NBA player Pascal Siakam is using the off-season to drive impact in the city of Toronto. According to Complex, the Cameroon-bred Raptors star recently donated free laptops to youth in underserved communities. Pascal Siakam is helping young girls have an advantage in tech https://t.co/j1YqbpKzZI — AfroTech (@AfroTech) June 24, 2022 Toronto’s digital divide has had…
OPINION: For Black Music Month, theGrio featured a weekly series in which our writers name the songs they believe best represent the Black experience. Today, the readers weigh in with their favorites. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Now it’s time to let the…
A resurfaced interview has reignited the debate regarding who is the father of Black television. Over the years, legendary producer Norman Lear has always been credited with the title thanks to hit television shows such as “Good Times,” “Sanford and Son,” “What’s Happening,” and “The Jeffersons.” However, longtime writer Eric Monte claims Lear was a…
Founder and designer Ruby Buah poses with her designs. Source: Kua Designs / Kua Designs Art and creative designs have a way of making things right in the world. Sometimes a beautifully crafted piece can just take your breath away. Looking at Ruby Buah’s designs can have that effect. Sharing her passion with a global…
It looks as if Kandi Burruss and Porsha Williams moved forward from their past drama and fractured friendship. The former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast mates had fans shook after the “Xscape” singer posted up two photos of herself and Porsha as she shouted her out for her 41st birthday. Kandi captioned the picture, “Happy…
NBA legend Rasheed Wallace’s impact on the sport of basketball is indelible, and the Philadelphia native was recently honored by his hometown for his transformative presence on the court and in the local community. According to The Philadelphia Tribune, the NBA champion had a street renamed in his honor. The 1700 block of W. Hunting…
A Nevada Black man was wrongfully arrested for the felony crimes of a white man after police failed to notice distinguishing factors. Newly-released footage of a mistaken identity arrest shows a young Black man repeatedly informing police they had the wrong suspect before he was jailed for felony crimes committed by an older white man…
Many in Britain’s Afro-Caribbean diaspora have rebuffed the government’s ceremonious honor for Caribbean immigrants exhibited through a statue unveiled this week. Prince William and government officials revealed the National Windrush Monument on Wednesday in tribute to the hundreds of thousands of Caribbean nationals that left their homes to help rebuild the United Kingdom’s labor force…
State senate candidate Jennifer Rourke Rhode told theGrio that she is recovering at a hospital and is experiencing “a ringing” in her ear. A Providence, Rhode Island police officer and state senate candidate is on paid leave after physically assaulting his Black female opponent at a pro-abortion protest Friday night. Video of the assault, captured…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Friday, the Supreme Court leveraged the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision to strike down Roe v. Wade. This devastating ruling allows states to ban safe and legal abortion at any stage of pregnancy. It’s estimated that at least 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion….
