Source: The Washington Post / Getty Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in today as the 116th Supreme Court justice. She is the first Black woman and only the third Black person to ever sit on the highest court in America. Jackson is also the first former public defender to join the Court. She fills a gap left…
Over 10,000 Tennesseans rely on the unemployment program, and for now, they’re not getting their payments, and there’s no timeline yet for when they will again A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment benefits and job seeking assistance for thousands of people in several states. In Tennessee, the website for unemployment benefits remained…
There are 11 schools that are eligible to compete for the university-affiliated research center, the first at a Black college. A new university-affiliated research center — or UARC — is on its way to being created at a historically Black college or university. While it is the Defense Department’s 15th UARC, it is the first…
Flint managers appointed by Snyder, a Republican, switched the city’s water to the Flint River in 2014 without properly treating it. Lead leached from old pipes for more than a year, a disastrous result. Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder invoked his right against self-incrimination Thursday and declined to answer questions at a civil trial arising from lead contamination…
The mid-season trailer for “Basketball Wives” season 10 dropped and to no surprise, more drama was revealed. RealityEntertainmentTV uploaded the preview onto its Instagram page, where it showcased what’s to come from the rest of the show. The teaser was filled with a bunch of miniscule scenes that surrounded a ladies’ trip to Vegas; scene…
Ten years of personal data belonging to state residents granted or denied permits was wrongly disclosed this week online, officials said. Ten years of personal data belonging to California residents who applied for gun permits was wrongly disclosed this week online, according to a statement from the state’s attorney general’s office. Per the Mercury News,…
Dr. Frank Hu, a nutrition professor at Harvard, said most experts in health concur that “processed meats are more harmful than nonprocessed meats.” Cooking with high heat adds to health risks. As summer kicks off, it’s also grilling season. But experts warn that you should know the risks before eating that grilled hot dog. “The…
Black Houston residents have disproportionately suffered for decades through exposure to hazardous chemicals that have killed generations of Black residents. Yet, the head of the agency meant to ensure the state has clean air and water shied away from acknowledging the presence of “environmental racism,” even though studies show it exists. More than 100 Houston…
Source: Andrew Lichtenstein / Getty We all know the story of 14-year-old Emmett Till, the vicious white monsters who tortured and killed him, and the racist white woman who set it all in motion. We know the white men were acquitted of the murder and that they admitted to it later but died before either…
OPINION: Oronike Odeleye, co-founder of #MuteRKelly, reflects on the sentencing and troubled legacy of the disgraced R&B star. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Black girls deserve more. That sentence is so fraught with controversy that it will probably cause lots of people…
