People walk past the John Harvard statue at Harvard University’s main campus on December 19, 2000, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Source: Darren McCollester / Getty Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) across the country could begin an intriguing partnership with one of the most renowned universities in the world. Harvard University announced this week its…
New York state and the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are accusing MoneyGram International Inc. of harming customers by delaying international money transfers, failing to disclose prices as well as not informing users when the funds would arrive. In this photo illustration, MoneyGram International, Inc. logo is seen displayed on a smartphone and a pc…
Tami Roman’s daughter and aspiring artist Jazz Anderson isn’t pleased with how rising rapper Coi Leray addressed her mother earlier this week after the former reality star weighed in on the reignited feud between the “Twinnem” musician’s dad, Benzino, and television boss 50 Cent. Freestyling to Coi’s latest single “Blick Blick” featuring industry veteran Nicki…
Both Confederate Memorial Day and Confederate Heritage Month are celebrated in April in Mississippi On a day that many state and local government offices were closed for Confederate Memorial Day in Mississippi, protesters on Monday said the state needs to stop commemorating the Confederacy. Several members of Indivisible Northeast Mississippi held signs denouncing the holiday…
A new documentary film about the police standoff that led to the death of Korryn Gaines is in the works. Gaines died at the hands of the Baltimore County Police Department after she was shot to death inside her apartment on Aug. 1, 2016, near Baltimore in Randallstown, Maryland. The film will be directed…
British sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner, sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos, were stopped with their baby in the car but without evidence of any crime committed Five officers from London’s Metropolitan Police will face a gross misconduct hearing over the stop and search of two Black athletes, the force said Wednesday. Bianca Williams and her…
Fans and supporters are encouraged to “come and celebrate” her birthday with a balloon release The family of Cheslie Kryst, the beloved beauty queen who died by suicide earlier this year, announced a public vigil is being held Thursday to mark her 31st birthday. As reported by Good Morning America, the event will be held…
The American Black Film Festival returns in June with a hybrid ceremony in Miami The American Black Film Festival is back for its 26th year, and theGrio has the official list of film selections for the festival taking place both in-person and virtually in Miami this June. As theGrio previously reported, ABFF spends every year celebrating…
A Texas man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that he was fired for complaining about his co-worker’s racist behavior. Christoper Vickers’ supervisor at Bison Speciality Services openly made jokes about Black people and bragged about being affiliated with a white supremacist gang. When Vickers complained to his superiors, the company fired him, a lawsuit…
TheGrio has an exclusive look at the upcoming film based on the true story of a San Francisco entrepreneur set to hit theaters this June Get ready for I’m Charlie Walker. The upcoming film from Shout Studios will debut this June, and theGrio has an exclusive look at the trailer for the film starring Mike…
