OPINION: The Taliban may have taken Kabul, but the White Taliban here in the U.S. is at war against democracy and coming for Black folks’ ballots. And that is an outrage. President Joe Biden has withdrawn the last of the U.S. troops from Afghanistan, ending a senseless, 20-year war that should not have been waged,…
Those who have kept up with the “Jeopardy!” scandal would know by now that “Reading Rainbow’s” LeVar Burton was the person that many of the game show’s watchers wanted as the new permanent host. Not only was Burton not chosen, but fans went into an uproar after seeing who was: Mike Richards, who was “Jeopardy’s”…
The reality TV personality made national news this year when her RHOA co-star Porsha Williams became engaged to her then-estranged husband, Simon Congratulations are in order for Falynn Guobadia! The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member announced through a Youtube video that she is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Jaylan Banks. As TheGrio previously…
LaMelo Ball doesn’t appear to have any grief about not finishing high school and seemingly doesn’t care for the traditional academic path to the league altogether. During a recent interview for an article in “GQ,” the 19-year-old Charlotte Hornets star shared how he didn’t have regrets over not staying on the school path. “You wanna…
“She did it. I said, ‘Yes.’ We’re happy. That’s it,” said Jackson of Jodie Turner-Smith popping the question. “That’s all you need to know.” Actor Joshua Jackson recently blasted what he called “racist and misogynist” comments about his actress wife, Jodie Turner-Smith, proposing marriage to him. The couple, who welcomed a daughter in 2020, were…
Muhammad Ali’s daughter is facing some heat on Twitter after her post said people can, “trust their own immune systems with COVID-19” Laila Ali is under some hot water. The media personality and ex-professional boxer is getting dragged on Twitter for her post defending anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the Delta…
Changes to qualified immunity, which protects bad officers, have little chance of making it into the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. As the negotiations for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act continue in Congress, there are emerging reports that changes to qualified immunity have little to no chance of making it into the…
While actress and comedian Awkwafina is on a press run for her upcoming Marvel film “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” the Asian star is receiving some negative press from Black Twitter. A VICE article analyzing the origins of the “Pitch Perfect” star’s success and allegations of cultural appropriation resurfaced over the weekend,…
Lawmakers in the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, Georgia, unanimously voted this month to temporarily ban new small-box retail stores. The move has several Black business owners concerned and the president of the Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce calling the measure racist. “This is all still part of the gentrification playbook, I’m even going to…
One of a parent’s worst nightmares became a D.C. mother’s reality just before the start of the school year. Asha Gillus had gotten her 6-year-old daughter Channing ready for another day of summer learning at Janney Elementary School. And like usual, Gillus and her daughter, who has Down Syndrome, waited for her school bus to…
