Source: Riska / Getty The fight for civil rights isn’t just about voting, it also encompasses equality in everyday living, including the right not to be discriminated against when trying to purchase or sell a home. In April 1968 the Fair Housing Act (FHA) was passed. Now every year during the month we celebrate the…
A viral video of Patton preparing fried chicken prompted viewers to not only debate the actress’ cooking skills but how to properly clean poultry. Every few years (or months), the internet engages in a hygiene debate highly demarcated by race. Use of washcloths, using said washcloths to wash one’s legs, how often sheets and towels…
It’s been seven years since actress Paula Patton and her ex-husband, singer Robin Thicke, finalized their divorce after being a couple for more than two decades. Following the split, the exes, who live relatively private lives as they co-parent their only son Julian Fuego Thicke, weren’t making much headlines together as of late until Patton’s…
Fort Lauderdale police reported that the white man who attacked the clerk was visibly drunk, and they gave him a “courtesy ride” to a friend’s house. Body camera footage recently released by the Fort Lauderdale Police Department shows officers pushing a hotel employee who called them for help after a customer attacked him. According to…
OPINION: The Lakers legend wasn’t tearing down the current Laker and future hall of famer. There are plenty of others who unfairly do so, but that’s not what happened here. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The 24-hour news cycle is an unrelenting…
Tanya Robertson told Click2Houston that she hasn’t been able to sleep since the incident, adding, “I haven’t been to work.” A Houston woman is getting support from Houston rapper Trae Tha Truth after being robbed at gunpoint as she walked to her home last month. Video footage shows Tanya Robertson walking to her front door…
Source: ANDREA RENAULT / Getty “We want to thank Jeff Bezos for going to space because while he was up there, we were signing people up.” – Christian Smalls Chris Smalls, the fired Amazon worker who is quickly becoming the corporation’s worst nightmare, is currently on the winning side of a union battle most thought…
Houston’s hometown hero Trae Tha Truth is at it again after the rapper, who has a history of helping those in his community, successfully tracked down a woman after seeing a troubling video of her being robbed at gunpoint. According to CW 39 Houston news station, a woman, identified by Houston police as Tonya Robertson…
Smiley Martin was arrested while hospitalized with serious injuries from the gunfire A second suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people in California’s capital, and police said he is the brother of the first suspect. Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested while hospitalized with serious injuries from…
The Cinco Ranch community was the latest to be bombarded; Aryan Freedom Network’s web address was printed on the flyers. Another neighborhood in Houston has been hit with flyers promoting white supremacy. According to The Houston Chronicle, residents of the Cinco Ranch community in Katy, Texas, found the flyers in their neighborhood early Monday. One resident,…
