The dad of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who died after slipping out of his seat on a drop-tower ride in Florida this spring, is speaking out after spending his first Father’s Day without his son. The father asked not only for the attraction to come down, but for the amusement park to erect a permanent…
OPINION: A challenge coin depicting a U.S. Border Patrol agent chasing a Haitian immigrant looks like an image from slavery and reflects the behavior and cruelty some Americans find acceptable. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Somehow, some Americans believe that it’s OK…
The 14-foot bronze Freedom Suits Memorial statue has been placed in downtown St. Louis. Hundreds of enslaved Black Americans who filed lawsuits seeking freedom in Missouri in the 1850s are being honored with a new monument in St. Louis. As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the 14-foot bronze Freedom Suits Memorial statue has been…
Bishop Robert McManus argued in a decree that the flags contradict the Catholic faith. A Jesuit middle school in Massachusetts has been stripped of its “Catholic” status after refusing to take down Black Lives Matter and gay pride flags. The Diocese of Worcester announced on Thursday that the Nativity School of Worcester may no longer…
Dave Chappelle performs onstage during the Dave Chappelle theatre dedication ceremony at Duke Ellington School of the Arts on June 20, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Shannon Finney / Getty Dave Chappelle on Monday spoke out about the backlash he’s received following what critics have decried as the transphobic jokes he has told during…
The buildings were previously named for William Paca and Charles Carroll, elected officials and Declaration of Independence signers who enslaved hundreds of people. TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Two Towson University dormitories that were once named for signers of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved hundreds are being renamed for the school’s first Black graduates. The…
Other recommendations for reducing SIDS risk include human milk feeding, using a pacifier, routine immunizations, as well as avoiding exposure to nicotine and abstinence from alcohol, marijuana, opioids and illicit drugs. With its first update to safe-sleep guidelines for infants in more than five years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is emphasizing that co-sleeping…
La La Anthony took to Instagram on June 20 to showcase her son Kiyan Anthony‘s new look. La La, who is currently going through a divorce with Carmelo Anthony for his allegedly cheating and fathering another child, shares the 15-year-old with the Los Angeles Lakers player. La La Anthony’s son Kiyan Anthony debuts a new…
A new investigation reveals more than half of U.S. adults have gone into debt due to health care costs—and many are denied care due to those outstanding debts. Elizabeth Woodruff drained her retirement account and took on three jobs after she and her husband were sued for nearly $10,000 by the New York hospital where…
Comedian Dave Chappelle will forgo putting his name on a new performing arts theater at his former high school following the fallout from his controversial Netflix comedy special “The Closer.” Instead, the space will now be known as the “Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression,” the Hollywood veteran told WRC-TV. The decision was made public…
