Source: Catherine McQueen / Getty The criminal punishment system is killing my community and taking my son with it. Recent Fox News headlines assert that liberation work is harmful to Black people. The coverage feeds into an old racist trope that Black people are incapable of knowing how to care for themselves and that we…
Retired NFL running back Marshawn Lynch is taking his love for sports from the football field to the front office. According to Bleacher Report, the Oakland native became part-owner of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken team. Macklemore and Marshawn Lynch are the newest minority owners of the Seattle Kraken. More: https://t.co/jlqwb2H5od pic.twitter.com/rViIcvTKEn — ESPN (@espn) April…
Black founders throughout the country are using entrepreneurship and ownership to reclaim their communities in the face of gentrification. According to the Miami Herald, NBA player Udonis Haslem has teamed up with the cryptocurrency company FTX to provide small BIPOC and women-owned businesses in his hometown with funding. Heat’s Udonis Haslem and FTX giving $100,000…
Black Americans suffer disproportionately from climate change. Administration officials tell theGrio the White House is working to address it. The United States has experienced a record number of natural disasters over the years due to climate change, and these disasters have cost billions of dollars and put the health and livelihoods of Americans at risk. …
Former “Love & Hip-Hop” star Erica Dixon opened up about having a child with autism recently. Dixon shared a picture of her herself with her three children on Instagram along with a caption supporting Autism Awareness month Dixon captioned the post, “April is Autism Awareness month so we lit this photoshoot up blue for baby girl!!!…
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cory Moses of Brooklyn, New York, chose to bike around the city whenever possible rather than use mass transit. He also genuinely enjoyed biking, but on Oct, 25, 2020, as he was pedaling through his borough’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood his life flashed before his eyes . “I was just…
Claims against ex-teacher Geraldine Cook include that she choked a Black boy and marched him to the principal’s office with his hands behind his back. Settlements have reportedly been reached in two federal civil rights lawsuits accusing a former second grade teacher in Minnesota of physically assaulting and segregating Black students. The Star Tribune reported…
Before booking your next getaway, check out a list of ecotourism destinations that give back to the community and the environment. On Friday, April 22, we celebrated Earth Day—an annual holiday that gives voice to environmental consciousness. However, in all honesty, with as much information as we have about the state of the environment, making…
When you are someone as amazing as Cathy Hughes, and your birthday falls on a Friday, you get to celebrate all weekend. A tribute video from the iOne Digital family commemorates another rotation around the sun for the woman who started it all. Some familiar faces appear in the video tribute including Tank and the…
Two New Jersey police officers are suing their department for alleged retaliation after they complained about a fellow cop engaging in blatant racial profiling. Both officers have made history in diversity, equity and inclusion in the department, but say they still have experienced discrimination and that the department has systemically punished them for speaking out…
