The man’s conviction was reversed by a federal court in 2018 because the prosecutor allegedly withheld vital information A 63-year-old Florida man spent 32 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was released last year only to now be facing the possibility of being incarcerated once again. Per The Washington Post,…
“I never wanted to marry very young,” said Audrey Parker Green. After beating cancer twice, a 74-year-old Louisiana woman has married for the first time and she hopes her unique journey inspires other unwed older people. “I never wanted to marry very young,” Audrey Parker Green said in an interview with PEOPLE, “but I didn’t…
Chris Witherspoon, the founder and CEO of PopViewers calls the partnership ‘surreal’ Get ready for some Steve Harvey on PopViewers. The Black-owned TV & film recommendation app has announced a partnership with the Family Feud host. Launched back in 2020, PopViewers has become a popular app for pop culture fans, focusing on amplifying diverse voices…
The new caucus, chaired by members of Congress Stacey Plaskett, Ritchie Torres, and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, aims to close the economic gap for Black entrepreneurs in tech and innovation. A new congressional caucus aimed at closing the economic gap for Black entrepreneurs in tech and innovation was launched on Capitol Hill. Dozens gathered at the…
Ntozake Shange‘s ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf’ is back on Broadway. The revival of the groundbreaking story continues to uplift and empower Black women’s voices just as the play did 46 years ago. Award-winning choreographer and director Camille A. Brown brought the classic “choreopoem” back to the Booth Theatre…
The petition comes after the U.S. State Department swapped a Russian drug lord for a former U.S. Marine A petition has been launched calling for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian jail where she has been detained since February. As reported by Yahoo, news of the petition comes after the U.S….
OPINION: A Juneteenth celebration hosted by a group of well-meaning white people has been called off after an outcry by cancel culture warriors on social media. 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 Black Twitter. I love the way it can mine…
Source: Bill Clark / Getty At this point, it’s baffling that anyone would believe a word that comes out of the mouth of Senate candidate and Sunken Place HOA president Herschel Walker. Actually, it’s not that baffling. Walker is a GOP frontrunner because the GOP deals in misinformation, propaganda, and whitey placating and all Black…
As the Philadelphia 76ers try to close the Toronto Raptors out for the third time and avoid becoming the first NBA team in history to blow a 3-0 series lead, Doc Rivers and coaching has been a topic of discussion. What role does a coach play in a blown series lead? TNT’s “Inside the NBA” crew discussed this on…
“I feel about Genesis the same way I feel about myself when I look at myself when I (was) younger,” Davis said about her daughter Award-winning actress Viola Davis is the proud mother of 11-year-old daughter Genesis, whom she says has been a source of healing from her own childhood trauma. “I feel about Genesis…
