The comedian spoke with theGrio’s Cortney Wills about Juneteenth and what freedom looks like. In this video, comedian Sam Jay spoke with theGrio’s Cortney Wills about Juneteenth and the definition of freedom in 2022. Jay grew up aware of what Juneteenth was and the meaning of it; however, she doesn’t plan to celebrate it in…
As we celebrate Juneteenth, the vegan foodie shares her thoughts on what freedom looks like for Black people. In honor of Juneteenth, theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford asked vegan foodie Tabitha Brown what she believes freedom looks like for Black people in 2022. “I really would like to see code switching disappear,” she said. “I was…
The journalist and author described the importance of Juneteenth and the definition of freedom in 2022. In this video, Jemele Hill described what freedom has looked like for her in 2022. “In 2022, freedom, to me, looks like equity,” Hill said. “It looks like liberation. It looks like peace and it looks like pure, authentic…
A number of agencies are involved in the probe into Tuesday’s incident at Glacier Valley Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — School district officials in Alaska investigating how students at a summer child-care program were served floor sealant instead of milk say the two products were not on the same pallet as…
Mourners paid their respects to 22 of the victims killed at St. Francis Catholic Church on June 5 as religious leaders urged authorities to take swift action. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria held a state funeral Friday for nearly two dozen of the worshippers killed by gunmen at a church service earlier this month as…
An area in South Philadelphia will become the first to be recognized as a local historic district to honor its Black history. In 1899, the University of Pennsylvania published noted scholar W.E.B. DuBois’ study of Black Philadelphians. His report, “The Philadelphia Negro,” showed the diversity and the challenges of the Black population in the city’s…
John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro strike dramatically different profiles, yet their fate — and that of their party — is intertwined in the midterm elections. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — One candidate is unabashedly blunt, willing to embrace progressive positions, doing little to build rapport with party leaders and dominating rooms with a 6-foot-8-inch frame. The other crafts…
The committee will release more evidence about Donald Trump’s alleged effort to defraud supporters by fundraising off false claims. WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to hear from Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court…
New York City officers said a 21-year-old man was pronounced dead; the wounded included six other men and two women. NEW YORK (AP) — An early-morning shooting Monday at a gathering in Harlem left a man dead and eight other people wounded, New York City police said. Officers responded about 12:40 a.m. to reports of…
A law hastily enacted by state lawmakers after the attack restricts sales of vests defined as “bullet-resistant soft body armor.” ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most civilians doesn’t cover the type of armor worn by the gunman who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket, a…
