The lawyer who helped a Black man get exonerated after more than 30 years incarcerated and several appeals was just two years out of law school when she took on the case to set him free, reports show. Natlie Figgers is a business and personal injury attorney who heard about Thomas Raynard James‘ case from…

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty It’s been an interesting month in Black entertainment. From last week’s Verzuz event to the 2022 BET Awards, last night, our favorite artists have been giving us lots of material to talk about. From Caresha’s “Go Papi’ sign to Diddy thanking his now married with children ex-girlfriend Cassie for her…

Unlike most celebrity couples, Russell Wilson and Ciara aren’t afraid to share some of their most intimate moments with fans on Instagram. The husband- and-wife duo, married since July 2016, is back with another sexy video from a nighttime stroll through the city. “It Feels Like Summer,” the Grammy-winning singer captioned the video, shared on…

Source: FG Trade / Getty   On June 24, the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, giving individual states the power to decide whether to provide crucial access to abortion services. Now that we are officially entering the post-Roe United States, the consequences could have a devastating impact on Black women. According to…

Lori Harvey seemingly is tossing out a few hints that she’s enjoying being single again. Harvey, 25, and her boyfriend of over a year, Michael B. Jordan, 35, ended their Instagram-worthy romance just as summer kicked off. The Burberry model has been unsurprisingly tight-lipped when publicly addressing the breakup, although her decision to quickly remove…

REVIEW: A documentary about Roy Hargrove, shown at Tribeca Film Festival, celebrates the late trumpeter but leaves holes in his important story. When Grammy-winning keyboardist/composer Robert Glasper first saw Roy Hargrove perform, he had a firm idea of what jazz musicians looked like and how they played. When high schooler Glasper saw Hargrove with his…

Republicans, for their part, sought to downplay their excitement about winning the decades-long fight against abortion rights, aware that the ruling could energize the Democratic base, particularly suburban women The shock quickly turned to sadness for Victoria Lowe. The 37-year-old lawyer, working outside a cafe in suburban Bucks County, Pennsylvania, said she couldn’t believe the…

OPINION: In a series for Black Music Month, Panama asks one of the all-important questions about Black movies: Which is better: the soundtrack or the movie? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s June in Black America, which means that it’s also Black…

Source: ERIN SCHAFF / Getty Social media is always good for providing Black folks with a gentle reminder that right-wingers aren’t the only white folks we need to watch out for. There’s a reason the largely metaphorical “cookout invite” thing has become a thing of controversy within the Black community. White liberals be getting way…