Opinion: Consider this a friendly reminder that players aren’t compensated for the labor that produces ginormous bags of money for everyone else. March Madness is back, signaling a return of office pools, watch parties, and—if we’re lucky—a bunch of buzzer-beating baskets throughout the tournaments. It’s also a fine time to recall a dirty detail about…
Police video shows Arizona officers surrounding a Black man at a credit union after being erroneously told he was attempting to get money from the financial institution with a fraudulent check. The manager called the police before fully verifying the check with the person that wrote it. Police bodycam footage screengrab According to 12 News,…
Source: mbell / Getty At some point during Donald Trump‘s miserable presidency, I remember joking that the next white male presidential candidate to come after him won’t have a chance because Trump had set a bad example for his whole demographic—because that’s still the way that works, right? Because during Barack Obama‘s presidency, especially during…
The historic deal grants free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO cable, linear, streaming, broadcast, VOD and pay-per-view rights to SWAC sporting events. Allen Media Group, owned by Byron Allen, announced that its free-streaming digital platform, HBCU GO, the leading media provider for the nation’s 105 historically Black colleges and universities, is entering into a multi-year partnership…
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Secretary Tom Vilsack and members of a 15-member equity commission tell theGrio the USDA’s aim is to redress the wrongs of the past. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responding to President Joe Biden’s executive order to form a 15-member independent equity commission intended to fix discrimination in its ranks, particularly aimed…
Whether it’s in person or on-screen, ladies love seeing Leon‘s handsome face. The legendary actor, who could pass for 20, recently celebrated his 60th birthday last week by having dinner with his mother. Along with a photo to showcase their good family genes, Leon wrote in the caption, “Keeping it #oldschool with my mom on…
Dallas paramedics were called to assist an injured middle school substitute teacher after he was hit in the head with a chair by a student in the class. Video of the incident, one showing the educator retaliating by throwing two chairs at the child, went viral, prompting the district to cancel classes at the school…
The freshman ABC sitcom has been a hit since it premiered this year, nearly quadrupling it’s ratings week after week Get ready for more Abbott Elementary. This week, ABC announced that the critical and ratings smash will return for a second season. From the mind of Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary has become one of the…
Ryan Coogler poses for a portrait backstage during ABFF Talks: A Conversation with Ryan Coogler at the New World Symphony Center during the 22nd Annual American Black Film Festival on June 16, 2018, in Miami Beach, Florida. | Source: Jason Koerner / Getty For years, Atlanta has ranked among the top cities for Black people…
Actor Samuel Jackson says his family has a history of dementia and believes that working is a way that he can “fight the fear” of the age-specific illness. While promoting his new TV series, “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey,” a production about a 93-year-old man suffering from dementia that gets a gift of memory,…
