Massey was the fourth of ten victims in the Tops market shooting to have their funeral In the late 1980s, Katherine “Kat” Massey was tired of the perpetually overgrown lot on state property on her street, so she sent a letter on “Cherry Street Block Club” letterhead to the governor which led to it being…
Kim Peavler helps her clients focus on the moment A nurse in Illinois seeks to help Black women focus on the moment and, along the way, help them improve their health. Kim Peavler, a nurse at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, said the practice of mindfulness has several benefits, including stress reduction. Credit: Kim Peavler…
The ice cream is a swirled red velvet and cheesecake flavor sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand Walmart has rolled out Juneteenth ice cream meant to celebrate the upcoming federal holiday observed on June 20. As reported by the International Business Times, the ice cream is a swirled red velvet and cheesecake flavor sold under…
By law, Master P is officially a single man after initially filing for separation from his wife Sonya C. Miller nearly ten years ago. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the No Limit Records founder, whose real name is Percy Robert Miller Sr., is divorced, but there are still a few legalities that need…
OPINION: New York Yankee Josh Donaldson’s comment to Chicago White Sox Tim Anderson was a condescending reminder that Anderson is an “other,” a Black man in a white man’s game. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Getting hot over mass shootings, trigger-happy cops,…
Georgia Democratic nominee for governor, Stacey Abrams, speaks at a rally. Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Georgia voters head to the polls Tuesday, May 24, and there are a lot of races that need support and attention. While all eyes have been on Stacey Abrams, who is running unopposed in her second bid at being…
Gun violence is such a part of life in America now that we organize our lives around its inevitability, says Sonali Rajan, a Columbia University professor who researches school violence. After mass shootings killed and wounded people grocery shopping, going to church and simply living their lives last weekend, the nation marked a milestone of…
Attorneys scrambled to deal with shifting evidence Tuesday in Cosby’s trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl at the Playboy mansion nearly 50 years ago. With jury selection less than a week away, attorneys scrambled to deal with shifting evidence Tuesday in Bill Cosby’s civil trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted…
Oprah Winfrey, Questlove, and Issa Rae are also included on Time Magazine’s annual list of the world’s most influential people. Mary J. Blige and Jon Batiste made the list. So did Oprah Winfrey, Issa Rae, and Questlove. Along with 95 others, they are named on the Time 100. The annual list recognizes the magazine’s selection…
The Tennessee Titans traded star wide receiver AJ Brown to the Philadelphia Eagles on NFL draft night. The move followed a recent trend of top wide receivers either getting lucrative extensions with their current teams or being moved. Getty Images In Brown’s case, he was moved and immediately signed the big-money extension he craved. The trade didn’t sit well…
