A Black Texas woman sentenced to five years in prison for voting when she was ineligible will have a new chance to get her conviction overturned. Texas law allows people who have been “fully discharged” from their sentence or have been pardoned to vote after a conviction. Crystal Mason was on supervised release for tax…
Tiffany Haddish has found a way to keep millions of her followers on their toes regarding her love life. Last month, a single Tiffany shared details on what she would want in a potential suitor during her appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” after also sharing that she’s been attracting rappers following her split with Common….
Source: youtube / Youtube It’s been shown time and time again that cops should not be called to the scene when Black people are experiencing a mental health crisis. Let’s just be real: To most police officers, a Black person acting up is a Black person acting up, and, regardless of the circumstances, it requires…
The deeds “document the institutionalized racism of the past that we must live with today,” says Arizona State professor Rashad Shabazz. Housing advocates in Arizona maintain that racist language written in the deeds of homes in the state should remain as a reminder of injustice experienced by minority communities for decades. A Sunday opinion piece…
A child diagnosed with ADD and ODD was handcuffed and detained by police, his parents say A new lawsuit was filed in the case of a 10-year-old disabled boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold when a Louisiana deputy responded to his school on May 13, 2021. The boy’s parents, Ashley Hutchinson-Harper and Terry…
The global COVID-19 pandemic and a recent Iranian cyberattack have had a devastating impact on one of Illinois’ predominantly Black colleges. After 157 years, the institution is set to close its doors, after failing to raise millions of dollars for operation. Lincoln College (KSDK Screengrab) According to a statement released by Lincoln College, the institution’s board of…
OPINION: New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was right to call out the justice for his history of working to overturn basic civil rights for Black and brown people. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) stepped up to the…
OPINION: New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was right to call out the justice for his history of working to overturn basic civil rights for Black and brown people. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) stepped up to the…
Kelly Rowland and her husband, Tim Weatherspoon, celebrated their anniversary earlier this week. The two lovebirds dated for years before tying the knot in a private ceremony in Costa Rica in 2014. To commemorate the day of their union, the “Coffee” singer shared a collage of fun-filled family moments on Instagram on Tuesday, May 10….
Gordon Plaza, marketed to first-time New Orleans home-buyers in the 1980s, was built on the former Agriculture Street Landfill. Residents of the Gordon Plaza neighborhood in New Orleans are fighting to have their relocation costs paid as they seek to leave homes that were built atop a toxic dump site. Per Nola.com, Gordon Plaza was marketed…
