2021 Atlanta Greek Picnic. | Source: Atlanta Greek Picnic For centuries, Black culture has revolved around two main things, in particular: unity and camaraderie. This is why family reunions, cookouts and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) homecomings have particularly been so popular among Black folks. It’s also the main reason why Atlanta Greek Picnic…
The Federal Communications Commission is looking to revoke the license of the Knoxville radio station once owned by James Brown. The media authorization body has invoked its radio license holders’ character clause to shut down the independent company that stands as one of only six Black-owned stations in Tennessee. Joe Armstrong (Screenshot Institute for Justice)…
Fans are rolling after Safaree Samuels ruined what looked like a touching moment between estranged husband and wife Ray J and Princess Love. The “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” stars have been friends for years and are reportedly partying on an island, according to Samuels’ Instagram Story. Fellow “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” stars Spice,…
“A stay increases the risk that Plaintiffs do not have an opportunity to vote under a nondilutive congressional map until 2024…,” U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick wrote. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge in Baton Rouge refused on Thursday to delay her order for Louisiana to redraw its congressional districts while the state’s top elections official…
Some other courts have recognized that race and ethnicity are among the factors that can determine whether a police interaction rises to the level of a seizure. SEATTLE (AP) — A person’s race and ethnicity must be taken into account when deciding whether they were free to leave an encounter with police, the Washington Supreme…
It looks like Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s nephew is joining the family business and trying his hand at a rap career. The Shade Room shared a TikTok video of Solange’s son, Daniel Juelz Smith Jr. dropping a freestyle over a drill-sounding beat. The clip shows the 17-year-old sitting in front of a computer wearing sunglasses as…
The 2022 TIME100 list included luminaries Ariana DeBose, Jon Batiste and Mary J. Blige. So who showed up and showed out? The series of ceremonies we know as “awards season” may be over, but the honors keep coming —and so do the red carpets. Case in point: the 2022 TIME100 gala, which took place on…
During interviews with theGrio, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn and former Trump impeachment manager Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett reflect on the attack committed by a mostly white mob. After nearly a year of investigating the horrific events of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, the House committee that was formed to uncover the root causes of…
Sean Bickings. | Source: Twitter Following the outrage when it was learned that police in Arizona refused to save a drowning Black man, it has since been revealed that officers from the same police department previously went above and beyond the call of duty to rescue a dog from a canal out of fear that…
Music icon Snoop Dogg is one of the most recognized people on the planet due to his long career in the entertainment industry, and the “Gin and Juice” rapper is currently enjoying the well-deserved fruits of his labor by vacationing in Tahiti with his family. Snoop Dogg, whose born name is Calvin Broadus Jr., shared…
