The disgraced R&B singer has hired Jennifer Bonjean who successfully appealed Cosby’s conviction R. Kelly is enlisting the legal help of Bill Cosby’s lawyer to appeal his racketeering and sex trafficking conviction. Jennifer Bonjean has been hired by Kelly to be a part of his legal counsel, The Chicago Tribune reported. The outlet reported that…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty Anti-Trump Republicans opted for sensationalism over concern for people’s well-being after staging the appearance of tiki torch-carrying white supremacists at a campaign event in Charlottesville for Virginia candidate Glenn Youngkin. Some question the wisdom of the incident as it feeds into the right’s obsession with “crisis actors” and claims tragic…
Jalen Rose lit the match on a conversation that has people weighing the price of culture appropriation. “I wish our culture had to be purchased,” tweeted the NBA analyst on Oct. 25. Within hours the tweet became a popular conversation across the platform. Jalen Rose. (Photo: @jalenvseverbody/Instagram) While a few questioned what inspired the tweet,…
EXCLUSIVE: During a Zoom call with alumni and demonstrators, Reverend Jackson said, “Students should not be punished but appreciated for standing up for justice.” Reverend Jesse Jackson is the latest — and one of the most recognizable names — to meet with Howard University student protesters when the civil rights icon pays a visit to…
Richard Russell, Leslie Gaiter, Parker Leathers and Christopher Brown, four deputies with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Department have returned to duty since they were placed on leave after their roles in an arrest following a traffic stop in Augusta, Georgia, left a Black man dead. Jermaine Jones lingered in a coma at Augusta University Medical…
EXCLUSIVE: TheGrio accompanied Vice President Kamala Harris on Air Force Two as she urged Virginians to turn out the vote for the key governor’s race Vice President Kamala Harris traveled down to Virginia on Friday to drum up support for former Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe, who is seeking reelection after four years out of office….
Here are three reasons why you should watch this streaming series about a teen basketball player working hard to get his shot to get to the highest level. It takes many sacrifices to reach the NBA, from both the athlete and his family, and that sacrifice starts from childhood. Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant knows…
Officer John Abel Baca charged for trying to sell a kilogram of cocaine An Inglewood, California police officer has been charged with trying to sell a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cocaine to a law enforcement informant, authorities announced Friday. Officer John Abel Baca, 45, of Whittier was arrested last week after a federal grand jury…
Climate change, vaccines, the recovery, international taxation among all themes Italy’s Premier Mario Draghi made a sharp call to pick up the pace in getting vaccines to poor countries as he opened a conference of the world’s powerhouse economies, calling the gaping global COVID-19 vaccine gap “morally unacceptable.” Draghi, the host for the two-day Group…
NAACP head Derrick Johnson and Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe release open letter asking athletes to avoid Texas due to unfavorable abortion, election and COVID-19 response policies NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson on Thursday published an open letter to professional athletes, urging them to steer clear of signing with franchises from Texas during free…
