Source: kali9 / Getty Restoring voting rights to people who have a conviction history has been a battle formerly incarcerated people have led for more than 20 years. Their exclusion from the electoral process once they’ve been released has never been fair, given that in every other way, they are expected to adhere to the…
Shanola Hampton and Daren Dukes attend The Art of Elysium celebrates Yggdrasil new paintings by Katya Zvereva opening at The Art of Elysium at The Art Room on April 06, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Araya Doheny/Getty Images for The Art of Elysium) Actress Shanola Hampton recalls her 2000 Las Vegas elopement with…
Love Is Blind. (L to R) Marissa George, Taylor Krause, Ashley Adionser in episode 711 of Love Is Blind. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 OPINION: Two couples bit the dust in episodes 10-11 of “Love Is Blind: Season 7,” leaving us with three couples on their way to matrimony—or not. Editor’s note: The following…
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, arrives at Trenton-Mercer Airport, in Mercer County, New Jersey, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, en route to a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing her campaign on the crucial “blue wall” states, aiming to avoid a repeat of 2016’s Democratic losses. MILWAUKEE…
A Florida man was convicted last week after a federal jury found him guilty of carjacking a 24-year-old Black man due to a mix-up on an auto loan. Local station WPLG reported the victim financed a 2020 Honda Accord last October but was unaware of an agreement between the finance company and Guru Auto Sales,…
Serena Williams attends the red carpet ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on July 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) Serena Williams revealed a recent surgery to remove a grapefruit-sized cyst from her neck. Health always comes first for Serena Williams. This week, the former tennis…
Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Last month, we reported that Oakland County, Michigan, Probate Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket – meaning she cannot hear cases – while being investigated for racist and homophobic remarks she made. Recordings of her bigotry were placed into evidence by the court’s administrator, Edward Hutton. In fact,…
Years after the world fell in love with comedian Gary Owen and his family through the BET reality show “The Gary Owen Show,” the Ohio native divorced his wife, Kenya Duke, in 2021. He later admitted that the end of their marriage was due to his infidelity. As a result, his three children with Duke…
Cynthia Erivo attends the Louis Vuitton Paris Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Cynthia Erivo is calling out disrespect regarding the upcoming movie musical adaptation of “Wicked.” Cyntia Erivo is not a fan of some of the fan-doctored…
Vice President Kamala Harris sits down for FOX News interview. (Photo: Fox News/YouTube) Political experts tell theGrio that Harris masterfully avoided the “angry Black woman” trope while also showing strong leadership — something that can’t be taken lightly. While Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to enter the lion’s den of FOX News – a media…
