. The Cave Canem Prize helped launch…
