The family of Andrew Brown Jr. has reached a $3 million settlement in a civil rights lawsuit filed in connection with his slaying at the hands of sheriff’s deputies in northeastern North Carolina. Brown’s family say he was unarmed when he was swarmed by deputies and hit with a barrage of bullets. “They’re still grieving…
A Vanderbilt University professor said in 2012 that Tyrone Chalmers had functional intelligence “at or below 70,” court documents showed. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee death row inmate convicted of a 1994 slaying can pursue arguments that he is intellectually disabled and should not be executed under state law, a federal judge has ruled….
Bow Wow and Joie Chavis’ daughter Shai Moss recently accomplished an educational milestone. The 11-year-old, who captured fans’ hearts online with her viral dance videos and reenactments, graduated from elementary school. In an Instagram post shared on June 8, the “Let Me Hold You” rapper disclosed the exciting news while uploading a picture with the…
OPINION: My favorite musical festival gave all that it needed to give this past weekend at Philly’s Fairmount Park. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I love The Roots Picnic, the vaunted Philadelphia homegrown music festival founded and put on by the legendary…
The highly anticipated Jordan Peele film follows Kaluuya and Palmer’s characters on the hunt for UFOs Get ready to yell, “Nope,” while watching the highly anticipated film from the mind of Jordan Peele. The thriller officially hits theaters in July and judging by the looks of the final trailer, the project promises more thrills, scares…
Hip-hop fans were left stunned after Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage was arrested in 2019 in a roundup of immigrants with felony convictions. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said at the time the British-born rap star was “unlawfully present” in the U.S. on a 2005 visa that expired one year after he arrived in the United States. …
According to the Times Union, the Jay area had 175 Black residents in 1922. Today, there are only 13; four live in the town itself. A small town in the Florida Panhandle is grappling with its legacy as a “sundown town” and its history of the forced removal of Black residents 100 years ago. A…
The Illinois attorney general is suing a Savanna family for harassing their neighbor with a series of racially charged offenses. Local law enforcement has documented the unapologetically offensive jokes, with the chief of the city’s police saying he “have never seen anything like that it in almost 40 years in law enforcement.” Chad Hampton in…
Ryan Kelley, 40, was arrested in western Michigan and awaits a court hearing in Grand Rapids, FBI spokeswoman Mara Schneider said. A Republican candidate for Michigan governor and ardent defender of former President Donald Trump was charged with misdemeanors Thursday for his role in the 2021 postelection riot at the U.S. Capitol, further complicating an already messy…
Prosecutor Chris Becker announced charges Thursday against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, weeks after Lyoya was killed following a chaotic traffic stop on April 4. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya, a Black man, with a shot to the back of his head has been charged with second-degree murder….
