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…

OPINION: Decolonizing Black foodways asks us to unearth and unlearn the racist stereotypes that have shaped our collective knowledge about what constitutes the cuisine of our Black ancestors. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I believe that it is a natural human tendency…

“It’s important to be collectively pressuring the government, so Carnival is recognized and supported like it should be,” said Karen Lino, a Carnival dancer. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes on Wednesday ceremonially handed control of the city to King Momo, a ritual representing the upheaval of the status quo…

For Earth Day, The Associated Press asked environmental scientists and policy experts to share their top stories about environmental problems that the world fixed. With climate change, plastic pollution and a potential sixth mass extinction, humanity has made some incredible messes in the world. But when people, political factions and nations have pulled together, they…

The lawsuit, filed by Project Say Something, claims the city and police chief are telling the group when, where and how it can demonstrate. FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — An organization that has staged dozens of protests against a Confederate monument in north Alabama filed suit contending the city of Florence is trying to limit the…

The league’s lawyers claimed “numerous defenses” to the lawsuit’s assertions, including jurisdictional, venue and statute-of-limitations defenses. NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is telling a judge there are multiple reasons why a lawsuit brought against it by three Black coaches who allege racist hiring practices should fail. In the letter released Thursday in advance of…

Every morning, Angela Yee talks it up on the nationally syndicated FM morning radio show “The Breakfast Club.” Behind the scenes, she’s building a business empire. Yee, who was born to a Chinese father and a Montserratian mother, operates three brick-and-mortar businesses centering on wellness, nutrition, education and diversity, equity and inclusion.  Photo from coffeeupliftspeople.com…

OPINION: In episode 6, ‘White Fashion,’ Paper Boi gets schooled on who gets to profit from racism. What if you could personally profit from racism? Would you? I’m not talking about reparations for the entire community. I’m talking about just you. On Atlanta’s sixth episode, “White Fashion,” we see several people trying to profit from…