The justices ruled 5-4 that trial judges who are asked to resentence inmates may look at a wide range of factors. The Supreme Court made it easier Monday for certain prison inmates to seek shorter sentences under a bipartisan 2018 federal law aimed at reducing racial disparities in prison terms for cocaine crimes. The justices…
OPINION: The economic impact of overturning Roe v. Wade will make an already bad situation even worse for Black women. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The impact of overturning Roe v. Wade is reverberating in communities you won’t see in the news…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Either Rudy Giuliani is a real-life version of The Simpson’s Monty Burns and he’s so physically fragile the wind could knock the wind out of him, or he’s being dramatic as hell about a simple slap on the back he received from some random guy who called him a…
Tia Mowry let Instagram know what vibe she was on as she uploaded a video of herself strutting her stuff in her house while she showed off new clothes. The “Sister, Sister” actress uploaded a video of herself dancing to “Mind Yo Business” by rapper Lakeyah that also featured “The Rap Game” winner and rapper…
A Black teenager who was accepted into 15 of the nation’s prestigious universities and awarded $2 million in scholarships plans to use his education to help tackle Black health disparities. Rotimi Kukoyi was accepted into Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Vanderbilt, Emory, Rice, Johns Hopkins and Duke universities, among others. However, he plans to attend the University…
The BET Awards returned on Sunday night with red carpet looks as diverse as the evening’s lineup of stars. There’s a well-known theory that women typically don’t dress for men, they dress for each other —and, of course, themselves. The same could be said of Black folks. From uptown Saturday nights to sanctified Sunday mornings,…
“One time for the over 40 women that are still killing the game!” was one of the fan’s comments to describe their reaction upon watching Ashanti‘s recent bikini video. In the Instagram story shared on June 23, the singer, who is currently in Saint Kitts and Nevis for a performance, showcased her rock-hard physique in a two-piece yellow…
Source: picture alliance / Getty Since the Supreme Court‘s conservative majority struck down constitutional protections for abortion, many people across the country have been talking about the broader implications of the decision. Given the reliance on the 14th Amendment in deciding Roe v. Wade, it might be worth people watching the Netflix Docuseries “Amend: The…
Rapper Snoop Dogg responded to a Twitter post about an impersonator at an NFT conference in New York City on June 21. NBC journalist Kevin Collier shared on Twitter that he was fooled by a Snoop Dogg impersonator at an NFT conference in Times Square. The musician is known to invest in cryptocurrency, and Collier…
More than 1,000 people have invested over $700,000 in the year-old company, now reportedly valued at $51 million. The first Black-owned sliced bread business in America isn’t just about making money. It’s also about giving back to the community. Founders of the Chicago-based Black Bread Company are going to Chicago Public Schools to talk to…
