OPINION: With more Black team owners than the NFL, NBA and MLB combined and featuring cars emblazoned with the logos of HBCUs, NASCAR is making moves to attract Black fans. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The black-and-gold paint scheme immediately caught my…
A Michigan man has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Grand Rapids and its police department, accusing them of using excessive force. His lawyers allege the incident was racially motivated saying, they have to ask, “if this atrocity would have happened had his skin been white.” On Thursday, April 28, Fahirri Jasmall Dannah,…
Investigators determined that an officer never told prosecutors that body-worn camera footage existed. WINNSBORO, La. (AP) — State prosecutors have charged three Louisiana State Police troopers accused of beating a Black motorist, hoisting him to his feet by his hair braids and bragging in text messages that the “whoopin’” would give him “nightmares for a…
Some parents are cooking up their own homemade baby formula recipes using raw cow’s milk Baby formula is scarce across America, leaving many parents scrambling to find a solution amid reports of supply disruptions and a massive safety recall of many leading brands, according to The Associated Press. Some parents are cooking up their own…
Deborah McBride said her teenage son was healthy and had a normal life expectancy before dying in jail last June. A lawsuit has been filed in Jefferson County, Arkansas, against the county and the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Detention Center, where 18-year-old Dezman McBride died last year after being injured in a fight with another inmate. …
Source: Jamie Squire / Getty In today’s episode of Right-Wingers Say The Darndest Things—But Then Tey Gotta Pretend They Ain’t Say That Sh*t, Eric Reed, the trainer of Rich Strike, the horse who won the Kentucky Derby, is now in a race to distance himself from a sexist tweet he posted about Vice President Kamala…
The bride-to-be models an array of dramatic wedding looks in the cover story for Brides magazine’s Style Issue, alongside fiancé Brandon Frankel. The bride will not be wearing white. At least, that’s what Oscar-nominated actress (and author, producer and director) Gabourey Sidibe tells Brides magazine of her upcoming nuptials to fiancé Brandon Frankel, head of…
“My baby don’t play bout her Xscape performances” is a message T.I. used to describe his daughter Heiress Harris‘ demeanor when watching her mother, Tiny Harris, and her Xscape bandmates perform at the “Strength of a Woman” summit. The event, which took place this past weekend in Atlanta, Georgia, was created by Mary J. Blige….
Acting isn’t the only skill Academy Award-winning star Denzel Washington possesses. During a recent appearance at a local Boys & Girls Club of America’s National Conference in Chicago, the “Fences” star joined several staff members in a sing-along. Washington, who has a long and well-documented history with the organization that offers after-school programs to children…
The album, featuring guest spots from Run The Jewels, A$AP Rocky, and Raekwon, will be released on Aug. 12. Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter is dropping another solo album. The Roots frontman has teamed up with producer Danger Mouse for a collaborative project, Cheat Codes. The new album will be released on Aug. 12, via BMG….
