OPINION: With the failed hiring of former Baylor coach Art Briles along with this latest move, it’s clear the university’s athletics department is putting the mission of winning over the mission of molding and developing young Black adults. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on…
A Florida man was killed after his coworker ran him over with a bulldozer. Police say it was an accident, but the family of Aaron Henderson, a 40-year-old father of two, wants the man behind the controls of the bulldozer arrested and charged. “Aaron still had a whole lot of life, he didn’t deserve to…
Source: Ira L. Black – Corbis / Getty The fight for women’s reproductive rights continues as states across the nation work fast to sign laws that will restrict or potentially ban abortion. Black and Brown women could feel the brunt of the storm, as abortion rates tend to be higher for the groups…
Meagan Good and Devon Franklin’s journey as husband and wife is seemingly officially over after reports say the former couple has reached a divorce settlement by default. According to legal documents obtained by Radar Online, Franklin is asking the judge presiding over the case to grant him a default decision, meaning their separation would be…
E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co. is not your run-of-the-mill moving company. John T. Ward founded it in 1881, in Columbus, Ohio, making it now the oldest Black-owned business in the nation. But Ward was more than an entrepreneur; he was a conductor on the Underground Railroad first. He transported enslaved people from one depot…
OPINION: In one of the show’s best episodes, we get a hilarious glimpse at what paying reparations would look like for white people. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Episode 4, “The Big Payback” is one of the best Atlanta episodes of all…
Monica and Corey “C-Murder” Miller‘s love story dates back to the late 1990s, after the pair was introduced by rapper Foxy Brown. Although details surrounding the timeline of when Monica and Corey became an item are unclear, the brief romance reportedly ended shortly before the rapper got married in 1999, to his now ex-wife Dionne…
Singer LeToya Luckett spoke out about her exit from the group Destiny’s Child with singers Beyoncé Knowles and Kelly Rowland. Luckett was a guest on the “Good Moms Bad Choices Podcast” on April 7 and was asked about her experience with the group. After the “Bills, Bills, Bills” singer was asked about her greatest lesson…
The Prime Video series is based on the 2005 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie action film of the same name. Prime Video has found its new Mrs. for its forthcoming series Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The show’s star Donald Glover announced that actress Maya Erskine will star opposite him in the reimagining of the 2005…
A new study shows individuals who graduate from Historically Black Colleges and Universities create an economic impact of $14.8 billion in the American economy. The report contends if alumni of these schools were viewed as a business, they would be ranked in the 200 of Forbes Fortune 500 list. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post…
