Source: Irfan Khan / Getty Dr. Melina Abdullah, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, has been “swatted” twice in the past year. The second incident came just a day after filing a lawsuit against LAPD for its disproportionate response to an initial “swatting” incident last August. According to the Los Angeles Times,…
The royal pair stop by a famed southern-cuisine restaurant in Harlem after advocating for COVID-19 vaccine equity at the United Nations Prince Harry and Meghan Markle enjoyed chicken and waffles at the legendary Harlem soul food restaurant Melba’s on Friday afternoon. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stopped at the famed restaurant after a couple…
Thousands of Black women and men are reported missing each year, yet their names often don’t get the mainstream attention as white missing people receive. That state of affairs is frustrating for advocates and relatives of the missing African-Americans such as James Rushing, whose sister, Deidre Reid, 41, has been missing since Sept. 3. “What…
Shanrae Price, Kelly’s eldest sister, called into the Larry Reid Live radio show to dispute the claim that she’s been found Despite a previous report from singer Kelly Price’s legal representative that Kelly was safe and recovering in private after she was said to be missing in Georgia following her release from the hospital after…
Tracee Ellis Ross left fans in stitches on Sept. 23 after sharing a throwback video of her rap alter ego T Murda. T Murda was first introduced to the world back in 2014 after the actress uploaded a series of now-deleted Instagram posts covering songs from Drake, Young Thug, Rae Sremmurd and other rappers. Tracee…
Source: Scott Legato / Getty Rapper 21 Savage became a global case for ICE reform when he was arrested in Atlanta in 2019 ahead of the Super Bowl. Now the rapper is facing gun and drugs charges connected to the original arrest. According to TMZ, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office is levying two new charges against…
The Emmy-winning musician spoke with theGrio about his first meeting with the Queen of Soul and working with Jennifer Hudson Kris Bowers was destined to do film scores. With both parents in the television industry, the Los Angeles native developed some amazing piano chops in his childhood and always envisioned himself as a composer. The…
An embarrassed journalist is laughing along with much of the internet after she failed to recognize the basketball player Hayley Crombleholme, a news reporter of KUTV in Salt Lake City, Utah, went viral this week after she shared a video of her interviewing Jordan Clarkson, the NBA guard who she did not know plays for…
Trailblazing ophthalmologist Dr. Patricia Bath’s indelible influence within the realm of STEM has inspired generations of changemakers whose work sits at the intersection of innovation and medicine. Her legacy will be honored with a posthumous induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. Bath invented what is arguably one of the most important surgical…
Monae revamps the 2015 song to spotlight female victims of police violence Janelle Monáe on Thursday released a lengthy music video for her protest song “Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout.” The 17-minute video features several prominent Black and Latino female artists and activists reciting the names of Black and Latino women who have been…
