Akron Police Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty Akron police officials expect more patience and consideration than officers gave 25-year-old Jayland Walker when he was shot and killed early Monday morning. Akron Police officers killed Walker earlier this week, in yet another incident that demonstrates community concerns about policing are about a lot more than “rebuilding…
OPINION: If you’re fighting for equality, freedom or social justice, you could probably learn a few things from the House Select Committee hearings on the Caucasian coup attempt. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you’ve been…
The singer’s seventh solo studio album, a follow-up to 2016’s triple-platinum “Lemonade,” will be released on July 29. Beyoncé unveiled the cover art for her forthcoming “Renaissance” album on Thursday. The superstar singer also disclosed some new details about the creative process behind the album. The 28-time Grammy Award-winner posted her new album cover art…
Jillian Lynch has gone viral on TikTok after sharing how she acquired her entire wedding outfit for $11.75 while thrifting in Ohio. An Ohio bride has gone viral after she shared how she acquired her wedding attire for $11.75 from thrift stores — including a $3.75 wedding dress. According to People, Jillian Lynch’s shoes were…
In an interview with theGrio, Pressley echoes concerns about what impact abortion bans will have on Black girls and children. Hours before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its controversial ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade and revoke a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to an abortion, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) led an organized congressional call…
Actress Lisa Rinna of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” recently found herself in hot water. The controversy stemmed from the 58-year-old reality TV star claiming that she and other white castmates would be deemed racist by fans if they ever got into an altercation with their Black co-star, Garcelle Beauvais. Lisa Rinna and Garcelle…
The U.S. Supreme Court put on hold a legal dispute over Louisiana’s voting districts, keeping a map that a federal judge said weakened the Black vote in place. The nation’s highest court issued a stay of the lower court’s order tossing out the disputed map, as a review of a similar case in Alabama is…
“This project is something that we know is the right thing to do,” Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said at Thursday’s street renaming event. A historic neighborhood in Charlotte that was destroyed nearly 60 years ago as part of an “urban renewal” plan has been reclaimed. Thursday morning, former residents and current supporters celebrated the renaming…
Television producer Marta Kauffman, who co-created the popular comedy series “Friends” — which over the years has been dubbed the “white version of Living Single” — says she’s “embarrassed” and now understands the complaints behind the show’s lack of diversity. In an apparent effort to right the wrongs of the show’s way, the Hollywood executive…
Source: simonkr / Getty By now, it should be as clear as day that Texas is chief among the many red states where white fragility goes to die, be reborn and become the catalyst for virtually all policy changes. Apparently, for one group of Texas educators, it’s not enough that the state passed an anti-critical…
