theGrio is honoring these advocates for their work in education The world owes so much to Black women. It’s really enough to end it right there, but in case some receipts are needed, that statement is perhaps most true when applied to the work Black women have done to reopen our nation’s schools during the…
The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly cold-calling U.S. Senators to lobby for paid paternity leave Meghan Markle is reaching out to members of Congress to campaign for paid family leave. The Duchess of Sussex is reportedly cold-calling U.S. Senators to lobby for paid paternity leave. TMZ reports that New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand gave Markle…
Traffic passes by Moon Palace bookstore adorned with a large banner reading “Abolish The Police” on Election Day on November 2, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. | Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty Voters in Minneapolis rejected a measure that would have transformed the city’s policing 18 months after the killing of George Floyd thrust the city…
Mathew Knowles is somewhat an open book as it pertains to managing one of the most successful girl groups ever, Destiny’s Child. While he often gives fans hope that the trio — Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams— will reunite for a last hurrah album or tour, it’s seldom that he details the barriers the…
Team Roc New York Job Fair will take place on Nov.18 at Madison Square Garden with a particular focus on helping disadvantaged groups, including the formerly incarcerated and single parents. Roc Nation’s Team Roc and Reform Alliance are getting ready to host a job fair for unemployed New Yorkers. Team Roc New York Job Fair will take…
Johnson and Cookie spoke with Gayle King near the 30th anniversary of his historic press conference. It’s been three decades since Earvin “Magic” Johnson revealed to the world his HIV diagnosis, becoming the most famous person openly with the disease at the time. This week, he opened up about how hard it was for him…
Source: Carmen Mandato / GettyLeave it to Megan Thee Stallion to make regular cap and gown graduation pictures now seem mediocre. The Grammy Award-winning artist commemorated her upcoming graduation from Texas Southern University, a historically Black college (HBCU), by posing in a fuchsia, metallic bodysuit and matching graduation stole. She posted the photos to her…
Transcribed by: Sydney Henriques-Payne Completion date: November 3, 2021 Gerren Keith Gaynor [00:00:03] This episode of Dear Culture has been brought to you by Ford. Introducing Ford’s lineup of electrified vehicles featuring revolutionary tech and models like the fully electric 2021 Mustang Mach-E and the F-150 Lightning truck available spring 2020. The Escape S E…
OPINION: Colin Kaepernick is far from the first person to make the analogy, but the league is obviously 180 degrees away from slavery, writes Touré. I liked Colin Kaepernick’s new Netflix memoir show, Colin In Black and White, it’s an interesting look at his teenage years growing as a football player and learning about racism…
OPINION: David Love writes that the 2021 elections demonstrate why the time is now for Democrats to act on police reform The 2021 election results have proven that policing remains a frontburner issue in light of the George Floyd protests last year. The efforts and failures to enact police reform, the pressing needs in the…
