The victims now being laid to rest represented the best of their community in terms of their public and community service and activism The youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket on May 14 was laid to rest Saturday. She is the third victim to be eulogized so far since the…
Source: Prince Williams / Getty On May 17, New York’s State Senate passed a bill that would place limitations on how rap lyrics can be used as evidence in criminal cases. Now, Senate Bill S7527, or the “Rap Music on Trial Bill,” must pass the state assembly before it can be enacted into law. Jay-Z…
A source familiar with the anticipated order told theGrio that Biden’s unilateral move is an “effort to be responsive” after Congress failed to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. President Joe Biden will mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s death by signing an executive order on Wednesday to establish new rules for use…
The family of the security guard killed while exchanging fire with the Buffalo mass shooter has been victimized again. According to TMZ, scammers attempted to swipe $40,000 from the GoFundMe account Aaron Salter Jr.’s son created to help the family with his sudden death. Retired Buffalo Officer Aaron Salter Jr. worked as a security guard…
Kelly Rowland had social media in a frenzy when she revived interest in the popular #FortheD challenge by revealing her own secrets. The “Destiny’s Child” group member reshared singer Erykah Badu’s infamous freestyle to the 2017 challenge on May 21. Along with the video Rowland shared the lengths she had gone in the past to…
The 24-year-old former Ohio State star was hit by a dump truck after running out of gas Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was legally drunk and had drugs in his system before he was fatally struck by a dump truck while walking on a Florida interstate highway last month, an autopsy report released Monday concluded….
Idris Elba may still have his sights set on playing one of the greatest basketball players. “The Harder They Fall” actor recently revealed that while his desire to play Michael Jordan has not come to fruition, the seed was planted more than a decade ago. Speaking with Complex, Elba said that he met the former…
Massey was the fourth of ten victims in the Tops market shooting to have their funeral In the late 1980s, Katherine “Kat” Massey was tired of the perpetually overgrown lot on state property on her street, so she sent a letter on “Cherry Street Block Club” letterhead to the governor which led to it being…
Kim Peavler helps her clients focus on the moment A nurse in Illinois seeks to help Black women focus on the moment and, along the way, help them improve their health. Kim Peavler, a nurse at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, said the practice of mindfulness has several benefits, including stress reduction. Credit: Kim Peavler…
The ice cream is a swirled red velvet and cheesecake flavor sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand Walmart has rolled out Juneteenth ice cream meant to celebrate the upcoming federal holiday observed on June 20. As reported by the International Business Times, the ice cream is a swirled red velvet and cheesecake flavor sold under…
