Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesPhoto by: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images The course draws parallels between the album’s themes of erasure and gaps in the government safety net. A Harvard Kennedy School professor, Ayushi Roy, is using Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” to teach future policymakers why good intentions in government programs so often fall short of…
(Photo: Getty Images) According to a New York Times/Sienna poll, Black Americans are more likely than any other racial group to disapprove of Trump’s job performance and say the country is heading in the wrong direction. A new national poll shows that while President Donald Trump‘s approval ratings continue to plummet amid a sustained affordability…
One Black mother’s park outing with her children was nearly ruined when a white woman decided to play “traffic cop” and harassed her over alleged missing tags on her car, according to a recently posted video. “Why are you following me?” the mother asked, prompting insults from the stranger and further threats to follow the…
Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune / Getty Earlier this week, two teenagers opened fire at an Islamic center in San Diego, killing a security guard and two others before killing themselves. Now, the shooters and all three of their victims have been identified, and investigators have revealed more insight into the motive of this senseless…
Comedy roasts have always walked a dangerous line between edgy and offensive, but when the jokes touch on real trauma, the backlash can come fast. That’s exactly what happened after Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart” turned into an online firestorm. Critics accused some comedians of going too far — and now Marlon Wayans and…
Source: FzzyBzzy / Steam/Screenshot In today’s episode of IKYKL: Pixilated Caucasity Edition, someone has created a Plantation Simulator game on Steam, and, yes, it’s every bit as racist as one can only imagine it being. Seriously, what kind of KlanStation Plus nonsense is this? Plantation Simulator is described on the Steam website as a “simple…
President Donald Trump is taking a different, eyebrow-raising tactic in his efforts to get American taxpayers to foot the bill for his massive, unapproved ballroom as support for the project slips away. But Trump is nothing if not tenacious, and he’s not above using any means necessary to get his way, even though when he…
Adobe Stock The judge suspended jail time and a fine on the condition that apologies are submitted to the court and opposing counsel. A Texas attorney is facing backlash after being held in contempt of court for using a racial slur multiple times during a custody modification trial. As theGrio has reported, Black women in…
Grammy Award-winning singer Mary J. Blige is off to some start in her My Life, My Story residency at Park MGM in Las Vegas, which kicked off on May 1. The Las Vegas residency was originally scheduled through July 18, but due to high demand the “Real Love” singer has added 10 more shows, which…
Anita Grayson (Facebook) Police say surveillance footage captured a confrontation between a customer and employees before the woman was hospitalized and later died. Police in Fort Wayne are investigating the death of a 75-year-old woman, Anita Grayson, following an altercation inside a Tim Hortons restaurant last week. According to the Fort Wayne Police Department, as…
