Plaintiffs claimed federal regulators did not consider other locations for the Center that would be “much less harmful to protected resources.” A lawsuit filed by Protect Our Parks and other individuals against the city of Chicago, Chicago Park District, the Obama Foundation, and others has been dismissed by a federal judge. According to The Hill, the…
A South Philadelphia school named for a slavery-supporting president now honors a former slave who is Coppin State University’s namesake. A Philadelphia school named after a slavery-supporting president has gotten a new moniker. As reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, the former Andrew Jackson Elementary was renamed Fanny Jackson Coppin School after the pioneering Black Philadelphia…
Source: Future Publishing / Getty So, it looks like the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is finally trying to rid itself of the sexual predators that have been darkening its prestigious hallways for years, decades and generations. On Tuesday, the academy made its decision to expel director Roman Polanski and the purveyor of…
American fashion brand Polo Ralph Lauren launched a new capsule inspired by two prestigious and historic Black colleges. The release was unprecedented as thousands of alumni, students and supporters flooded the website for pre-orders and lined up outside stores to purchase the limited-edition apparel. Weeks after the announcement was made public, Spelman College and Morehouse…
Flores’ accusations are part of the former Miami Dolphins head coach’s lawsuit against the NFL claiming racial discrimination. Mary Jo White, a former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been appointed by the National Football League to oversee its investigation into Brian…
Fans were shocked to find out ex-couple Keyshia Cole and Daniel “Booby” Gibson were joining the fourth season of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” in 2017. That same year, the singer officially filed for divorce after three years of separation. Gibson and Cole’s six-year marriage ended likely due to the retired athlete allegedly cheating…
Racial harassment in the Davis School District in Utah is so severe that the U.S. Department of Justice had to intervene, but that has not stopped the blatant racism Black students deal with daily, according to a new lawsuit obtained by Atlanta Black Star. High school locker room with basketball team players (Stock Photo/Getty) Nicole…
TheGrio was present during a Senate roundtable with Black media, where concern was expressed about how COVID-19 could impact the Supreme Court confirmation vote for Ketanji Brown Jackson. President Joe Biden received his second booster shot Wednesday as the FDA approved the second round of COVID-19 booster shots for Americans 50 and older, signaling that…
According to the campus newspaper, the viral video appeared to have been filmed by a freshman and shared on Snapchat. At least two University of Houston volleyball players are in hot water after sharing a video of themselves on social media laughing and mocking an infamous 1935 lynching of two Black teenagers. According to the…
Source: Kirk Irwin / Getty Conservative Talk Show Host Armstrong Williams stopped by the Russ Parr Morning Show to talk about the January 6th incident that left quite a few prominent Republicans in some serious trouble. MORE: Clarence Thomas Sounds Like A Fox Pundit Railing At Non-Existent Cancel Culture And Court Expansion 7+ hours of…
