EXCLUSIVE: The new ad, exclusively previewed by theGrio, is part of a $1 million campaign from Demand Justice. A coalition of Black women leaders appear in a new ad as part of a $1 million ad campaign urging the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown…
Source: Maskot / Getty Cheyney University is looking to create a pipeline for more diverse teachers in the Pennsylvania school system. According to Chalkbeat, Last week at a Board of Education Philadelphia school district officials talked about statistics that showed a 200% increase year over year in teacher resignations along with numerous other problems that…
In a court filing, the bipartisan committee headed by Rep. Bennie Thompson argued that its evidence shows that Trump violated multiple laws. Former President Donald Trump and his campaign staff engaged in criminal activity in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, the Jan. 6 Select Committee in the U.S. House concluded in court documents…
Raymond Santana Jr. of the Central Park Five has officially filed for divorce from his wife of nearly two years, Deelishis. The pair met over Instagram in 2019 and wed six months later during the pandemic. They attempted to strengthen their relationship on VH1’s series, “Couples Retreat” last year, but it seems things didn’t work…
Usher Raymond disclosed in a recent interview with E! News’ “Daily Pop” the one celebrity he regrets not dating. The singer, who was promoting his second Las Vegas residency set to begin this summer, told the news outlet on March 1, that he wished he had taken the next step with Aaliyah Haughton. Usher reveals…
The 110-year-old theater will be renovated and renamed the James Earl Jones Theatre when it reopens later this year. One of the most endeared and enduring talents in the acting world has earned a tremendous honor: Broadway’s Cort Theatre is being renamed for James Earl Jones. Photo: Getty Images As reported by Deadline, the announcement…
Global pop star and fashion designer Rihanna owns the corner of fashion and motherhood after setting the social media streets up ablaze following her Dior show appearance during Paris Fashion Week. The “Umbrella” singer was spotted in a very revealing ensemble, giving fans another peek at her growing belly. Folks across social platforms could not…
The city of Charleston, South Carolina is set to open one of the country’s most highly anticipated cultural institutions. The property will hold the history of America’s ugliest secret, a wharf that imprisoned hundreds of thousands of Black people who were mostly stolen from the coastline of Africa. Mock up of International African American Museum…
The New York Times has acknowledged the mixup and said it will issue a correction. Tennis legend Serena Williams called out the New York Times on Wednesday for appearing to confuse her with her older sister, Venus Williams, in a recent print news article. The story in question was about Serena’s early-stage venture capital firm,…
Stanley Davis III was riding his dirt bike when he died. The family lawyer says the officer reportedly has been involved in two other fatal crashes, and both victims were Black. Lawyers want a Florida officer fired for his involvement in a tragic attempted traffic stop that killed a 13-year-old Black teenager a day after…
