The Republican governor, who’s up for reelection in 2022, has not made a public appearance in Florida since Dec. 17. Democratic officials in Florida are calling out Republican Governor Ron DeSantis for being missing in action amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in his state. According to reports, Florida has shattered its record for new…
Paul Rusesabagina was found guilty in September of terror-related offenses by a court in Rwanda. The wife of the man who inspired the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda is pleading with the United States for help getting her husband freed from prison. The Associated Press previously reported that Paul Rusesabagina was found guilty in September of…
Head coach Deion Sanders of the Jackson State Tigers looks on during pregame warmups prior to facing the South Carolina State Bulldogs in the Cricket Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 18, 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia. | Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty HBCU football programs have always been one of the vital parts…
Actor Michael B. Jordan is responding to people who are comparing him to his mentor, movie star Denzel Washington. Washington directed Jordan in the new film “A Journal for Jordan.” In a Dec. 21 interview with E! News, when asked about the comparisons between Washington and himself, Jordan gave Washington his well-deserved flowers. He also…
“We’re all outlets for change,” Young told The Weather Channel. Singer and rapper AY Young has spent the last 10 years channeling the power of music and the energy of young people to improve the lives of others in quite a literal way. The Kansas City native is the creator of the Battery Tour, a…
theGrio breaks down how to celebrate the sixth day of the Kwanzaa holiday. Dec. 31 marks Day 6 of Kwanzaa. On the sixth day, we light the third red candle, which represents the principle of Kuumba, or creativity. Pledge: On this day, we pledge to always do as much as we can, in the way…
The two stars have famously been at odds since working together on 2017’s franchise entry, ‘The Fate of the Furious.’ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has responded to Vin Diesel’s request that they end their beef and reunite for the 10th installment of the Fast and Furious franchise. Johnson and Diesel have famously been at odds…
OPINION: As we head into a new year of possibilities, here are some insights to help us begin the conversation toward self-love, self-care and self-worth. Another year has come and gone, and right at the top of everyone’s new tear’s resolution list is “self-care.” At least that’s what we tell ourselves anyway—until we get to…
A U.S. Army veteran, who spent 10 years undercover in the Ku Klux Klan, said officials need to root out members of the domestic terrorism organization from law enforcement agencies. Joseph Moore told the Associated Press he infiltrated two Klan organizations in North Florida, where he helped foil two murder plots and unveiled efforts to…
Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland, | Source: Bingham County Sheriff’s Office / Bingham County Sheriff’s Office In this week’s glaring example of white privilege at work in real-time, a sheriff in Idaho who was criminally charged for pulling a gun on and apparently racially profiling kids in a church group has been allowed to keep…
