Fat Joe appeared on ABC News on April 20 to promote awareness for Autism Awareness Month, and the “What’s Luv” rapper described being a 19-year-old father and learning his son Joey was autistic. “Well, I’m 19, we’re having Joey, uh, once the doctors tell me that he wouldn’t be normal, his mother said we…
‘Concert Crush: The Travis Scott Festival Tragedy’ a documentary about the doomed festival was released on Friday The experiences of panicked concertgoers who couldn’t breathe and had no clear path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston are featured in a documentary released Friday. But lawyers for…
Source: MIKE NELSON / Getty The Los Angeles Uprising also referred to as the LA Riots, marked a critical moment in American life but provided a stark reminder of the legal system’s failure to achieve justice for Black lives. Despite countless incidents in the intervening 30 years, police accountability continues to be sidelined in favor…
The world-renowned festival returns for the first time in three years Once silenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival opened Friday for the first time in three years — a long-awaited 2022 revival that holds echoes of 2006 when the annual celebration of music and culture went on even after…
As National Poetry Month comes to an end, theGrio acknowledges the importance and impact of lyricism in Black music Langston Hughes is regarded as one of the greatest poets to ever walk a turn in this country. It’s for good reason, too. Hughes had an unparalleled knack for presenting existential quandaries and telling elaborate, three-dimensional…
Black educators reportedly only make up 12% of teaching staff nationally The enrollment of students of color in Pennsylvania’s public school system is rising faster than the diversity of the state’s teachers. The Philadelphia-based education research group has been tracking teacher diversity in the state, per The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to the findings from Research…
The lawsuit details the racist hiring practices of the command staff, such as not requiring white men to take the written or physical exams. A former police officer with St. Louis County is taking legal action against the department alleging racist hiring practices. As reported by the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Shanette Hall filed suit…
The new casting and program announcements help cement Disney Junior as “THE home” for preschoolers, Disney’s Ayo Davis shared Get ready for some refreshing new content from Disney Junior that is perfect for the entire family. Disney television has announced an entirely new slate of shows, programming, and cast announcements. One of the biggest announcements…
The last few days haven’t been the easiest for parents-to-be Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, following the Harlem rapper’s recent arrest for his alleged connection to a Nov. 6 shooting in Los Angeles. Now the couple appears to be moving past messy headlines after they hosted a rave-themed baby shower last Friday at a Hollywood studio…
Eboni Major was the “poster girl” for Bulleit Distillery and the first Black blender in the company’s history. She made waves with her award-winning bourbon, but her success was marred by racial discrimination. The reported discrimination was severe to the degree that she developed health issues and had to leave the company, a lawsuit alleges….
