Bloomberg broke the news of Jefferson’s anticipated appointment Monday afternoon. The Biden administration is planning to appoint Davidson College economist and administrator Philip Jefferson to fill a seat on the Federal Reserve board of governors, according to people familiar with the matter who recently spoke with Bloomberg. If he’s confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Jefferson would…
“I couldn’t even believe what I was seeing,” officer Laquandia Cooley told reporters on Monday. A Mississippi police officer experienced every parent’s worst nightmare over the weekend when she responded to a call about a shooting and found her own son dead at the scene. Officer Laquandia Cooley told WLBT-TV that she went into a state…
Lil Wayne‘s bodyguard has changed his mind and decided to press charges against the Young Money Entertainment boss after initially maintaining that he wouldn’t be taking any legal action. In early December, the rapper and his unnamed bodyguard were reportedly involved in an altercation at Wayne’s Hidden Hills, California, home after the “Lollipop” rapper accused…
The comedy comes from the mind of Quinta Brunson and focuses on the education system with a heartfelt and hilarious lens ABC’s newest comedy, Abbott Elementary, premieres tonight, and theGrio has five reasons you shouldn’t miss this series from the mind of Quinta Brunson. Abbott Elementary aired its pilot episode a few weeks ago, following…
“We will work to make Pittsburgh the Pittsburgh you voted for,” Gainey said during his inauguration ceremony. The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a new mayor and his name is Ed Gainey. The 51-year-old former state lawmaker took his oath of office Monday afternoon, two months after defeating retired police officer Tony Moreno to become…
There are white people out there who just wake up with the Black Lives Matter movement on their minds and buckets at the side of their beds to catch their morning flow of white tears. They move through their days with BLM on the brain and are ready to lash out at the movement whenever…
Philander Smith College, one of the schools with the highest four-year graduation rates out of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, has received the largest donation in the school’s history. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, the college will receive $2.5 million from an anonymous donor to support low-income students desiring to obtain a bachelor’s…
The company’s creator, Chris-Tia Donaldson, died in November at age 42, but her legacy and brand live on through the TGIN Foundation. Black hair is the epitome of versatility. From protective styles to natural hair on the flow, the amount of styles that can be done on Black hair appears to be limitless. Regardless of…
Benjamin designs virtual reality spaces through his creative design company, named after his South Central L.A. streets. The metaverse is the latest advancement within the fast paced digital revolution we are currently living in. While many are trying to wrap their minds around the overall concept of the metaverse, in South Central Los Angeles, Jeremiah…
Tamar Braxton‘s abs became the overall topic on Monday, Jan. 3, in the singer’s comments section after flooding fans’ timelines with a two-for-one video upload. In the first Instagram post, the 44-year-old — who is wearing an all-denim ensemble donned with a few jewelry pieces, including hoop earrings and a necklace — is seen serving…
