From politicians to Stevie Wonder and the NFL, theGrio’s Cleared Up series breaks down the two-decades-long fight to making Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday a federal holiday. Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but with so much of Dr. King’s dream still unrealized, many people feel the holiday was created as merely a…

Last fall, Jalani Lovett, a 27-year-old Black man, died in his jail cell in Southern California. An official autopsy declared his death “accidental,” but a toxicology report showed that Lovett had fentanyl and heroin in his system.  Lovett was in solitary confinement at the time of his death. His family is outraged and wants answers…

In a video address, the president urged the country to live up to King’s ideals Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday. Martin Luther King Day…

OPINION: Both sides of the political aisle love to claim the civil rights icon while failing to live up to his ideals and conveniently sidestepping his more radical politics. “Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.” —Dr. Martin…

Savannah James has broken the internet with several beautiful looks in the last few months and now she’s serving up another grown and sexy vibe on her Instagram. James uploaded a short video on Jan. 17, of her wearing a black suit dress with fur added to the bottom and on the ends of both…

A new database reveals the number of elected officials in the nation’s history who at some point in their lives owned enslaved Africans: 1,700. This week the Washington Post published a report about its research into which American politicians owned enslaved Africans. Sen. Edward Lloyd V of Maryland is named in report highlighting thousands of…

Tia Mowry dropped a little sugar and spice on fans’ timelines that not only had them begging for more but also wondering whether her husband, actor Cory Hardrict, had anything to do with the sexy images. “The Game” actress showed followers some skin in a series of images she posted while relaxing in bed in…

“Our economy has never worked fairly for Black Americans – or, really, for any American of color,” Yellen said on Monday. The U.S. Treasury has made progress addressing economic inequality affecting Black Americans since President Joe Biden took office a year ago, but it still has a long way to go, according to Treasury secretary…

Ne-Yo has contributed his fair share of love songs to the R&B game throughout the course of his nearly 25-year career, writing and producing for both himself and a number of other notable artists, and it’s his expert opinion that the current state of the genre isn’t helping Black love flourish in the way that…

OPINION: AFSCME President Lee Saunders says we are experiencing a nationwide attack on our democracy that demands swift and bold federal action. “So long as I do not firmly and irrevocably possess the right to vote I do not possess myself,” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said. “I cannot make up my mind—it…