The Declaration of Indepdence was an indictment of the British monarchy, but not a statement of justice for all Kevin Jennings is CEO of the Lambda Legal organization, a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights. He sees his mission in part as fulfilling that hallowed American principle: “All men are created equal.” “Those words say to…
OPINION: Sometimes you have to save your kids from themselves. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I just want you all to know that as of this typing, a new HVAC system is being installed in my home so this isn’t a long-term…
A Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson collaboration could have come to fruition if it weren’t for the friendship the pop star shared with The Notorious B.I.G. Producer Quincy Jones III (QDIII) recently recalled that in ‘96 he attempted to get Jackson to work on Tupac’s record “Thug Nature.” The song features a sample from Jackson’s…
Two Mississippi Museums director Pamela D.C. Junior said she was ecstatic to have the exhibit housed at the venue. A look at how African Americans traveled during the Jim Crow era in the U.S. is on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson. The Negro Motorist Green Book, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, opened…
Rick Ross has good reason to pop bottles after announcing that he is a grandfather. The “Port of Miami” rapper shared the celebratory news that his daughter Toie Ashanti had given birth. In a video posted to his IG Story, the “Gucci Grandpa” uncorks a bottle of Belaire Bleu champagne and proceeds to pour it…
The escalating numbers show leisure travelers aren’t being deterred from flying by rising fares. The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with their biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020. About 2.49 million passengers went through security checkpoints at U.S. airports Friday, surpassing the previous pandemic-era record of 2.46 million reached…
A police scanner clip in which a lieutenant can be heard saying ”F*** [N – words]” was condemned by the police union and city officials. The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) is investigating a white lieutenant’s alleged use of an anti-Black slur during a phone call with a 911 radio dispatcher. Anthony McFadden, a veteran lieutenant…
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are deadlocked in a new poll of Georgia voters, paving the way for a tense rematch between the two candidates. Forty-eight percent of voters said they would vote for the incumbent Kemp, and 48 percent said they would vote for Abrams in the November election,…
The tone appears to have shifted in the brief feud between rapper and actor Xzibit and ViacomCBS after the host of the popular reality series “Pimp My Ride” claimed the network edited his music out of several episodes to avoid paying the “My Name” rapper. The “Best of Things” emcee told TMZ he’s “willing to…
A British colonial expedition looted vast quantities of treasures in 1897 from the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin. Germany and Nigeria on Friday signed an agreement paving the way for the return of hundreds of artifacts known as the Benin Bronzes that were taken from Africa more than 120 years ago — an…
