Cashe’s body was on fire in 2005 when he rescued fellow soldiers from a burning armored vehicle during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The U.S. Army infantryman who died less than a month after saving his fellow soldiers from a burning armored vehicle during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005 on Thursday became the first Black military service…
Actress Jenifer Lewis is drawing attention to the death of Kendrick Johnson, a Black teenager whose dead body was found in a rolled-up gym mat at his south Georgia high school’s gymnasium nearly eight years ago, and now the narrator of the recent Starz documentary “Finding Kendrick Johnson” wants Congress to hear why this case…
The rapper took to social media, asking why she is being forced to “relive this with everyone on the internet every day” Megan Thee Stallion took to Twitter to call out the media for “gaslighting” her while coverage of the Tory Lanez hearing continues. Lanez was accused of shooting Megan in her feet outside of…
The timeless adage says “everything ain’t for everybody.” The axiom rings true for the NFL tenure of fired former Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer. In under one year at the helm of the Duval County, Florida, football franchise, Meyer proved that not all college coaches can transition well into the NFL. Urban Meyer has more…
“That’s the biggest lie I ever heard,” Sanders told ESPN. Jackson State University football head coach Deion Sanders dispelled rumors on Thursday that someone is paying the Mississippi-based HBCU’s highly coveted high school recruit Travis Hunter a lot of money to play there instead of a traditional Power Five conference program. “There’s a lot of…
The two-time Academy Award winner spoke about the memory of his mom, who died at age 97 this year. Denzel Washington suffered a tremendous loss this year when his mother, Lennis Washington, passed away at the age of 97. During an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, while promoting his latest film, The…
“Below Deck” reality TV star Heather Chase faced massive backlash on Tuesday, Dec. 14, after the chief stewardess apologized for using a racial slur when speaking to her Black costar Rayna Lindsay during an episode of the hit Bravo series. The incident, which aired earlier this week, occurred after Lindsay, Chase and their castmates went…
The son of a suspected white supremacist judge in Louisiana who starred in a home video that showed her family repeatedly using the N-word has been revealed to be anti-mask amid reports his disgraced mother has stepped away from the bench — but not resigned. The latest developments in the racist controversy surrounding Lafayette City…
Rittenhouse has become a hero in right-wing circles after his acquittal on homicide charges Right-wing hero Kyle Rittenhouse, who has gained added notoriety in conservative circles since his acquittal on homicide charges for fatally shooting two men at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year, is scheduled to speak at Turning Point USA’s Americafest conference…
theGrio sat down with Festival Director Tabitha Jackson and Director of Programming Kim Yutani to discuss some of the selections The Sundance Institute has unveiled its official list of new independent work for the Feature Film, Indie Episodic, and New Frontier categories for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival showcase. There’s a lot to look forward to when…
