OPINION: theGrio’s Blue Telusma says that the changes wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic have had a negative impact on her own mental and physical health and that of others I have always prided myself on being a resilient person. When life throws me curveballs I tend to catch them or sidestep them all together with…
A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Sacramento on Wednesday against deputies with the Solano County Sheriff’s Office alleges a Black woman was thrown to the ground without cause and knocked unconscious last August before being arrested and jailed although she was never charged with a crime. On Aug. 6, 2020, Nakia Porter, 33, and…
Laila Ali is facing major criticism after the former boxer and TV personality made an anti-mask and anti-vaccine statement on Twitter. With America facing its second year of COVID-19, the only thing most people want to do is return to normalcy. However, the main thing everyone can’t seem to get on one page about is…
Source: Pool / Getty Wednesday marked the first day of the federal trial in New York for disgraced R&B icon R. Kelly, who faces racketeering and sex trafficking charges and could be looking at decades in prison if he’s convicted. One of the unique things about this trial—besides the fact that it involves an embattled…
Ciara is showing off her bravery and facing her fears. The singer, who is currently taking another girl’s trip with her friends Vanessa Bryant and La La Anthony in Mexico, decided to “Level Up” her vacation a notch and do something other than her usual fun-in-the-sun activities. Ciara recently conquered her fear of snakes before…
A white woman has issued an official apology to writer Ijeoma Oluo after her Instagram page garnered stark comparisons to the author’s bestselling book “So You Want to Talk About Race.” Oluo’s book, published in January 2018, outlined her opinions on race in contemporary America as well as advice about the issues. It found tremendous success…
Singer Anderson .Paak recently revealed his posthumous wish, and it’s in the form of a massive tattoo. As the trend of releasing albums in the aftermath of an artist’s death continues to grow, .Paak has officially chimed in on the trend’s subsequent debate regarding how artists’ legacies should be kept up years after they’ve passed. Earlier…
The veteran receiver and Super Bowl champ got into an altercation with Titans cornerback Chris Jackson Antonio Brown was booted from the Buccaneers’ joint practice with Tennessee on Thursday after he punched Titans cornerback Chris Jackson. Brown and Jackson were doing some one-on-one drills when things turned violent, TMZ reports. The veteran receiver reportedly complained…
An Alabama general store owner managed to get 94% of her town vaccinated by going door to door to convince the members of her small Southern community An Alabama woman is being commended for her efforts that led to getting 94% of the people in her town vaccinated. Dorothy Oliver has dedicated her time to…
“Jeopardy!” new permanent host Mike Richards is facing fire again. It’s been only a week since Richards was chosen to succeed Alex Trebek, the previous long-standing host, and now Richards’ past is gaining ground on him. Mike Richards accepts the award for Outstanding Game Show for Jeopardy! during the 48th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards broadcast…
