The giant retailer chose the former U.S. attorney general to examine its policies’ impact on diversity, equity and inclusion. Online retail giant Amazon will conduct a racial-equity audit to examine its policies’ impact on diversity, equity and inclusion, according to a report from CNBC. The audit was disclosed in a recent proxy filing in response to…
Trick Daddy had the Beyhive ready to fight over his controversial comments about Beyoncé‘s singing talent last year. During a Clubhouse chat room in June 2021, Trick said, “Beyoncé don’t write music and barely can sing her motherf—-in’ self, Beyoncé can’t sing! Man, I watched my godmama train Beyoncé, vocal lessons all her career.” The Miami native…
Michigan parents are outraged at their children’s school administrators and the guardians of a kindergartener who brought alcohol to school and distributed it to her tiny classmates. One mom, whose daughter was “a little woozy,” said, “it shouldn’t have happened.” Outraged mother demands accountability (Pexels/Fox Screengrab) On Thursday, April 14, school officials at the Grand River Academy…
After being traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Denver Broncos, Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara are setting up shop, buying a home for themselves and their ever-expanding family. Sources say their home is the most expensive single-family home ever sold in the history of the city. Front Office Sports stated the mansion is located in…
OPINION: Chris Rock’s 2009 documentary about Black women and the lengths they go through dealing with their hair remains relevant to this day. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Watch “Good Hair” free on-demand on theGrio’s streaming app. Download it here. Chris Rock’s…
Source: rparobe / Getty Black women love cycling too, and one national organization is striving to reinforce the sentiment. Founded by diehard cyclist Monica Garrison in 2013, the Black Girls Do Bike organization is a bustling community dedicated to uniting women of color who love cycling from all walks of life. The group, which…
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Minnesota police officers can’t seem to stay out of the news. Last week, police officers in Maplewood, MN, detained and handcuffed four children ages 10-16 after reports of gunshots in an area nearby. The incident happened one day after the anniversary of former officer Kim Potter killing Daunte Wright….
Banking giant Wells Fargo has been embroiled in many discrimination lawsuits over the years, the most recent one in February for discriminatory lending practices. As a result of Wells Fargo’s discriminatory lending practices against Black homebuyers, New York City has announced the city government will not open any new bank accounts with Wells Fargo &…
Monica paid another visit to her prison bae Corey “C-Murder” Miller, who is currently serving a life sentence for the 2002 murder of 16-year-old Steven Thomas. The New Orleans native was signed to Master P’s No Limit Record label in the ’90s and released hits such as “Down for My N’s,” featuring Snoop Dogg. Monica has…
The Florida Department of Education has rejected more than 50 math textbooks for the next school year for not meeting its curriculum standards or containing prohibited topics, including what the state claims is critical race theory. However, they’ve left many in the dark who are eager to learn exactly how math books fit into the…
