Source: Pool / Getty In the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, the prosecution’s closing argument seeks to pierce the veil of reasonable white fear. Making the final case before the jury is dismissed for deliberations, Kenosha County Assistant District Attorney Thomas Binger framed Rittenhouse’s actions as those of a provocateur instigating violence.   Rejecting the idea that Rittenhouse feared for his life…

OPINION: As President Joe Biden wins major victory in his legislative agenda, lawmakers and civil rights activists say social infrastructure and voting rights must now take center stage in Washington. President Joe Biden has a major victory under his belt after he signed into law the $1.2 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.    Reverend…

OPINION: Sophia A. Nelson writes that bombshell CNN report alleging tensions between her office and Biden’s team says a lot about how accomplished Black women are treated. Following the bombshell CNN report of so-called dysfunction in Vice President Kamala Harris‘s office and within the Biden White House at large, a group of my sorority sisters…

The rapper is on the latest cover of GQ’s ‘Men of the Year’ issue. All eyes are on Lil Nas X. At the end of a record-breaking year for the openly gay rapper, he sat down with GQ and talked about everything from hyper-masculinity in hip-hop to avoiding becoming a one-hit-wonder after the massive success…

“Go-Go has always been in hip-hop and we’ve always appreciated it as beats that we would play that we love,” the rap legend exclusively tells theGrio. Much can be said of Doug E. Fresh. He is a rapper, human beat-boxer, and entrepreneur best known for rap classics like “The Show,” “La-Di-Da-Di” and “Risin’ To The…

“I have to push back heavily on this article and throw a little cold water on it,” the CNN political analyst said. CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers is defending Vice President Kamala Harris against CNN’s latest bombshell exposé about the alleged toxicity and dysfunction in her office. The lengthy CNN piece — by Edward-Isaac Dovere…

Tia Mowry showcased how one pair of black heels can go a long way after fashionably flooding her followers’ timelines on Monday, Nov. 15, with multiple looks. In the Instagram Reel, a 15-second multi-clip video, the 43-year-old is seen wearing a black one-shoulder dress while tossing up a decoy shoe in the air to start…

OPINION: With Nathan’s mental health needs, is this the best move for him right now? I know I was supposed to feel butterflies while watching Issa and Nathan be honest about their feelings for one another. I know I was supposed to love the very grown, very adult-like clear and direct communication they shared in…

Truitt is set to star in her one-woman play next summer. Law & Order fans were in for a treat when Law & Order: Organized Crime was announced last year, reuniting fans with the beloved Elliott Stabler (Christopher Meloni), who left Law & Order: Special Victims Unit years ago. Playing opposite Meloni is the talented…

Black girls are at an increased risk of being harmed by police officers, an investigation by the social justice-focused newsroom The Marshall Project has found. The findings mirror data uncovered by previous studies that show that Black children in general are more likely to be the target of police violence than children of other races….