The California congresswoman, in a sit-down interview with theGrio, discusses colliding crises in Los Angeles: homelessness, crime and the economy. On Monday, a day before the June 7 primary vote in California, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) met with constituents of Los Angeles in various cafes and restaurants in her final mayoral stump before voters…
Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Groups supporting Georgia Republican Senate Nominee Herschel Walker hope voters aren’t paying attention to facts. Walker’s backers hope Black voters are easily swayed with gimmicks and one-off gifts. And while some Georgia democrats brought attention to the hypocrisy of Republican-led efforts to prohibit nonprofit groups from giving out water to…
Alexis Skyy paid tribute to her ex Mariel “Trouble” Orr on June 5 after the rapper passed away at 34 from a gunshot wound during a home invasion. According to WAGA-TV Fox5 in Atlanta, the shooting took place before 3:30 a.m. at the Lake St. James apartment complex located in Conyers, Georgia. Police officials claim that Orr,…
One of the last surviving original Tuskegee airmen has died, leaving a legacy of courage and civil rights activism behind for generations to admire. The highly decorated 95-year-old wore his Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, WWII Victory Medal and many other honors with pride and integrity, defining for a nation what a true “hero” should…
Football has been the headliner among HBCU sports due in large part to the influence and social media brilliance of Deion Sanders, but Black college hoops culture refuses to be left behind when it comes to the amount of events highlighting its talent and affiliated star power. Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns warms up before the…
Musician Pharrell Williams responded to a fan who had a negative opinion of the singer’s 2013 song “Happy” on social media. The fan said they were “annoyed” by the song on Twitter, which prompted a surprising response from the “Freedom” singer on June 1. A Twitter user with the handle @javroar wrote, “No song annoyed…
Mayoral candidate Rep. Karen Bass cheers at supporters from a double-decker bus after making a stop in Boyle Heights while touring the city on June 5, 2022, in Los Angeles. | Source: Gina Ferazzi / Getty California Rep. Karen Bass and billionaire developer Rick Caruso are running neck and neck in Los Angeles’ first mayoral…
Travell Hill, the man accused in the death of Andre Montgomery Jr., a reality television star of “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday, June 3. Hill, one of four defendants, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and another count of murder-for-hire in the March 2016 killing. According…
OPINION: Scientists have finally isolated the genetic mutation responsible for the ‘mental health problem’ unique to American society. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio Today, more than 300 Americans will catch an infectious disease whose survival rate (42 percent) is…
A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to burn down his neighbor’s Daytona house. After the family shared a video recordings of the man using racial epithets toward the African-Americans inside of the home, the charges were elevated to a possible hate crime. Gary Dragon (WESH 2 Screenshot) On Tuesday, May 31, police…
