Tracey Meares was at the top of her graduating class in 1984 when Springfield High School in Illinois changed its honoring tradition. Tracey Meares is finally being honored as the valedictorian of her graduating class more than 38 years after attaining that top status. She was 17 in 1984 when she would have become the…
Four decades ago, administrators at the Springfield High School in Springfield, Illinois, robbed a 17-year-old Black girl of the title of valedictorian for the class of 1984. Years later, after a documentary shined a spotlight on the misdeed, the school district endeavored to right this great wrong and bestow on her the honor, apologizing for…
Actor Cory Hardrict and his wife of 14 years, actress Tia Mowry, recently celebrated their wedding anniversary, and the couple shared photographs of the happy occasion on Instagram. The couple was married on April 20, 2008, in Santa Barbara, California, after dating for eight years. The “All American: Homecoming” actor surprised Mowry with balloons, red roses…
EXCLUSIVE: The Howard University graduate and Hollywood star told theGrio she wants to bring mental health resources to HBCU campuses and be a “liaison” for students. Next month, the Biden White House’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will be sworn in. The 20-person board currently includes HBCU presidents and alumni,…
When it comes to Black-owned media, Cathy Hughes is both a veteran and an inspiration in a business sector that is notoriously and exclusively white in positions of leadership. But beyond the racial implications in media leadership, those mostly white folks who have dominated the game are more times than not male, facts that compound…
Over the years, many have claimed Tracee Ellis Ross strongly resembles her mother, legendary singer and actress Diana Ross. But on April 20, the “black-ish” star appeared to have shifted fans’ opinions after sharing separate collages of her parents, including her father, Robert Ellis Silberstein. Ross created the collages in honor of National Look Alike Day. National…
Source: Facebook.com/robertswomack / Facebook.com/robertswomack The funeral for Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed black man shot in the head by Grand Rapids police, will be held at 11 am today at the Renaissance Church of God in Christ in Michigan. Rev. Al Sharpton is scheduled to deliver the eulogy, and attorney Ben Crump will also speak at…
An investigation into the accidental death of a Black teen in an Orlando, Florida, amusement park has found a park employee tampered with the ride’s harness resulting in it becoming unsafe. Reports show the operator manually adjusted the seats assigned to accommodate “larger” riders so wide that it “almost double that of the normal restraint…
Source: Tim Clayton – Corbis / Getty Phoenix Mercury star Brittney Griner is scheduled to appear in court on May 19, and the upcoming case could determine her fate in Russia. The two-time Olympic gold medalist is currently being held on drug charges in the war-torn country and if convicted, she could face up to…
Veteran comedian Marlon Wayans knows a thing or two about being humiliated. While promoting his upcoming HBO Max special, “Marlon Wayans Presents The Headliners,” during a recent appearance on “The Breakfast Club,” the “White Chicks” star weighed in on the Oscars slap heard around the world and recalled a time his famous family embarrassed him…
