Brandi Davis is the first principal of the Lebron James backed I Promise School An Ohio principal has resigned after being accused of slapping a student. Brandi Davis, the first principal of the LeBron James-backed I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, recently submitted her resignation to the school board, The Akron Beacon Journal reported. Mark…
Transcribed by: Sydney Henriques-Payne Completion date: December 9, 2021 DCP EP 93: Black Biphobic: Tim’m West Gerron Keith Gaynor: [00:00:03] Welcome to Dear Culture, the podcast that gives you news you can trust for the culture, I’m your co-host, Gerren Keith Gaynor, managing editor of Politics at theGrio. [00:00:12][9.1] Shana Pinnock: [00:00:13] And I’m your…
Source: New York Daily News Archive / Getty A push to free movement elders from prison is taking it up a notch on International Human Rights Day. The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement organized a virtual celebration to raise awareness around the case of political prisoner Mutulu Shakur as a part of broader efforts to free movement elders. The Fête…
It’s a nod of approval from actress Kim Fields to actress Gabrielle Union for Union’s portrayal of Fields’ iconic character in the live version reboot of the 1980s sitcom “The Facts of Life.” The live broadcast of the classic sitcom created by Norman Lear aired on Dec. 7. The 99-year-old living legend produced the reboot…
The FBI launched the National Use of Force Data Collection program in 2019. The FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection could soon shut down due to the lack of police participation. theGrio previously reported that the FBI launched the National Use-of-Force Data Collection program in 2019 to provide reliable statistics on law enforcement use-of-force incidents. Despite…
The woman was forced to flee her home of 20 years amid death threats A longtime publicist for Kanye West reportedly pressured a Georgia election worker to confess to committing election fraud or face jail. Two months after West ended a bid for the White House, his Chicago-based publicist Trevian Kutti, paid a visit to…
Lisa Rinna sat down with Garcelle Beauvais on ‘The Real’, Porsha Williams appeared at The People’s Choice Awards and more From things seriously heating up on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City to the end of the road for Kenya Moore versus Ramona Singer (at least for now), theGrio is back with your Reality…
From Netflix, BET+ and more, there are plenty movies to binge on as we head into the final weeks of the season The holidays are here and taking over, and theGrio has the ultimate list of content for you to enjoy by the fire or with your family this weekend. “Christmas Déjà Vu” (BET+) BET+…
Over 400 books from multiple libraries in a San Antonio school district were pre-emptively pulled off the shelves, after one local politician raised questions about the appropriateness of certain titles. Educators hastened to identify and dispose of books that might violate the recent state law that prohibits the teaching of race, gender, sexuality or anything…
Parker joins ‘And Just Like That’… as Lisa Todd Wexley, a character introduced to the group through Charlotte. In the latest episode of Acting Up, Nicole Ari Parker opens up about her exciting role in HBO Max’s And Just Like That…, ageism in Hollywood and more. In case you haven’t heard, Sex and the City…
