About five months after the vaccines were made available to the public, emergency use authorization was opened up to children as young as 12 This week the surgeon general announced that the ‘odds are high’ that The Food and Drug Administration would approve COVID-19 vaccines for children under 12 during the next school year. Due…
The mother of Aaliyah, Diane Haughton, who is head of the late singer’s estate, reacted on Wednesday, Aug. 4, to plans by the star’s former record label Blackground Records to release her “unauthorized projects.” This initial statement came immediately after the revamped label, led by Aaliyah’s uncle Barry Hankerson, shared an “Aaliyah is coming” website on…
Activist Shaun King said on Instagram that he and his family have decided to move out of their home after pictures of his $842,000 house were shared online by the New York Post and other sources. King wrote on social media, “Today, I’ve had to make a heartbreaking decision. After a combination of Fox News,…
Source: JASON REDMOND / Getty Civil rights attorney and candidate for Texas attorney general Lee Merritt is asking his hundreds of thousands of followers on social media to help finance social justice advocate and journalist Shaun King‘s relocation from his home in New Jersey after a conservative tabloid exposed its location last week. On Thursday,…
The rapper is facing a backlash including canceled concerts after his recent comments on the LGBTQ+ community As the backlash against DaBaby continues to make headlines, several national LGBTQ and HIV-focused organizations have banded together to release an open letter to the rapper offering to educate him on the impact of his recent homophobic remarks….
Sanaa Lathan is focused on improving her health and that means turning away from a popular party item: alcohol. “I stopped drinking about three years ago. Alcohol was not going well with me physically. Just, it was not working anymore,” the 49-year-old actress told People on Wednesday, Aug. 4. “It was starting to affect me…
EXCLUSIVE: theGrio caught up with Idris Elba, starring alongside Viola Davis and Storm Reid, who chats about his character Bloodsport and what it took to battle a giant starfish that threatened mankind. The Suicide Squad may be the fiercest, funniest flick of the summer and it’s hitting theaters and HBO MAX this weekend. Written and…
The investigation into the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department is the third sweeping probe into a law enforcement agency brought by Biden’s Justice Department The Justice Department is launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness….
U.S. track and field Olympian Carl Lewis is not holding back when it comes to the U.S. team’s performance in the 4×100-meter semifinals in Tokyo. Lewis told USA Today on Aug. 5, that Wednesday’s race was an “embarrassment” for the U.S. after the team came in sixth, leaving them out of the relay final. Former…
Source: Robin L Marshall / Getty The hits keep coming for Dr. Dre, but none of them are music to his ears recently. The legendary hip-hop producer’s estranged daughter LaTanya Young has revealed some shocking details behind her strained relationship with the rap mogul. Young says she’s asked her father and his legal team numerous…
