In a “stunning” victory, India Walton won the Democratic primary election against four-term incumbent Byron Brown in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday. Walton, the candidate unlikey to win, was considered the underdog because of a lack of experience in politics and her past experiences with life. Walton knows firsthand what it is to be a young single…
The Newark defacing of a Floyd statue was found just before 6 a.m. Thursday, and the vandalism in Brooklyn was discovered at 7:20 a.m. Statues of George Floyd in Brooklyn, New York and Newark, New Jersey were both defaced the day before the sentencing of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty…
“Every time we hear a sound, we concentrate on those areas,” said Assistant Miami-Dade Fire Chief Raide Jadallah About 160 people were still unaccounted for Friday after an oceanside condominium building collapsed into a pile of rubble, and searchers combing through a twisted, shifting heap of concrete and metal feared the death toll of at…
Fashion designer Telfar Clemens, best known for his highly sought-out luxury bags, is taking his skills to his family’s motherland. The Queens native, who is building a name for himself for his signature vegan leather tote bag, will design the uniforms for the Olympic team for Liberia. On Monday, June 21, Telfar’s official Instagram page…
Samaria Rice, mother of slain teen Tamir Rice, slammed Shaun King via Instagram and accused him of profiting off of her son’s death. Rice wrote this week, “along with the united states, you robbed me for the death of my son.” Rice’s 12-year-old son was killed by a Cleveland police officer in 2014 while playing…
Tiffany Haddish has entered the bonnet group chat. Weeks after comedienne Mo’Nique was slammed for her five-minute clip to her “sweet babies,” imploring them to be mindful of how they presented themselves in public — which meant leaving the protective hair caps home — Haddish wants to add her two cents. In this image released…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Just about one month after President Joe Biden‘s self-imposed deadline to move police reform legislation forward, officials negotiating the terms of the bill have announced Thursday evening that “an agreement” has been reached. But the brief three-sentence announcement from Rep. Karen Bass and Sens. Cory Booker and Tim Scott —…
In another example, that time flies, fans of rapper Bow Wow are seeing that less than a year after he confirmed to the world that he has a son, he is now celebrating his baby boy’s first birthday. In a now-deleted June 23 Instagram post, Bow Wow shared photos from a birthday photo shoot for…
“I celebrate my Blackness by honoring my truth,” Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter said. As a part of our “Black and Proud” series, theGrio caught up with Billy Porter, Rep. Maxine Waters, and Dr. Yusef Salaam for Juneteenth Live!, and they each shared how they celebrate their cultural heritage. Watch their full remarks via the clip…
Wise and Howery, who appear alongside Kevin Hart in the Netflix movie, discuss which stereotypes they believe “Fatherhood” successfully debunks about Black fathers DeWanda Wise and Lil Rel Howery are opening up about breaking down stereotypes in the new Netflix film Fatherhood, which they appear in alongside Kevin Hart. The movie is based on the…
