Benjamin, a Democrat, was accused in an indictment of participating in a scheme to obtain campaign contributions from a real estate developer in exchange for state grant money. New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, creating a political crisis…
“Everything ended out working perfectly,” said Destiny Brannon. Destiny Brannon went viral in 2018 after her valedictorian title was stripped by a Texas high school due to an alleged technicality. Four years later, the young woman is set to graduate college with very little debt thanks to generous support from strangers. “Everything ended out working…
Attorney General Keith Ellison reportedly has until the end of May to file an appeal Daunte Wright’s mother says her son’s death has turned her into an activist. As reported by the Star Tribune, Monday marked one year since Wright, 20, was fatally shot by former Minnesota police officer Kimberly Potter. Left to right: Former…
OPINION: Amy Wax’s appearance on Tucker Carlson’s nightly farce exposed a softer, gentler side of white nationalism that many people have never considered. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I want to apologize to Tucker Carlson. First of all, there may be a…
A famous quote by Coco Chanel goes, “A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.” It appears that change may have crossed Tammy Rivera‘s mind on April 11, after the star shared a throwback image of her sporting a shorter hairdo. This post comes weeks after Rivera confirmed that she and her husband…
In the magazine’s May 2022 issue, cover star Rihanna discusses her belly-baring style, life with A$AP Rocky, and her long-awaited new music. To date, Rihanna’s first pregnancy has been full of memorable fashion moments. But as Black Maternal Health Week launched, the multi-hyphenate megastar made her most iconic maternity fashion statement yet, covering the May…
Source: Grant Halverson / Getty Cam Newton is probably not in the best position to be telling anyone they need to know when to STFU. And yet, here he is showing the world that he has learned nothing from the time he got dragged and lost endorsements over sexist remarks he made to a female…
Amber Riley is single again! After being engaged for over a year, the ‘Glee’ star has officially split from her fiancé Desean Black. Riley revealed the status of their relationship on the “Nice & Neat” podcast when asked if she was single like her character on Lifetime’s “Single Black Female.” She replied, “I am a…
Warren plays Mamie Till-Mobley, who lost her teenage son, Emmett Till to racist violence in 1955 One of the year’s most impactful shows thus far is the Women of the Movement limited series. The six-episode program on ABC follows Adrienne Warren as Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy killed after…
This disparity study is the county’s strategy to give their lawyers better ammunition to argue the case for new procurement rules. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has announced a new “disparity study” to investigate and quantify biases against women, Black and Hispanic-owned businesses in the awarding of contracts from the county’s $3 billion contract budget…
