Officer Cassandra Dollard ordered Robert Junior Langley to stay in the car then fired one shot at close range from a ditch where she’d fallen. A small town police officer in South Carolina charged in the fatal on-duty shooting of a man after a five-minute car chase repeatedly told investigators and her boss the man had something…
Jamaicans have countered a visit by the royal family with demands for an apology and reparations for slavery. Dozens of Jamaicans took to the streets of Kingston on March 22 as Prince William and Kate prepared to tour the island nation. It was part of a larger tour of the Caribbean. It is also a…
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee and Stacey Plaskett exclusively speak with theGrio after Day 2 of the Senate confirmation hearings Democrats condemned GOP members of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Republican National Committee (RNC) following Tuesday’s contentious Supreme Court confirmation hearing that saw Republicans challenge nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on critical race…
Ciara is the latest celebrity vocalist to join the astonishing cast of “The Color Purple” musical remake. Entertainment Weekly reports that Ciara will portray the adult version of Nettie in the movie musical produced by Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey, the latter of which starred in the 1985 film. Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle…
The song is an Amazon Music original that finds Allen singing through his own personal experiences of “going against the grain of the country boy models.” Ahead of For Love & Country, Amazon Music has dropped “All Tractors Ain’t Green” by Jimmie Allen, an original song that is part of the upcoming documentary highlighting Black…
Comedian Tracy Morgan is usually all laughs, but on an episode of “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” the Brooklyn native got emotional recalling his first time performing a stand-up routine after surviving his 2014 car accident. The two SNL alums talked about Morgan’s quirks as a comedian and gave flowers to fellow comedian Tina Fey…
One protester in Kingston held a sign reading: “Kings, Queens and Princesses and Princes belong in fairytales, not in Jamaica!” Anti-colonial protests have followed Prince William and his wife, Princess Catherine, to every Caribbean nation they’ve visited in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th year on the throne. According to The Washington Post, instead of…
Source: JIM WATSON / Getty Republicans Senators seem to be following a party strategy that is less about fitness and facts and more about grandstanding for the base. It’s one thing to disagree with and clarify points of contention with a given nominee. It Is entirely different to inject debunked claims and distortions into the…
A federal grand jury has charged an ex-cop from Louisville, Kentucky, for allegedly using unreasonable force while trying to enforce the city’s curfew during civil unrest sparked by the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in 2020. The female officer fired pepper balls at a group of Black civilians, setting off a course of…
Vivica A. Fox revealed during a recent episode of “The Real” the public shade an ex threw at her intentionally following their breakup. The actress’ admission occurred while she was guest hosting the show alongside Adrienne Bailon and Loni Love on March 17. The trio discussed the denigration of an unidentified man’s Instagram post with his…
