A Chicago man was arrested Tuesday, July 20, and later charged with a hate crime after allegedly attacking a 19-year-old boy with autism. He also shouted racial slurs at the young man and an off-duty Chicago police officer. The Chicago Tribune reports that Philipp T. Jordt, 44, who is white, was standing at a urinal…
In the reoccurring awakening of the social justice movement and repercussions of COVID-19 hitting the U.S., Black Americans across the diaspora became more interested in financial literacy. Whether it was paying closer attention to their paystubs, stocks, and even the irregular financial aid distributed by the government, it was evident that Urban One launched their…
Ta’Neasha Chappell and her daughter Nevaeh. | Source: Jeffontae Elijah McClain / GoFundMe The family of a woman who recently died in police custody has retained the services of the attorneys who represented the family of Breonna Taylor. It was the latest development in the questionable circumstances under which Ta’Neasha Chappell, a 23-year-old mother from…
Jada Pinkett Smith stepped into Tiger Woods‘ golf world to spend some time on the green with the professional player and the two ended up bonding over their special relationships with their daughters. The duo caught up with one another on Feb. 22, the day before Woods’ serious car accident which sent him to emergency…
Source: Education Images / Getty A new report out of Alabama underscores the levels of ignorance about COVID-19 and the vaccine that are alarmingly abounding around the country at a time when public health experts are renewing calls for awareness and vigilance. Dr. Brytney Cobia, who works at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, penned an…
The saying goes, “You win some, you lose some,” and that’s exactly what happened to Offset. On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, the Migos group member explained on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” how he lost 10 bands on the same night that he and his now-wife, mother of his children and female rapper Cardi B were on…
The MVP went live on Instagram Wednesday morning to document his fast-food run after his Milwaukee Bucks team become NBA champs for the first time in 50 years After winning the NBA Finals, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated by pulling up to a Chick-Fil-A and ordering a 50-piece. As previously reported by theGrio, Antetokounmpo…
An Alabama Republican is facing calls for his resignation after he used the N-word to refer to a Black fellow councilmember during a meeting on Monday, July 19. Tarrant City councilman John Bryant, who goes by Tommy Bryant, used the slur at the July 19 council meeting to refer to fellow councilor Veronica Freeman in…
“NBA Countdown” host Maria Taylor is parting ways with ESPN, just weeks after her co-worker NBA sideline reporter Rachel Nichols was exposed in a phone call leaked to The New York Times for insinuating in a private but leaked phone call that the company only hired Taylor for extra hosting work to appear more diverse….
The series is set to adapt two of Shabazz’s novels about her father’s life, including ‘X: A Novel’ and ‘The Awakening of Malcolm‘ According to recent reports, a Malcolm X series produced by his daughter, Ilyasah Shabazz, is officially in development. Based on “X: A Novel” and “The Awakening of Malcolm X,” the upcoming series…
