The “Bel-Air” re-imagining is putting a dramatic twist on a beloved sitcom for a more modern-day feel a new generation could relate to and love as did fans the original in the early ’90s. However, it’s also taking a different look at some of the present-day issues affecting the Black community. Only three episodes in,…
The documentary, which won the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact for Change, is coming to Hulu Aftershock, one of the biggest films to come out of Sundance, has officially been acquired by Onyx Collective and ABC News following rave reviews. As theGrio previously reported, Aftershock, a documentary on the maternal health crisis in…
The body cam footage was released Tuesday, as part of a 26-minute “critical incident briefing.” The St. Louis County Police Department released body camera footage showing the harrowing moment officers fired 20 shots, killing Jeremi Moore in Ferguson, Missouri. As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the incident occurred on the night of Dec. 12,…
During Black History Month, theGrio’s weekly series, “The Secret History of…” will explore the lesser-known details of some of the most popular stories from Black history. Today we examine one of the greatest freedom fighters in American history. On August 12, 1846, 12 men representing every state that still enslaved human beings assembled at a…
The state attorney general’s lawsuit accuses the foundry’s owners of failing to warn the local community about its toxic chemical emissions and the exposure risks they pose. The state of California is accusing the owners of an East Oakland metal foundry of emitting “highly toxic,” cancer-causing chemicals into the surrounding Latino and Black neighborhood, according to…
Source: Robert Alexander / Getty I have been asked what does it, this historic nomination, mean to me? Anna Julia Cooper, Black American author, teacher and activist for Black liberation, once said, “Only a Black woman can say when and where I enter, in the quiet undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without…
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers in Washington and financial experts across the country have been eyeing opportunities to support Black banks and make them more accessible. Keewa Nurullah, a fourth-generation entrepreneur who is a descendant of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, attributes the success of the Greenwood Business District to capital that flowed through Black banks. As a toy…
The social media mosh pit has been locked in and extremely opinionated over the many underlying stories within the James Harden-Ben Simmons trade. At the heart of the controversy has been the topic of mental health which triggers an avalanche of emotions and opinions from across the spectrum, especially when it centers on a polarizing…
In April 2021, the 49-year-old former officer fatally shot Wright after a traffic stop for expired plates and an air freshener hanging from his mirror Kim Potter, the officer who confused her gun with her Taser and killed Daunte Wright, is scheduled to be sentenced Friday on charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter. The Minnesota…
The group is called the Pete and Thomas Foundation, named after Meg’s late father, Joseph Pete Jr. and mother, Holly Thomas. Rap star Megan Pete, better known by her stage name Megan Thee Stallion, celebrated her 27th on Tuesday by launching a charitable non profit designed to help underserved communities in her Houston hometown. The…
