WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner arrives at a hearing at the Khimki Court outside Moscow on June 27, 2022. | Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Here’s a thought: Why is Brittney Griner still in jail and what is the Biden administration doing about bringing her home? Griner has been locked up in a Russian jail…
The husband of a Georgia woman that authorities say fatally stabbed three of their youngest seven children before setting their home on fire is asking for forgiveness for his wife. Pauling County Sheriff’s Department reports it received a 911 call about the house fire and domestic disturbance on Friday night. The caller told dispatchers that…
LeToya Luckett‘s fashion choices have been a topic of conversation after the singer revealed earlier this month that she teamed up with celebrity stylist J. Bolin for an upcoming collection. Luckett disclosed the news by showing off pieces of the line, including a fishnet ensemble. Since then, the 41-year-old — who was relatively quiet and promoting…
Most people who contract monkeypox recover, but there are long-term implications with the disease — not to mention the stigma. Fresh off the heels of one devastating pandemic, health officials in the United States are warning that while the threat for contracting monkeypox is low, it is present. USA Today reports that since May, there have…
The lawsuit against the Texans accuses the team and some of its employees of having been told or being aware of Watson’s troubling behavior The Houston Texans had been told that their former quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions, but instead of trying to stop him, the team provided…
In March 2021, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Anita Baker called upon fans with the unusual request to refrain from purchasing or streaming her music on digital platforms, citing her battle with her former label over the ownership of her masters. Six months later, she took to her social media page, informing her supporters that all was…
The teenagers were reportedly celebrating the end of mid-year exams, a local DJ’s birthday and the relaxing of some of the last COVID-19 restrictions in South Africa, which was announced earlier in the week South African authorities were seeking answers Monday, a day after 21 underage teenagers partying after the end of school exams died…
A Texas nurse is suing the hospital she claims caused her depression and anxiety because of an onslaught of racism and harassment on the job. Jazzalynn McMurrin, 43, claims in a federal civil rights employment discrimination lawsuit her bosses singled her out because she was Black. McMurrin, a registered nurse, is suing her former employer,…
Randy Cox is shown during the video of his arrest. | Source: New Haven Police Department Three police officers in New Haven, Connecticut, have been placed on paid leave while Connecticut State Police investigate an incident that sounds eerily similar to that of Freddie Gray. On Juneteenth, 36-year-old Black man Richard “Randy” Cox was arrested…
OPINION: Anti-Trump conservatives can’t agree with Trump on everything but the deadly insurrection all while still supporting policies that harm Black and brown people and believe their hands are clean. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Some Republicans do not support Trump. Some…
