A white teacher in Queens, NY was arrested Thursday after he was accused of brutally throwing a Black student into a wall, then slamming him to the ground. MORE: Fired! Kentucky Teacher Who Fought Black Student On Video, Made Racist Comments Finally Loses Job Months Later Colin McNally, the PE teacher and Varsity Boys tennis…

Her film distribution company signed a multi-year first-look deal back in January 2021 Ava DuVernay‘s Array film distribution company has officially exited from Spotify. After announcing a multi-year first-look deal last year, a spokesperson for Array has announced their departure from the streaming giant. As theGrio previously reported, DuVernay’s company was set to produce multiple…

EXCLUSIVE: Several sources close to the White House describe to theGrio the thinking of the Biden White House as anticipation for the historic announcement builds. Vice President Kamala Harris is overseas and slated to meet with state leaders over rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia, a country that continues to violate a ceasefire peace agreement.  …

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families,” said a statement from Lincoln released Thursday. Lincoln University is in a state of mourning as one student was killed and two were stabbed in a violent encounter that took place this week at the historically Black college. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office…

Former “9-1-1” actor Rockmond Dunbar has filed a federal lawsuit in California against his former bosses Disney and 20th Television over his exit from the Fox series.  In legal documents obtained by People, Dunbar claims racial discrimination against the entertainment companies and alleges they refused to grant him a religious exemption and other vaccine-related accommodations…

The NFL has been experiencing another reckoning across racial and cultural lines lately. Now that Brian Flores has launched a lawsuit against the NFL and three of its teams, more voices from former NFL players are entering the collective conversation. However, former Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson believes that the league needs to make a…

Nick Cannon revealed during the Feb. 16, episode of his daytime television show his true intentions when releasing his latest single, “Alone,” which talks about his relationship with his ex-wife Mariah Carey.  The former couple began dating in early 2008, and got married months later in April of that same year. Cannon and Carey welcomed two twins, Monroe…

OPINION: The presence of a Black female justice cannot fix the structural issues facing the court. Only expanding the Supreme Court can do that. Soon, President Joe Biden will nominate the first Black female Supreme Court justice—a moment that is long overdue. We believe in the power of representation in the highest ranks of government;…

The Houston police department intensified its search for the person responsible for shooting a 9-year-old girl as she sat in the back seat of her parent’s SUV while watching cartoons. In a press conference, Houston mayor Sylvester Turner said he and other community leaders are putting up $30,000 for anonymous tips that will yield an arrest of…