London’s police department is under scrutiny after a video was released of officers tasering a Black man multiple times on the Chelsea Bridge Road in London before he fatally plunged off the bridge into waterway below. Before his death, the man jumped into the River Thames to escape and had to be rescued by the…
Despite General Order No. 3 issued on June 19, 1865, many remained enslaved, and restrictive laws meant bondage-like conditions persisted. As it stands, Juneteenth is a holiday fraught with contradictions. Although it’s a celebration, what it celebrates is General Order No. 3, the order that informed slaves in Galveston Island, Texas, two years after the…
The comedian spoke with theGrio’s Cortney Wills about Juneteenth and what freedom looks like. In this video, comedian Sam Jay spoke with theGrio’s Cortney Wills about Juneteenth and the definition of freedom in 2022. Jay grew up aware of what Juneteenth was and the meaning of it; however, she doesn’t plan to celebrate it in…
As we celebrate Juneteenth, the vegan foodie shares her thoughts on what freedom looks like for Black people. In honor of Juneteenth, theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford asked vegan foodie Tabitha Brown what she believes freedom looks like for Black people in 2022. “I really would like to see code switching disappear,” she said. “I was…
The journalist and author described the importance of Juneteenth and the definition of freedom in 2022. In this video, Jemele Hill described what freedom has looked like for her in 2022. “In 2022, freedom, to me, looks like equity,” Hill said. “It looks like liberation. It looks like peace and it looks like pure, authentic…
A number of agencies are involved in the probe into Tuesday’s incident at Glacier Valley Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — School district officials in Alaska investigating how students at a summer child-care program were served floor sealant instead of milk say the two products were not on the same pallet as…
Mourners paid their respects to 22 of the victims killed at St. Francis Catholic Church on June 5 as religious leaders urged authorities to take swift action. ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria held a state funeral Friday for nearly two dozen of the worshippers killed by gunmen at a church service earlier this month as…
An area in South Philadelphia will become the first to be recognized as a local historic district to honor its Black history. In 1899, the University of Pennsylvania published noted scholar W.E.B. DuBois’ study of Black Philadelphians. His report, “The Philadelphia Negro,” showed the diversity and the challenges of the Black population in the city’s…
John Fetterman and Josh Shapiro strike dramatically different profiles, yet their fate — and that of their party — is intertwined in the midterm elections. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — One candidate is unabashedly blunt, willing to embrace progressive positions, doing little to build rapport with party leaders and dominating rooms with a 6-foot-8-inch frame. The other crafts…
The committee will release more evidence about Donald Trump’s alleged effort to defraud supporters by fundraising off false claims. WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to hear from Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court…
