Allen Toussaint, one of New Orleans’ most famous musicians, died in 2015 A member of the New Orleans city council is pushing to change a street currently named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and replace it with one the city’s most famous musicians, Allen Toussaint, who died in 2015. Councilmember Jared C. Brossett introduced an…
The number of missing and murdered Black women and girls is at a crisis level when compared to women of other racial groups in the country. Minnesota state Rep. Ruth Richardson noted at a press conference this week, “between 64,000 and 75,000 Black women and girls that are currently missing.” Lakeisha Lee knows all too…
Isabella “Izzy” Tichenor’s suicide draws more scrutiny to a school district that has failed to address racial discrimination When her 10-year-old daughter tried spraying air freshener on herself before school one morning, Brittany Tichenor-Cox suspected something was wrong with the sweet little girl whose beaming smile had gone dormant after she started the fifth grade….
Source: Jason Wise / Getty Last Tuesday, voters in the Metro Atlanta area exploded the myth that Democrats need to stop being so “woke” and run more to the center if they want to win elections. The proof, as our elders like to say, is in the pudding: When engaged and presented with viable…
GoFundMe recently terminated a campaign raising money for William “Roddie” Bryan, one of the men convicted last month of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, after it said the fundraising campaign violated the company’s term that prohibits collecting funds for the legal defense of a violent crime. The for-profit crowdfunding platform told the Savannah Morning News that they…
OPINION: Halle Berry’s directorial debut with “Bruised” is an inspiration for all of us who are pursuing creative careers It’s time to celebrate the legendary Halle Berry. She’s back on top. She was a superstar who could win almost any role in the 90s and early 00s and she won the Oscar for Best Actress…
The potential rematch of Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp will look different from the 2018 election Stacey Abrams announced a long-awaited second run for Georgia governor this week, but with Democrats facing a sour national environment and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp facing challenges within his own party, the 2022 campaign will look different from 2018. Abrams’…
Kirk Franklin says he will continue to publicly turn the other cheek when it comes to the tension between him and his estranged son Kerrion Rashad Franklin. Back in March Kerrion exposed his father by posting a recording of a private conversation between the two. In the audio, Franklin is heard using profane language and…
EXCLUSIVE: “It’s an incredibly dangerous time and we’ve all got to step up and say something,” Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York recently told theGrio during an exclusive interview. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is standing in support of fellow Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota lawmaker who’s been receiving anti-Muslim death threats in the aftermath…
Judge expects deliberations in Jussie Smollett’s trial to begin by Tuesday The state rested its case at Jussie Smollett’s trial Thursday after key testimony from two brothers who said the former Empire actor plotted a racist and anti-gay attack on himself in downtown Chicago and paid them to carry it out. After a three-day presentation of evidence,…
