Mental health advocate Paige Gaines proves there is life beyond a suicide attempt and mental health diagnosis. Editor’s note: The following article discusses mental health and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know needs support, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 for 24-hour support. Photo:AdobeStock Paige Gaines first attempted suicide at twelve…
OPINION: Netflix’s new three-part docuseries, a 20-year study of Ye’s life, is a valuable tool to understand who he is and where he comes from. We talk a lot about Kanye’s ego. It’s massive and corrosive; it leads him to make great music and fight publicly with family and friends; it leads him to wear…
A white employee from Nebraska has lost their job after allegedly calling a flight attendant a racial slur. The company issued a statement not only distancing itself from the former employee, but unequivocally rejecting the bigoted remark. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the person was booked on Delta Flight 5593 on Monday, Feb. 7, at 1:10 pm,…
South Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal overturned former officer Jonathan Aledda’s conviction of misdemeanor culpable negligence. The conviction of a former North Miami police officer who shot an autistic man’s caretaker in a 2016 incident that enraged many Americans and sparked early calls for justice, has been overturned, according to CNN. South Florida’s Third District…
Source: L. Toshio Kishiyama / Getty Some white people are so racist, they’re racist on accident because their idea of not being racist is racist. Does that make sense? If not, a good example is when so-called “pro-life” white people try to draw Black people into their agenda by citing the number of abortions that…
Tia Mowry‘s daughter Cairo Hardrict became the center of attention on Feb. 16, after the 3-year-old participated in her first solo transition video. A transition is a video editing technique that combines separate clips. In the fashion post shared on Instagram, Hardrict, who is wearing a casual blue shirt, is seen playing with a toy…
A letter sent to Indiana parents with a directive to sign and return if they choose to decline the lessons for their kids went viral. An elementary school in Indiana sparked controversy this weekend after a letter sent by a school counselor went viral. The letter gave parents the option to decline to participate in…
Source: adamkaz / Getty As stealthy Republican lawmakers work to enact a redistricting plan that disenfranchises Black, Brown, and economically impacted people, one really starts to wonder, “What is Power?” Power is everything. It is so important to some that they will engineer the rules to maintain it. Tennessee’s Republican lawmakers recognize power. They clearly…
Michael B. Jordan and Lori Harvey have only been together for over a year and fans are head over heels with the sexy couple. Aside from their good looks, the actor and his model/entrepreneur bae are known to express their adoration for each other on social media. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Feb. 16,…
The outstanding four-part docuseries, currently airing on The Smithsonian Channel, is a must-watch during Black History Month. Currently airing on The Smithsonian Channel, the four-part docuseries One Thousand Years of Slavery is one of the biggest releases during Black History Month, and theGrio has five reasons why this captivating program should be at the top…
