A girls basketball player found an ugly, anononymous note in her gym bag A Minnesota high school basketball coach has resigned, and a team canceled the rest of its season after a player found a racist note in her gym bag. KSTP-TV reported the note said, “Get off our team, monkey,” with “monkey” underlined twice….
Black History Month may soon be ending, but these varied perspectives on Black history are worth reading year-round. With only 28 days each year devoted to reflecting on the history and contributions of Black Americans, it’s impossible to fit in the full scope of the Black experience in America. But while bestselling books like The…
Effort aims to remove bias, manipulation, errors A group established by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick says it will offer a second autopsy, free, to the loved ones of those who died from a police-related incident. The Autopsy Initiative, a service of the Kaepernick-founded Know Your Rights Camp, offers “completion of a second autopsy, disclosure…
Knowledge is power. Inspired by that belief, an 11-year-old from Atlanta has set out on a mission to ensure children from underserved communities have access to financial literacy programs. Dad Teams Up With 11-Year Old Son to Convert School Bus into Mobile Learning Center https://t.co/o1gTRYx6qP #BlackOwned #BlackOwnedBusiness #BlackOwnedBusinesses #blackexcellence #blacktwitter #BlackHistory #BlackHistory365 #blackhistorymonth #BlackLove #blackboyjoy…
EXCLUSIVE: The exhibit was presented by First Lady Jill Biden in partnership with the Library of Congress, the House Representatives, the Smithsonian, and the Supreme Court. As Black History Month comes to a close, the White House welcomed theGrio to the East Wing to exclusively view its weeks-long exhibit honoring prominent African American history makers….
Gramm Award-winning singer Macy Gray has steadily been the topic of discussion on social media following her viral performance of the national anthem at the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, which drew uncontainable smirks from Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and mixed reactions from critics online. The “I Try” crooner is now sticking to the…
“We have to fight for her,” civil rights attorney Ben Crump told theGrio. Advocacy groups and Black civil rights leaders are applauding President Joe Biden’s historic nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court after making his announcement official during a ceremony held at the White House on Friday. U.S. President…
It happened during a February 3 incident in which a Black man shot at police who he thought were intruders Attorneys representing the family of a Black man who shot at police he believed to be home intruders want police criminally charged because of injuries the man’s son received while in care of officers. Additionally,…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Married couple LaQuenza Morgan and Lauren Rhoades say police officers conduct roadblocks every few months in their mostly Black, working-class neighborhood in Mississippi’s mostly Black capital city, usually during the busiest times of day when people are going to or from work. He’s Black and she’s white, and they said officers…
EXCLUSIVE: Crump, who served as the attorney for the Martin family, and U.S. Congresswoman Frederica Wilson spoke exclusively to theGrio. President Obama also shared remarks on Twitter. Ten years later, the fatal shooting of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin remains an unforgettably tragic American story. On Feb. 26, 2012, neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman chased down and…
