A former Georgia cop who turned himself in earlier this year to face charges for the shooting death of an unarmed Black man has pleaded guilty. Grant Shaw pleaded guilty on Dec. 7 to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 20-year-old Emmanuel Millard. Former Woodstock, Georgia, police officer Grant Matthew Shaw (right) pleaded guilty to…

Source: SOPA Images / Getty A growing number of civil rights groups, activist and advocates are amplifying calls for President Joe Biden to commute all 40 current federal death sentences before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The demands are still coming more than a week after Biden pardoned his son Hunter’s federal conviction for failing…

Source: Steph Yin / Steph Yin In recent years, the phrase #SayHerName has become a powerful global rallying cry and social media hashtag in the fight for racial justice, bringing attention to the often overlooked stories of Black women who suffer from police violence and systemic oppression. While the phrase is now widely recognized, its…

Blue Ivy Carter is a star in the making, and her mom Beyoncé is not allowing anything, not even a scandalous lawsuit, to outshine her firstborn’s big Hollywood debut. The 12-year-old stunned at the red carpet premiere of the movie “Mufasa” in Los Angeles on Dec. 9. She voices lion cub Kiara, the daughter of…

A Colorado couple was startled when a simple honk of the horn prompted a woman parked in front of them to get out of her car and produce a gun. Accentuating her anger was a blue laser sight attached to the weapon. The incident occurred a couple of weeks ago in a grocery store parking…

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 07: Doechii attends Variety’s Hitmakers Brunch at NYA WEST on December 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Grammy-nominated rapper Doechii’s viral Tiny Desk performance has fans buzzing—here’s how the ‘What It Is’ hitmaker is redefining hip-hop and R&B stardom. When Doechii graced the stage of…

Source: GBI / GBI After almost 40 years, a Georgia man was charged with murdering a couple at a Black church in 1985. According to WJBF, Erik Sparre, 61, was arrested and charged with felony murder and aggravated assault for the murder of Harold and Thelma Swain nearly four decades after committing the crime. Sparre…

Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr., 47, has found himself in the middle of a melee with protesters in the Hatton Garden area of London. Mayweather and members of his entourage traveled to England to go shopping and according to TMZ, the retired fighter was confronted by a mob that hurled the N-word at him as…

A Florida mother said her 5-year-old son was traumatized after a teacher struck him with a ruler leaving him with a bloody gash on his forehead. The incident reportedly happened at Aspire Preparatory Academy, a K-5 charter school in Miami Gardens, Florida, last month. 5-year-old left traumatized after incident at school left him with gash….

WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 10: The White House is pictured midday on December 10, 2024 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Joe Biden spoke at an economic event at the Brookings Institution Tuesday afternoon. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images) Sources tell theGrio that the White House General Counsel’s Office is working with the DOJ’s Office of…