The program was already on temporary hold due to a restraining order in a separate suit from another white farmer A loan forgiveness program for Black farmers written into President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan in March has been put on hold by a federal judge, who wrote that the program is discriminatory. The program…
Parents of melanated babies will have another option when it comes to skincare treatment for their little ones. Power couple Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade recently announced the launch of their skincare brand “Proudly.” According to Essence, the brand is set to be the first-of-its-kind sustainable baby care brand targeting Black and brown children. In…
A 9-year-old Minnesota girl spoke at a school board meeting earlier this month and expressed her frustration over the Black Lives Matter posters present at her elementary school. The student, identified only as Novalee in a video that began circulating last week, said she saw Black Lives Matter posters and displays of poet Amanda Gorman…
Sinbad has Bill Cosby to thank for helping him keep his role on the show “A Different World.” In a June 22 preview of the “Reunion Road Trip: It’s a Different World” special, Sinbad explained how Cosby saved his job. While speaking to his other cast mates from the show, the comedian said, “So I…
Derek Chauvin on Friday will learn how long a judge sentences him to prison, but corrections experts say the real moment of truth for the ex-cop convicted of murdering George Floyd by brutally kneeling on the unarmed, handcuffed Black man’s neck for more than nine minutes will likely come behind bars when his fellow inmates “kill…
Keyshia Cole doesn’t care what you say about the photos she posts of her and her new boyfriend. Zay — his Instagram username — doesn’t appear to care either after he recently uploaded a racy pool photo of the pair together. On Wednesday, June 23, the R&B singer’s mystery man — whom fans still don’t know…
EXCLUSIVE: Pelosi shares her thoughts on Capitol insurrection and options she is considering to investigate the depth of the domestic terrorist attack Capitol rioters began to receive sentencing for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Congress on Wednesday. Just hours before a member of the Oath Keepers pleaded guilty to conspiracy, House…
“My design creates a welcoming space for people to connect with Tubman,” says artist Nina Cooke John A Harriet Tubman monument is set to replace a Christopher Columbus statue that was removed from a national park in Newark last year. Mayor Ras Baraka recently revealed the design of the Tubman monument, telling CBS News that…
As a part of our “Black and Proud” series, Brown joined celebrities and politicians like Rep. Maxine Waters, Billy Porter, and Vedo to share the Black experience and what June 19 means for them This year, Juneteenth became a national holiday and another celebration that honors Black history and our ancestors. During a recent conversation…
Donovon Lynch was leaving a Virginia Beach restaurant when he was approached by a Black officer who fatally shot him Donovon Lynch, a cousin to Pharrell Williams, was killed by a Virginia Beach police officer in March. Now Lynch’s father has filed a federal lawsuit, saying his son was “unlawfully” shot. As theGrio previously reported,…
