A unanimous three-judge panel rejected arguments that Roof should have been ruled incompetent to stand trial in the shootings at Mother Emanuel AME Church A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld Dylann Roof’s conviction and death sentence for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation, saying the legal record cannot…
A Louisiana man prosecutors said inflicted a “four-day streak of terror” on Baton Rouge in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing of two Black men. Kenneth Gleason, 27, was convicted in April of first-degree murder in the death of one Black man killed in the four-day time…
Naomi Osaka‘s personal growth journey has been reflected in the way she handles herself professionally, specifically in her commitment to maintaining her own mental and emotional health. The No. 3-ranked tennis player in the world is almost as well known for her positive and adamant stance on mental health protection as she is for her…
Jones, 31, is the first African American to hold the position and serve as an advocate for poetry in the state Magic City Poetry Festival founder Ashley M. Jones has been named the first Black poet laureate of Alabama. According to information released by the festival, Jones, an Alabama School of Fine Arts faculty member,…
Chloe Bailey had many convinced that her singing group ChloexHalle made up of her and her sister Halle Bailey may be breaking up on Wednesday, Aug. 24, after announcing she would be performing solo at the MTV Video Music Awards. The duo, who initially began singing online on YouTube in 2011, didn’t get their start…
Audio of Nichols criticizing the network’s choice of a Black colleague to host an NBA Finals show was leaked in July It appears longtime ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols’ time with the network is over. They announced today they are removing Nichols as host from all NBA programming, as well as canceling her popular show The…
Osaka told People magazine that she ‘couldn’t say no’ to working with the star athlete Naomi Osaka has been in the headlines for most of 2021, making news with her impressive talent, dedication to her platform and for spreading mental health awareness. Now, she has announced a partnership with fellow sports star Tom Brady, who…
Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley embodies the spirit of his grandfather’s song “Three Little Birds.” The free-spirited 30-year-old son of Stephen Marley approaches life in a carefree manner, and it shines through his music. Growing up as reggae royalty, Jo Mersa started appearing on stage at 4 years old alongside Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers,…
theGrio’s Matthew Allen highlights artists who have covered, sampled, or borrowed from the essence of the late singer Music has a way of changing over time. The further along we get, the faster trends and fads come and go. So, whenever an artist has the ability to shine and influence from one era to the…
Keziah London Taylor was born in May 2021 and spent several weeks in the NICU before joining the Barrino-Taylor family at home in North Carolina Fantasia is proudly showing off her three-month-old bundle of joy, daughter Keziah London Taylor. Keziah, who she shares with her husband Kendall Taylor, was born on May 23 but the…
