The university says it removed statements that “could be seen as potentially inconsistent with our commitment to creating a welcoming environment.” Three more departments at the University of Central Florida have lost anti-racism statements from their websites, after the English department “suspended” its statement last week, as previously reported by theGrio. The English department noted…
Actress Gabrielle Union has made headlines for the self-love values she’s instilled in her daughter Kaavia James Union Wade when discussing the beauty behind the toddler’s birthmarks. On July 11, Union took the approach a step further when sharing a video of the duo talking about their curly hair. In the Instagram post, the actress starts the conversation by asking…
“What we need is to populate these databases with family lines” of direct descendants, making identifications of the remains possible within days, Hellwig said. People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible…
Legendary rapper Styles P is being hailed a hero after the Lox co-founder intervened following a confrontation between Yonkers, New York police officers and a Black woman outside the popular smoothie bar Juices for Life. The interaction was caught on tape by a nearby witness and has since gone viral, partly due to the rapper’s…
The sheriff’s office and the family offer conflicting accounts of what led to the fatal shooting of a Harris County, Texas, man. A Harris County, Texas, man was killed by a county sheriff’s office sergeant last Friday and his family is calling the shooting “unjustified and unnecessary.” Roderick Brooks, who had been free on personal…
The U.S. Border Patrol union is expected to challenge proposed disciplinary actions for agents seen on horseback flinging reins at Haitian migrants near the U.S border in Del Rio, Texas, in September. Top Customs and Border Protection officials said, in a report released July 8, that the agents involved were referred for discipline and are…
Los Angeles County, home to 10 million residents, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate later this month if current trends in hospital admissions continue, county health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Barragan is used to wearing a mask because his job in the Los Angeles…
On July 7, Griner, being tried for drug possession, said she had no intention of committing a crime and had acted unintentionally because she packed for Moscow in a hurry. MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner was due back in a Russian court Thursday for trial after she pleaded guilty last week to drug possession…
When it comes to building your career, this top executive found that “being your true self at work” can be a risk with a big reward. Being your authentic self at work is harder than it sounds, especially when you’re Black or a person of color. Although the idea of showing up in your career…
Chadwick Boseman also made history with a posthumous nomination for his voice performance in Marvel’s ‘What If…?’ series. From Quinta Brunson’s work on her hit series “Abbott Elementary” to Zendaya once again nabbing a nomination for her performance as Rue in “Euphoria,” the Emmy Award nominations have seen some of the biggest Black names in…
