“Some opponents say we’re trying to erase history and we know that’s not the case because the true history has never been told. That’s essentially what this struggle is all about,” said community activist Ben Frazier about the school renames in Jacksonville, Florida. After a long campaign led by grassroots racial justice organizations, a school…
Some significant changes could be taking place soon in Illinois regarding police and how they obtain confessions from underage suspects, USA Today reported. On Sunday, May 31, the Illinois state legislature approved a bill prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception tactics while questioning minors — who are often very susceptible to giving false confessions,…
Bezos is stepping down as Amazon’s CEO on July 5 — just 15 days before liftoff — to spend more time on his space company Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket into space next month, joining the first crew to fly in a Blue Origin capsule. The Amazon founder announced Monday he will launch…
The deaths of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant still pull on the heartstrings of those who cherished them from family, friends and fans. His widow Vanessa Bryant has done everything in her willpower to keep their family unit strong, including their two youngest girls and their oldest, Natalia Bryant. Now Kobe…
As he approaches his first anniversary at the U.S. Postal Service’s helm, DeJoy is under mounting pressure to resign Louis DeJoy is uninterested in the niceties of Washington. The wealthy longtime businessman with an outer borough New York accent prides himself as a problem solver ready to disrupt an unwieldy bureaucracy. And he’s facing potential legal troubles….
A Kentucky nonprofit that provides outreach to marginalized communities was recently the recipient of a “six-figure donation” of “reparations” from a white donor who discovered their great-grandfather owned slaves. The benefactor received a considerable windfall of wealth upon their 25th birthday, which prompted them to investigate their family history to discover from whom the money…
“We never thought anything like this would ever happen there,” said Myeni’s wife, Lindsay Lindsay Myeni and her South African husband moved to Hawaii, where she grew up, believing it would be safer to raise their two Black children here than in another U.S. state. Three months after they arrived, Honolulu police shot and killed…
Former “Braxton Family Values” reality diva Tamar Braxton is in better spirits these days and especially so more recently as she celebrates her son Logan Herbert turning eight. Braxton treated her son Logan, born on June 6, 2013, to a nice dinner, as shown in a video she uploaded on his eighth birthday. “Where’s the…
“By dooming our democracy in the name of bipartisanship, Senator Manchin is betraying both,” said Rep. Mondaire Jones. In an effort to promote bipartisan collaboration, Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, has incited the ire of many in his own party, including New York Rep. Mondaire Jones. Manchin, the West Virginia senator, wrote a piece for…
Star and series creator Michaela Coel championed her intimacy director, Ita O’Brien, saying her help was “essential” to the successful show. Michaela Coel’s BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You took home two BAFTA TV Awards this weekend after a year of critical acclaim. As theGrio previously reported, I May Destroy you was a critical success…
