Gabrielle Union and her husband, Dwyane Wade, have a great marriage, talented kids, and an intense workout routine that would keep anyone on their toes. The power couple partnered together for some strength and abs exercises in an Instagram video shared on Union’s account Wednesday, June 29. In the caption, the 37-year-old actress wrote, “How…
Source: D-Keine / Getty In today’s episode of Existing While Black, a white man from Kansas has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison and 18 months of supervised release all because he spotted a Black man walking in his neighborhood and couldn’t stand the idea of him taking up residence there. MORE: ‘Freddie…
Maj. Dawanna Witt, a veteran of the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, is seeking the top job, as are a former police chief and a third candidate with a long career in law enforcement. Hennepin County, Minnesota, where George Floyd was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, is poised to elect its very first…
Kim Fields provided a warning to individuals in the entertainment industry wanting to create reboots for two of her hit television series: “Facts of Life” and “Living Single.” The 53-year-old disclosed this information during a June 28 interview on “The Today Show” while promoting the second season of Netflix’s “The Upshaws.” Kim Fields shares her thoughts…
OPINION: In Netflix’s new film, ‘The Man From Toronto,’ the comedian gives us a classic Hart performance—something I’d like to call Kevin Hartness. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Kevin Hart is one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and comedy because of…
The family of a Georgia toddler found dead in a car outside of a fast-food restaurant has spoken out, calling the tragedy an “accident.” The child’s mother believes that God “needed him more” than she did. Kendrick Engram Jr., who was affectionately called Junior, was only three years old when he died after being left…
Speaking during a news conference in Madrid, where he was attending a NATO summit, the Democratic president said there should be an “exception to the filibuster for this action to deal with the Supreme Court decision.” President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would support an exception to the Senate filibuster to protect abortion access, a shift…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in today as the 116th Supreme Court justice. She is the first Black woman and only the third Black person to ever sit on the highest court in America. Jackson is also the first former public defender to join the Court. She fills a gap left…
Over 10,000 Tennesseans rely on the unemployment program, and for now, they’re not getting their payments, and there’s no timeline yet for when they will again A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment benefits and job seeking assistance for thousands of people in several states. In Tennessee, the website for unemployment benefits remained…
There are 11 schools that are eligible to compete for the university-affiliated research center, the first at a Black college. A new university-affiliated research center — or UARC — is on its way to being created at a historically Black college or university. While it is the Defense Department’s 15th UARC, it is the first…
