EXCLUSIVE: New maps drawn by Republicans in states from Georgia to Texas are deliberate tools to suppress Black and Brown voters, critics say. A political battle over Florida’s redrawn congressional map is bringing new attention to the issue of nationwide gerrymandering and what critics say is an attempt to suppress the power of Black and…
Source: SOPA Images / Getty Remember Maurice Symonette? No? The Black guy who used to stand behind trump at all his rallies holding the sign “BLACKS FOR TRUMP,” while dawning a T-shirt imprinted with the words, “TRUMP & Republicans Are Not Racist.” (Some folks said he was in a cult.) Yea, that guy… “Blacks for…
As one of the most accomplished athletes in the world, Serena Williams is now training her daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., to be just as fierce on the tennis court. The 23-time Grand Slam winner is teaching her 4-year-old the basics of the sport she began playing professionally as a teen. On Tuesday, April 19,…
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas is months from reopening, with visible progress at St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre and Greater Union Baptist Church in Opelousas Three years after an arsonist torched three small Black Baptist churches in rural Louisiana, rebuilding is well under way. Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas is months from…
The Council of Chief State School Officers announced Tuesday that Russell is the organization’s National Teacher of the Year for 2022 It hardly seems a stretch to say Kurt Russell was born to be a history teacher. Raised on his mother’s stories about segregation and the civil rights movement in Alabama and influenced by teachers…
Shaquille O’Neal and his ex-wife Shaunie O’Neal are the perfect examples of what co-parenting should be. The pair divorced nearly 14 years ago and still support each other’s endeavors. Shaq and Shaunie married in December 2002 and separated five years later when Shaq filed for divorce. Although they attempted to reconcile, the “Basketball Wives” creator…
The Colorado-born astronaut will serve as a mission specialist with the four-person crew Jessica Watkins will soon make history when she becomes the first Black woman to join the International Space Station for her first trip to space. As previously reported by theGrio, the Colorado-born astronaut will serve as a mission specialist with the four-person…
The finding by a former Detroit-area medical examiner matches what was seen last week on video released by the Grand Rapids police chief. An independent autopsy confirms that Patrick Lyoya was shot in the back of the head by a Michigan police officer while facedown on the ground, lawyers for the Black man’s family said. The finding…
The 27-year-old actor from ‘Superfly’ was found guilty of raping six women and sexually assaulting another. Kaalan Walker, a rapper/actor best known for his role in Superfly, was convicted of raping several women. The Wrap reported that the 27-year-old used social media and his celebrity to lure his victims over a five-year period. Walker, who…
When Nigeria-born, Atlanta-based Tope Awotona launched the meeting scheduling service Calendly in 2013 he believed in his idea so much that he used his entire life savings to launch the startup. The idea grew out of Awotona’s own challenges keeping track of his schedule. A lot of other people needed appointment scheduling services — today, the platform has…
