Gov. Janet Mills has sent four nominees to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court since taking office in 2019, all unanimously confirmed. On Monday, Democratic Maine Governor Janet Mills nominated District Court Judge Rick E. Lawrence to serve as an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. If confirmed, Judge Lawrence would join the state’s…
News of an “I Am Legend” sequel left fans scratching their heads this week after many questioned how such a thing could be possible if Will Smith’s character, US Army virologist Robert Neville, died in the 2007 box office post-apocalyptic action thriller hit. Fans later speculated that the movie would most likely pick up from…
The final season of Black-ish is currently airing on ABC while the fourth year of Grown-ish continues on Freeform Get ready for more Grown-ish. That’s right, the popular Black-ish spin-off starring Yara Shahidi has officially been renewed for a fifth season. As theGrio previously reported, Grown-ish is deep into its fourth season on Freeform. The…
The study, originally published in the journal Nature, is the first to feature people who had brain scans before and after infection. Researchers have found that people who battled COVID-19 may have lasting damage to the gray matter and tissue of their brains versus those who were never infected with the virus. The New York…
Nyakim Gatwech, 29, is a model from South Sudan who has been modeling professionally for about four years, but she’s found herself in a different kind of limelight after a Columbia University professor’s tweet many on social media found offensive. “I feel like he’s unintentionally being racist, naturally if you want to give someone a…
Michael Hosinski assaults the unidentified student. | Source: @ABC7 / Twitter.com/ABC7 The power of white privilege is truly a force to behold. Last Thursday, a teacher at an Indiana high school was arrested after surveillance video showed him slapping and manhandling a student because the student was wearing a hoodie on school grounds. So, obviously,…
The rapper-actor-producer posted a fan-made mashup of a scene from “Power” and one from the 2009 film “Precious,” for which Mo’Nique won an Oscar. Rapper-turned-TV show producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has hinted that he plans to help comedienne Mo’Nique get back on television. He recently made a series of Instagram posts in which he…
Hot girl summer is on its way, but “Cuz I Love You” singer Lizzo is getting a head start. Fans are speculating the Grammy-winning singer has begun a new relationship after she shared a collage of photos and videos from her recent vacation on Instagram. According to the footage, the 33-year-old spent time with a…
The new tag is the brainchild of two Black women at Instagram, where Alexis Michelle Adjei is a data analyst and Cameryn Boyd is an engineer. Popular social media platform Instagram announced on Monday that it is introducing a new special tag that will help professional accounts and influencers get credit for their content. The…
OPINION: Russia has a violent, racist history against the LGBTQIA community. There’s no doubt that the WNBA star’s gender, sexuality and race are at play. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Over the weekend, I was shaken by the news that Russia had…
