UPDATED: 11:15 a.m. ET, Nov. 24, 2021 Originally published: April, 30, 2019 One of the most glaring examples of racism in this country is the criminal justice system and its resulting outcomes that often vary depending on the defendant(s)’ skin color. Whether intentional or not, the racial disparities are impossible to ignore as Black suspects…
The White House is expected to nominate Young, both the first Black candidate and the first woman of color, to officially fill the role. President Joe Biden on Wednesday is expected to nominate veteran House Appropriations Committee staffer Shalanda Young to serve as director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Young, who…
The jury in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial will continue deliberations Wednesday in a case entwined with racial tensions. Three white men face nine charges for killing the 25-year-old Black man near Brunswick, Georgia. Arbery’s death led to a reform of the state’s archaic citizen’s arrest law, which was created in 1863 to punish Black…
OPINION: “In the separate nation called Black America, throughout the Super Bowl fallout, Janet Jackson has remained a beloved superstar in good standing,” writes theGrio’s Touré. A new documentary about Janet Jackson reopens the discussion into what the hell happened at the Super Bowl halftime show and I would like to have some clarity about…
Jaleel White may have found himself asking “Did I do that?” after ruffling the feathers of some of his former “Family Matters” co-stars when he unexpectedly became a more central member of the cast due to the popularity of his character Steve Urkel. Jaleel White and Jo Marie Payton. (Photos: @jaleelwhite/Instagram, @jomariepayton/Instagram) Cast members from…
In the latest evidence that there are “two justice systems” in America based on race, a Maryland police officer became the second white person convicted of rape in as many weeks to enjoy the privilege of not receiving any jail or prison time for their violent felony offenses. Despite Baltimore County cop Anthony Westerman raping…
Tamar Braxton has her mindset on having chitterlings at Thanksgiving dinner this year. So much so that the singer and reality star shared a throwback clip from her family show, “Braxton Family Values.” “Where are the freakin chitterlings for God’s sakes?!” Tamar wrote in the caption of an Instagram post on Tuesday, Nov. 23. “How…
The Chicago home of Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, could receive renovation funding, and will ultimately be converted into a museum. Earlier this year, the Chicago home of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was designated as a landmark. Now, the historic estate where the teenager lived before his death could receive massive…
The family of a Black man who was killed by police this week in Massachusetts has more questions than answers after few details were being disclosed in the wake of the shooting that is only being attributed to an unspecified “altercation.” The media narrative surrounding the police shooting death of 30-year-old Anthony Harden has overwhelmingly…
The family of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died following a violent police arrest, and the city of Aurora, Colorado have reached a historic $15 million payment settlement more than two years after the animal shelter volunteer’s death sparked widespread outrage. The compensation is reportedly the largest paid for a police-related incident in…
