Source: Boston Globe / Getty When money takes precedent over morals, bad things tend to happen. Monica Cannon-Grant, CEO and founder of the nonprofit Violence in Boston, found that out the hard way after she and her husband were indicted then charged with federal fraud crimes. The couple allegedly used money from their nonprofit…
Pastor Brian Carn gave $35 gas cards to Charlotte residents, bemoaning moments when “people have to make a choice between gas and children going to school or eating.” A pastor in Charlotte, North Carolina, tried to help ease the pain his community is feeling financially with a $10,000 gas gift card giveaway that he dubbed…
Ciara had fans gushing over her relationship with husband Russell Wilson on March 14, after sharing a two-for-one vacation upload on Instagram. This post comes days after Wilson announced he would be leaving the Seattle Seahawks following reports that the football player was traded to the Denver Broncos. Wilson, who was a quarterback for the…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Y‘all, I don’t mean to keep picking on Herschel Walker. I’m sure that when he’s not running for a Senate seat he has no business sitting in he’s a fairly nice guy. And Lord knows I don’t typically enjoy sitting behind this keyboard and calling a Black person dumb. On…
OPINION: No matter how you feel about his so-called crimes, sending the actor to prison is overkill and an outrageous abuse of power by the city of Chicago. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. No matter what you think of the Jussie Smollett…
LGBTQ youth in Florida fear the impact of the new bill that is set to become law with Gov. Ron DeSantis’s signature. The Florida legislation dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill will soon become law with the signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis, and queer Black and Latinx youth in the state are worried about how…
A white North Carolina woman is the subject of a criminal investigation after stealing a “Black Lives Matter” sign out of another person’s front yard. The theft was caught on the victim’s Ring camera located near the property’s front door. Woman removing sign from a yard (WSOC-TV Screengrab) According to WSOC-TV, an unidentified woman trespassed on Melanie…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for seniors, saying data from Israel suggests older adults would benefit. Currently the U.S. urges two primary shots followed months later by a booster dose for everyone age 12 and older. The new…
Some criminal justice advocates have warned that unless something definitive transforms policing and the criminal justice system, it could become more difficult to mobilize dissatisfied Black voters in the midterm elections. NEW YORK (AP) — Few Americans believe there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment for Black people…
Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict have become the poster couple for Black love and couples all over the world. Their latest Instagram photos have fans swooning over the married couple that shares two children. “We’re mom & dad but we still got it,” said Mowry in the caption, sharing two photos and a video of…
