Zendaya recently went on Instagram to shut down rumors surrounding her being pregnant. The actress has been a trending topic on Twitter for the past couple of days after a rumor broke out that suggested she was with child. One tweet said, “Waitttt Zendaya is actually pregnant?!” Another tweet read, “First Rihanna, now Zendaya too…
The Georgia Republican senatorial candidate has publicly condemned absentee dads, especially in the Black community. Former football great and U.S. senatorial candidate Herschel Walker, who has criticized absentee fathers, has a secret son with whom he allegedly has no close relationship. Walker campaign manager Scott Paradise confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the 60-year-old…
An upstate New York man faces hate crime charges after unleashing a racial attack on a Black motorist. William Ryan, 60, was arrested and charged with second-degree menacing as a hate crime Tuesday after following a man and his son in Newburgh, attempting to stab them with a box cutter and calling them the N-word….
“I’m about reconciliation,” Commanders’ coach Ron Rivera said. “We have to understand that when we do things like this, it impacts the community as well.” ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders assistant Jack Del Rio addressed the team to apologize for his comments about protests in the summer of 2020 and the Jan. 6 riot at the…
Netflix has reached a settlement agreement with Mo’Nique, who filed a discrimination lawsuit she filed against the streaming service in 2019. The veteran comedian sued for gender and racial bias, alleging she received a “lowball” offer for a special compared to other comedians who are either white or male. Many recall Netflix walking away from…
Payton Gendron, 18, has been held without bail since his arrest shortly after the May 14 attack at a Tops Friendly Supermarket. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man who opened fire on Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, killing 10, is due in federal court Thursday, a day after Attorney General Merrick Garland met…
Patterson tweeted, “Please know that I strongly support a diversity of voices being heard — in literature, in Hollywood, everywhere.” NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson is apologizing for saying that white male writers are being subjected to “just another of form of racism,” comments the best-selling author had made during an interview with The…
Schurr, who is white, claimed Lyoya had control of his Taser when he shot him. Defense lawyers said the officer feared for his safety. DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head has been fired, officials said Wednesday. Christopher Schurr, a Grand Rapids officer for…
OPINION: Panama is joined by the homies to come up with assorted lists of Blackest songs without any definition of ‘Black.’ Shenanigans ensue. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s still June in African America and that means a time-honored tradition is also…
UPDATED: 5:30 p.m. ET, June 16, 2022 Thursday marked the 78th year since George Junius Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old Black boy, became the youngest person ever executed in the United States in the 20th century. He died in the custody of the South Carolina Department of Corrections on June 16, 1944. The execution of Stinney,…
