OPINION: We celebrate white Juneteenth with a long-overdue response to the (fake) Willie Lynch Letter—perhaps the first viral digital hoax—explaining the invention of whiteness. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio In the early 1990s, a letter purporting to be a…
“It was hard to believe!” retiree Alonzo Coleman told Virginia Lottery officials after winning last month. “It still hasn’t hit me yet!” A Black Virginia retiree took home a quarter of a million dollars after playing numbers he claimed came to him in a dream. Local reporting from Fox 29 identified the lucky winner as Alonzo…
Still, close to half also say it would be a good thing if virtual options for health care, for community events and for activities like fitness classes or religious services continue after the pandemic. WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new…
White supremacist group The Patriot Front marches through Boston on July 2, 2022. | Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty At this point, I’m convinced Jason Whitlock wakes up every morning, makes coffee, eats some seasonless breakfast, throws his favorite star-spangled cape on and loudly sings, “HERE I COME TO SAVE WHITE…
Some people may have been introduced to Kandi Burruss from her being a cast member on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” however, she rose to fame from being an integral member of the ’90s R&B girl group, Xscape. Kandi Burruss posted a clip on TikTok of her with the rest of the ladies from the…
Authorities gave no motive for the attack in Highland Park, a close-knit community on the shores of Lake Michigan that has long drawn the rich and sometimes famous. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks before…
The activity — asking residents to sign affidavits verifying the identities of voters living at home — is reportedly taking place in Harris County, where Houston sits. A GOP-affiliated group founded in the wake of baseless election fraud accusations following the 2020 presidential election is reportedly going door-to-door in Texas and asking residents to sign…
Officials in New York City are investigating the heartbreaking tragedy that claimed the life of a 3-year-old boy. Over the 4th of July holiday weekend, the toddler fell from an apartment balcony after neighbors say adults in the home were fighting. Community members in Harlem’s Taino Towers residential complex, on Third Avenue between East 122nd…
Fantasia Barrino is days away from completing her role of Celie in the musical adaptation of “The Color Purple” when she shared the pleasant surprise she received on set for her 38th birthday. In the Instagram post shared on June 30, Barrino disclosed that her close friend and gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson sang happy birthday to…
“It’s a good idea to keep in the minds of folks the way things used to be and the way they are now,” said retired First Sgt. William McDowell. Major renovation to restore and rebuild several key buildings once used by America’s first Black Marines at a racially segregated base known as Montford Point in…
