Abrams now says she’s worth $3.17 million—compared with a net worth of $109,000 when she first ran four years ago When Democrat Stacey Abrams first ran for Georgia governor in 2018, her lackluster personal finances and a hefty bill from the IRS gave Republicans fodder to question how she could manage a state budget when she struggled…
After spending the last decade and a half sharing her story and the efforts of other African-Americans in World War II, Betty Reid Soskin has hung up her hat as the nation’s oldest park ranger at age 100. Soskin, who celebrated her 100th birthday in September, is a prominent national figure. She was once named…
Newly released police bodycam footage from last fall shows a Tulsa police officer taunting an African-American senior citizen who reportedly was suffering through a mental health crisis. The female cop can be seen telling her colleagues “this is going to be fun” before the violent engagement. Now the woman who was arrested has secured a…
Eva Marcille kicked off a new month, on one particularly interesting day, to announce exciting family news. On April 1 — also known as April Fools’ Day, a day where people play practical jokes on one another — the model announced on Instagram that she and her husband of almost four years, Mike Sterling, are expecting a baby…
The former NBA legend, in a multiyear partnership with Viola Brands, releases an exclusive strain called IVERSON ’01 that is available across the state. NBA legend Allen Iverson has entered the cannabis market through a partnership with Viola Brands. According to The Michigan Chronicle, as of March 25, the former basketball star has his own…
Source: CHRIS DELMAS / Getty It’s been a rough week for right-wing propaganda ministries. On Monday, we reported that Donald Trump‘s Truth Social app had put nearly 1.5 million users on an access waiting list because the platform for MAGA minions who think Google is a government conspiracy has been experiencing technical difficulties since its launch…
OPINION: Guaranteed income programs are having tremendous positive effects on communities, helping recipients access the freedom and flexibility of economic security. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Fifty years ago, thousands of Black Americans ranging from politicians to grassroots organizers, demanded a unified…
North American Automotive Services, also known as Ed Napleton Automotive Group, will pay $10 million, most of which will reimburse customers. A multimillion-dollar settlement has been reached in the Federal Trade Commission’s multi-state action against an Illinois-based auto dealer for adding illegal junk fees onto bills and discriminating against Black customers. The company, North American…
Fans are fully supporting “Power” star La La Anthony finding love following her divorce from NBA star Carmelo Anthony. The two married on VH1’s “LaLa’s Full Court Wedding” series in 2010 and share a 15-year-old son, Kyian Carmelo Anthony. After years of Carmelo’s infidelity rumors and his welcoming a child with someone else, the actress and host…
Hip-hop fans may be the only people waiting for the seemingly long-standing rift between former friends and business partners Dame Dash and Jay-Z to come to an end. The two men who co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records, along with Kareem “Biggs” Burke in 1995, have been publicly distant and at times at odds since the early 2000s,…
