Wright’s family members “hope and believe the measures of change to policing, policies and training will create important improvements to the community in Daunte’s name.” The family of Daunte Wright, who was shot and killed by Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center police officer, has settled with the city. The city of Brooklyn Center will…
Earle Brown owned the farm that later became the Village of Brooklyn Center in 1911. He also served two terms as the sheriff of Hennepin County. The city council of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, has passed a resolution to rename the city-owned convention and event center, which was previously named for an early resident who was…
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) gestures to Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) while leaving after questioning U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council Annual Report to Congress on May 10, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. | Source: Pool / Getty Black…
Col. Leland Tony Shepherd, a decorated member of the Army National Guard, is now leading in the Arkansas branch of the military reserve, making him the first Black person to hold his new top-ranking position. Shepherd was promoted to brigadier general, assuming command of the Arkansas Army National Guard on June 12 at Camp Robinson…
Walmart said it will extend coverage to Louisiana, Indiana and Illinois because of the potential for instant impact for employees. NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to enlist the services of a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, to address racial inequities in maternal…
The online giant said both Alicia Boler Davis and David Bozeman “decided to explore new opportunities outside Amazon.” Recent departures in the senior leadership ranks at Amazon have left the company with no Black executives on its most senior team. According to The New York Times, both Alicia Boler Davis, the senior vice president of…
Toya Johnson and her fiancé Robert “Red” Rushing are preparing to walk down the aisle later this year in October after announcing their wedding date in April, but it looks like Johnson wants her fiancé to get a head start now on one wedding-day ritual. The couple began dating in 2017, and share a 4-year-old daughter…
OPINION: Any artist who has been around as long and as successfully as Queen Latifah deserves all the praise. 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 recently watched the Netflix release Hustle, which stars Adam Sandler as Stanley Sugerman, a scout for the…
Steve King in 2019. | Source: Joshua Lott / Getty Do y’all remember Steve King? No, not Stephen King, the guy who writes really good books but occasionally says something racist. I’m talking about the former Republican congressman from Iowa who, in his last term, was stripped of all his committee assignments because he was…
A collection of clergy gathered to talk about the state of their denomination during their annual religious convention. The conversation of race came up in one session, exposing large wedges within congregations about Black members not feeling fully “embraced.” One minister was critical of white pastors, calling them “whores for Trump” after they rallied behind…
