Former President Barack Obama’s tenure in the White House exemplified the importance of representation. Within the barrier-breaking civic leader, people from different walks of life saw themselves reflected, even the youngest of citizens. Jacob Philadelphia—one of the children inspired by the former POTUS—received a special message from Obama ahead of his high school graduation. Former…
MLB is investigating the incident involving Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson said Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham slapped him prior to Friday’s series opener over a dispute about their fantasy football league. While the Giants warmed up in the outfield, Pham confronted Pederson and smacked him in the face…
Darvin Ham will be the 15th Black coach currently in the NBA, the most ever at one time A person with knowledge of the decision says Darvin Ham has accepted an offer to be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The person spoke with The Associated Press on Friday on condition of…
Bobby Brown’s sister Leolah Brown Muhammad believes the singer is in imminent danger as long as his wife is in the picture. On May 24, Brown Muhammad began airing her grievances with Brown’s wife, Alicia Etheredge-Brown, on social media. In multiple posts she calls out the mother of three for allegedly seeking to erase Whitney…
Amongst the wave of scholars who are part of 2022’s graduating class is actress Yara Shahidi. According to NBC News, the 22-year-old grown-ish star has earned her degree from Harvard University. An exclusive look at Yara Shahidi’s custom Dior two-piece graduation suit https://t.co/EQ0Tx3YYUe — Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) May 26, 2022 In 2017, Shahidi revealed she…
Georgia voters for the first time have selected two Black candidates to represent the major parties in a Senate race Wayne Black was one of the few African Americans in the crowd as about 100 people gathered recently at the Republican Party headquarters near Columbus, Georgia, to hear from U.S. Senate candidate and football legend…
Many progressives would like to see Biden cancel student loan debt before November’s midterm congressional elections A White House spokesperson has shot down reports that the Biden administration is planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower. “No decisions have been made yet. But as a reminder, no one has been required to pay…
OPINION: As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close and after two traumatic mass shootings in the past weeks, Sophia Nelson offers some life lessons on self-care. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. This has been a rough Mental Health Awareness Month…
New York Attorney General Letitia James Source: Pacific Press / Getty Former President Donald Trump keeps grasping at straws, trying to escape accountability for business dealings under investigation in the Empire state. A federal judge in New York ruled that New York Attorney General Letitia James‘ investigation into the Trump Organization could proceed. Trump…
The massive estate belonging to rapper Rick Ross soon will become home to exotic animals. For months, Rozay has been steadily populating a portion of his more than 200-acre plot of land with cows, buffalos, and soon, a lion and lioness. The “Diced Pineapples” rapper shared videos of his exotic cats along with their handler…
