Source: Allison Joyce / Getty News about the NYPD–New York City’s police officers–will flabbergast anyone who is not nor has never been a young Black person America. Independent review found that police officers in New York City are still practicing stop and frisk, and when they’re caught doing it, they’re not being properly disciplined. In…
Eric Arnold, a Black man who spent decades working as a renovator and carpenter, purchased a home in Georgia in February 2022 to renovate it in the hopes of eventually providing a home for his children and grandchildren who live in New Jersey. But Macon-Bibb County officials demolished the home without informing him or allowing…
Marcellus Williams. | Source: The Innocence Project There are many ways to describe what happened to Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams on Sept. 24 at 6:00 p.m. CST: A state-sanctioned murder; an execution. But the one that fits the best is a lynching. I know the gravitas of the word, but I think it’s time for this…
Kim Porter, Christian Casey Combs, Quincy Brown, Sean “Diddy” Combs, D’Lila Star Combs and Jessie James Combs attend “The Holiday Calendar” Special Screening Los Angeles at NETFLIX Icon Building on October 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix) Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ recent arrest reignited the flame of speculations regarding…
Snoop Dogg has had ample time to reflect on the role he has played in the ups and downs of his decades-long marriage to wife Shante “Boss Lady” Broadus. The couple celebrated their 27th wedding anniversary in June, although their love story dates back to the late 1980s as high school sweethearts at Long Beach…
You might think that in America, whoever wins the majority of votes in an election wins. But when it comes to presidential elections, that isn’t true. TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford explains the Electoral College on this episode of “Politics Explained.” You might think that in America, whoever wins the majority of votes in an election…
Joann Woodson stands near a portrait of her husband U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Waverly Woodson Jr., before a ceremony to posthumously award the Distinguished Service Cross to him, a medic who was part of the only Black combat unit to take part in the D-Day invasion of France during World War II, Tuesday, Sept. 24,…
Photo illustration of an absentee voter mail-in ballot. | Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty There is never justification for making it harder for eligible citizens to vote, yet that is exactly what some officials in Ohio are doing. I’ve been on the frontlines of voting rights work for decades. And yet, I am continuously amazed…
A viral video showing three women accusing a fast-food worker of fat-shaming has prompted some customers who know the employee to make a stand and defend his character. The TikToker, who goes by TheVolunteerTexan, posted a video he recorded at his local Burger King in Chappell Hill, Texas, showing part of the women’s confrontation with…
Some of Halle Berry’s most gritty and unglamorous roles have been her favorites to portray in her three decades-spanning career. The 58-year-old made her big film debut in the 1991 Spike Lee joint “Jungle Fever,” playing opposite Samuel L. Jackson as crack addict Vivian to addict Gator. While Jackson knew firsthand what it was like…
