EXCLUSIVE: Flowers, who is running on the Democratic ticket for Georgia’s 14th congressional district in the 2022 election, says “Democracy is on the ballot.” In her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives, freshman Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has made quite the name for herself. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty President Joe Biden remains firm in his promise to nominate a Black woman to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the U.S. Supreme Court. As expected, the fake outrage at the prospect of a Black woman justice is riddled with commentary undermining the qualifications and fitness of the future nominee. …
Trevor Noah clapped back at Joe Rogan after the podcast host made remarks about Blackness on the Jan. 25 episode of his podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience.” Rogan was speaking with his guest, psychology professor Jordan Peterson, about race when Peterson recalled when professor Michael Eric Dyson called to a “mean, angry white man.” Trevor…
The legal team for a Kansas City, Missouri, former cop convicted of killing a 26-year-old Black man wants a judge to offer their client a bond so he can remain free as the team appeals his case. His attorney says that they have “real safety concerns” about him in jail. The Kansas City Star reported…
The comedian took Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson to task over their comments about President Biden’s desire to nominate a Black female to the Supreme Court. Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, used his television platform to take both Fox News and fellow comedian Joe Rogan to task over the issue…
EXCLUSIVE: They shared that the pandemic offered a safe space for them to ‘talk and listen’ In the latest episode of theGrio‘s Acting Up podcast, directors Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt open up about Aftershock, the documentary that took Sundance by storm this year, The documentary, which theGrio‘s Cortney Wills named as one of…
A video of Kentdrick Ratliff’s violent arrest has become public. A 2017 incident in which officers violently arrested a man is prompting more calls for the resignation of the police chief of Hammond, Louisiana. A police procedure expert presented a 158-page report to the Hammond City Council this week where he noted that many of…
Green, who plays with the Golden State Warriors, is currently out with a back/calf injury Get ready for some more Draymond Green. The three-time NBA champion has signed a multi-year deal with Turner Sports, which will see him joining Inside the NBA as a regular contributor. Currently with the Golden State Warriors, Green is a…
OPINION: Even if Shakespeare isn’t your thing, you should sit through ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ just to see one of the greatest actors of his generation. I made it through The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+) largely because I love Denzel Washington, who plays the title character. This is what real stardom does—it brings people…
The officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave per department policy. Christopher “Chris” Jones was allegedly sleeping in a car in O’Fallon, Missouri when he was startled by police officers knocking loudly on the window. What happened next is unclear, but Jones was shot dead. The shooting occurred on Sunday, Jan….
