Bodycam footage screenshot from Amir Locke’s police killing. Source: Minneapolis Police Department The Minneapolis Police Department is trying to control the narrative surrounding the shooting death of a young Black man this week during the botched execution of a no-knock warrant for which he was not the subject. It took just about 10 seconds in…
Autherine Lucy Foster Historic marker stands outside Bibb Graves Hall at the University Of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on July 5, 2018. | Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Only the most tone-deaf of college administrators could think it’s a good idea to “honor” its first Black student alongside a notable alumnus who just happened to…
Kenya Moore caused a social media frenzy on Feb. 2 after uploading a video with her “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star Shereé Whitfield. In the Instagram Reel, a 15-second multi-clip video, Moore, and Whitfield were seen hanging out at what appears to be a bridal shop. As the recording continued, the pair walked down the…
Four suspects have been arrested in connection to the September 2021 overdose death of Emmy-nominated actor and producer Michael K. Williams. In a statement released on Wednesday, Feb. 2, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams and Keechant Sewell, commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced narcotics conspiracy charges…
The controversial rock star worked with West on ‘Donda,’ with vocals and writing credits on ‘Jail Part 2.’ Kanye West is hard at work putting the finishing touches on his next album, Donda 2. The preceding album, Donda, included several guest features, including rocker Marilyn Manson. Now, according to a West collaborator, Manson may be…
The victim lost his hearing for several months. A former Louisville, Ky police officer will spend two years in prison for physically assaulting a protester during a 2020 demonstration over the death of Breonna Taylor. Cory P. Evans, 34, reportedly hit the protester in the back of the head with a riot baton. According to…
“You just don’t know how many people we’ve gone to that didn’t know the history of what happened in this building,” Leona Tate said. The newest marker on the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail honors the McDonogh Three, the first Black students to integrate McDonogh 19 Elementary School in 1960. On Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser…
Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke at his sentencing hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building on Jan. 18, 2019, in Chicago. | Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty The grandmother of a Black teenager who was murdered in a hail of bullets said the police officer who was convicted for the killing would still…
Writer Michael Appler says that the musical’s PR firm removed him for asking “difficult” questions of the cast about abuse allegations surrounding Michael Jackson Much attention is being paid to the new Broadway show, MJ The Musical, a production about the life and music of the late Michael Jackson. Fans are flocking to the show,…
In conversation with theGrio, the bestselling author connects the dots between recent local book bans and a broader, insidious political agenda. Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part interview with George M. Johnson. It’s also the first installment of theGrio’s series on the book ban debate, You Can’t Ban Black. What’s in a…
