The Grammy award-winning artist said she will remove “spaz” from the updated recording of the song, which appears on her upcoming album, “Special. Lizzo announced on social media that the lyrics to her new single, “GRRRLS,” will be changed after complaints about her use of an ableist slur. As reported by Deadline, the track was…
Brandon Brundidge tried new things like taking the training wheels off his bike and even jumping into the pool. For one Minnesota boy, signs that bore coded words attacking President Joe Biden were instead viewed as markers cheering him through his fears. Sheletta Brundidge said her son Brandon saw the signs in Texas that read,…
Despite Walker’s assertions over the years, there’s no evidence that the Georgia Republican hopeful’s claims are true. U.S. Senate candidate and former football player Herschel Walker is claiming that he has a history of working in law enforcement. There is no evidence, however, that the Georgia Republican hopeful’s claims are true. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asserts…
While many rushed to pick sides after Academy Award-winning actor Will Smith walked on stage and smacked comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head at the 94th-annual Academy Awards ceremony in March, Tyler Perry dealt with the difficulties of maintaining friendships with both men. Roughly three months…
The joint effort between the Small Business Administration (SBA) and National Pan-Hellenic Council will promote financial literacy, outreach, and capital access opportunities. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced on Tuesday a landmark partnership with the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) — a collective of the nation’s historically Black fraternities and sororities — aimed to address…
The Orange County Medical Examiner says Sampson weighed 383 pounds; the Orlando Free Fall’s weight limit is 287 pounds. An autopsy confirmed that 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who fell to his death from a Florida amusement park ride in March, exceeded the ride’s weight capacity by nearly 100 pounds. The autopsy report from the Orange County…
A New York foundation has apologized for its role in the Tuskegee experiment, which killed hundreds of Black men 90 years ago. Money from the Milbank Memorial Fund was used to lure families deeper into the government scheme to test the effects of syphilis on humans. For 40 years, the fund offered up to $100…
Former Trump campaign Lawyer Rudy Giuliani is displayed on a screen during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty At this point, it’s hard to tell whether Rudy Giuliani believes his own nonsense…
OPINION: There’s nothing better than a good rap song that tells a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. These songs do that. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. One of my favorite things about hip-hop and rap music, in particular,…
A new plaque honoring the legacy of Virgil D. Hawkins was mounted at the site of his former law office in Leesburg, Florida. The story of Virgil D. Hawkins life is one of great personal sacrifice. Hawkins was a “civil rights advocate who fought to end segregation at the University of Florida College of Law,”…
