Two white brothers have been charged with a hate crime for beating up a Black man outside a Florida discount store. The new count will be added to other charges related to the altercation the men were arrested for in 2021. On Tuesday, June 7, a grand jury in Ocala indicted Roy Lashley, a 55-year-old…
Judge Peter Cahill set the new trial date after the state sought to start it as soon as this summer while a defense lawyer asked to delay it to next spring. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge on Tuesday rescheduled the state trial of two former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s killing to Oct. 24 to resolve…
Source: Ovidio Gonzalez / Getty Environmental Activist Francia Marquez will become Colombia’s first Black woman Vice President following the country’s historic presidential vote for leftist politician, Gustavo Petro. On June 19, Marquez and Petro won with a sweeping 50.4 percent vote, defeating Rodolfo Hernández Suárez during the 2022 Colombian presidential election. After the big…
“Love & Hip Hop: Miami” star Amara La Negra welcomed her twin girls Sumajestad Royalty, and Sualteza Empress Mueses back in March. Since their arrival, La Negra has captured and shared numerous moments in the infants’ lives on social media. One particular instance included the 31-year-old and her mother, Ana Maria Oleaga, gushing over the twins. In…
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Some of these cops are out here telling on themselves. And since we’re finally at a time when police officers are under a microscope for doing what have been common police practices since hallelujah, they’re actually being investigated for alleged misconduct. A Miami-Dade police officer has been reassigned to desk…
OPINION: In honor of Black Music Month, the Black music producers whose innovative techniques had a dramatic impact on several artists, producers and music genres are celebrated. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. What makes music so special is its constant evolution. When…
Earlier this month, “The Pivot Podcast” host Ryan Clark reignited a long-held debate after comparing Chris Brown and the late king of pop Michael Jackson. In a series of tweets, Clark said, “Chris Brown is more talented than Michael Jackson…there I said it! Have a great week.” Brown decided to clear the air for those…
The dad of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who died after slipping out of his seat on a drop-tower ride in Florida this spring, is speaking out after spending his first Father’s Day without his son. The father asked not only for the attraction to come down, but for the amusement park to erect a permanent…
OPINION: A challenge coin depicting a U.S. Border Patrol agent chasing a Haitian immigrant looks like an image from slavery and reflects the behavior and cruelty some Americans find acceptable. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Somehow, some Americans believe that it’s OK…
The 14-foot bronze Freedom Suits Memorial statue has been placed in downtown St. Louis. Hundreds of enslaved Black Americans who filed lawsuits seeking freedom in Missouri in the 1850s are being honored with a new monument in St. Louis. As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 14-foot bronze Freedom Suits Memorial statue has been…
