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Tyre Sampson Autopsy Confirms He Exceeded Weight Limit By Almost 100 Pounds as His Mother Continues to Grieve with Heartbreaking Social Posts: ‘I Hate Life Right Now’

June 15, 2022
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Autopsy results for the 14-year-old who died after falling from a ride in an Orlando, Florida, amusement park have been released by the city’s top medical examiner. The findings concluded the Missouri native suffered several bone fractures all over his body, listed his actual weight (which was too much for him to have been admitted…

Democracy Stewards: Black Women Secretaries Of State Are Standing In The Gap

June 15, 2022
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Source: Amid the battle for Democracy and future stewardship of elections, the role of secretaries of state has come into clear view. All but three states have a secretary of state. And in 37 states, secretaries of state serve as the chief elections officer overseeing free and fair elections. Despite the allegations and ensuing…

Report: There were 930,000 U.S. abortions in 2020, about 1 out of every 5 pregnancies

June 15, 2022
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Guttmacher Institute conducts the nation’s most comprehensive survey of abortion providers every three years. The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, according to figures released Wednesday. The report from the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights, counted more than 930,000 abortions in the…

Brittney Griner’s detention extended for third time, pushed back to at least July 2

June 15, 2022
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The 31-year-old American basketball player has been held in Russia since February. MOSCOW (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported Tuesday. The 31-year-old American basketball player has been held in Russia since February when she was detained at a Moscow…

‘She Ain’t Never Gone Let That Go’: LisaRaye Says She Still Doesn’t Forgive Duane Martin for His Alleged Role in Her Marriage’s Demise

June 15, 2022
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Actress LisaRaye McCoy still has a bone to pick with her former friend and “All of Us” co-star Duane Martin. The “Cocktails with Queens” co-host has held a grudge against the “Above the Rim” actor for over a decade after blaming him for aiding in the dissolution of her marriage to former Turks and Caicos…

Folks weren’t ready: 10 albums that were ahead of their time

June 15, 2022
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OPINION: For Black Music Month, Matthew Allen highlights 10 albums that have been reappraised as high quality and influential, despite not being positively received when released. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Ingesting the full scope of music takes time. Not just repeated…

Notable Black Women Athletes Who Competed As Mothers

June 15, 2022
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Source: Hannah Peters / Getty Serena Williams is ready to make her Wimbledon comeback. This week, the 23-year-old Grand Slam champion was awarded a wild card entry for singles during the competition. This marks the tennis icon’s long-awaited return to the sport after nearly a year away from the court due to a right leg…

Biden taps Keisha Lance Bottoms for White House job

June 15, 2022
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Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, will serve as the new director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. Keisha Lance Bottoms has been hired by the Biden administration to serve as its next director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. The former mayor of Atlanta, Georgia–who was also in the running…

Here Are All The Black People In Joe Biden’s Cabinet And His Most Senior Advisers

June 15, 2022
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Source: Alex Wong / Getty UPDATED: 11:00 p.m. ET, June 15, 2022 The promise to have a cabinet that “looks like America” has been more than kept by Joe Biden. In fact, it’s been all but a mandate as the 46th president of the United States has enjoyed the distinction of having the most diverse…

‘Unbothered Like His Daddy’: Taye Diggs’ Attempt to Coax Girlfriend Apryl Jones Son Into a Singalong Derails When Fans Bring Up the Child’s Father Omarion

June 15, 2022
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No one around actor Taye Diggs is safe from his social media antics. The “All American” star proved just that when attempting to derail his girlfriend Apryl Jones’ son from playing a video game, and instead join in on singing antics. Taye Diggs, Mega, Apyl Jones and A’mei. (Photos: @tayediggsinsta/Instagram, @apryljones/Instagram Mega, whose father is…