An Albany, New York, man has been arrested and charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief as a hate crime after authorities say he vandalized a Black Lives Matter street mural. Witnesses reported Ian Rawlinson, 43, to Albany police on Thursday, Sept. 16, for defacing the Lark Street mural. When officers arrived, Rawlinson had already left the…
Holliday wasn’t vaccinated and reportedly spent weeks on a ventilator The man who filmed Rodney King‘s infamous beating at the hands of the LAPD in 1991 has died after reportedly contracting COVID-19. He was 61. George Holliday passed away Sunday while hospitalized with pneumonia in Simi Valley, CA, TMZ reports. Holliday wasn’t vaccinated and allegedly…
EXCLUSIVE: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told theGrio’s April Ryan during Monday’s press briefing: “Our immigration policy is not about discriminating against one country over another.” White House officials are pushing back against advocacy groups, saying there is no discrimination in the deportation of Haitian immigrants against other nations seeking asylum in the United…
Tavis Rhodes was one of the victims and his family says they are distraught at having to deal with life without him Two people are dead after shots rang out on the North Carolina Central University campus on Saturday, Sept. 18. No students from the university were involved in the shooting, per a statement from…
He had been out on a $10,000 bond related to a felony assault case The grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson was fatally shot in the city’s Kinsman neighborhood Sunday evening. Frank Q. Jackson, 24, was reportedly shot near the intersection of Sidaway Avenue and East 70th Street at approximately 9:10 p.m., Cleveland 19 reports….
Awkwafina has seemingly addressed the criticism surrounding her continuous usage of “blaccent.” In a 2017 interview, the Asian-American actress said “I refuse to do accents” when taking on movie roles, but a year later she was featured in “Ocean’s 8” and “Crazy Rich Asians” using what many considered to be African-American Vernacular English otherwise known as…
The 24-year-old told the hosts of ‘The Real’ how thoughtful and romantic Jordan is. Lori Harvey isn’t holding back when it comes to sharing her affinity for her beau, actor Michael B. Jordan. The 24-year-old influencer and skincare line-owner stopped by the Fox daytime talk show The Real for the show’s premiere in its eighth…
Puerto Rican rap icon Fat Joe may be known as the most unproblematic rap star out there, but even a nice guy can have a misogynoir moment Sometimes good people do really stupid, problematic things, and this month no one embodied that simple truth more than our favorite Puerto Rican hip-hop legend: Fat Joe. Last…
The supermodel and Ervin share a son, Isaac, who was born in January 2020 Congratulations are in order for Ashley Graham! The model and her husband Justin Ervin are expecting twin boys. Graham fans were in for a surprise while scrolling through Instagram on Monday morning. The supermodel took to social media to share some…
The supermodel and Ervin share a son, Isaac, who was born in January 2020 Congratulations are in order for Ashley Graham! The model and her husband Justin Ervin are expecting twin boys. Graham fans were in for a surprise while scrolling through Instagram on Monday morning. The supermodel took to social media to share some…
