From left: Zaria Burgess and her father, Joshua Lee Burgess. | Source: Union County District Attorney’s Office A white man in North Carolina was sentenced to death for murdering his Black teenage daughter, concluding a court case that spanned nearly three years. Joshua Lee Burgess was not only sentenced on Friday for the 2019 grisly…
OPINION: White mass shooters are generally viewed as individuals with a mental health problem. But when the shooter is Black, we know that Black violence will be used to justify racism and violence against us. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Another week,…
California has rolled a 500-page report detailing the long-lasting effect slavery has had on Black Americans and the numerous misdeeds of the state and federal government that warrant recourse. The report released on June 1 was published by the civil rights division of the California Department of Justice with input from California’s Task Force to…
NBA superstar LeBron James had fans questioning his intentions when he recognized his love for his wife of nearly nine years, Savannah James. In his post that received over 2 million likes, he shouted out the entrepreneur and philanthropist for being his “rock,” saying, “Been my [rock emoji] holding this s–t down from the very…
Dr. Farah Fourcand | Source: Miss Global Organization Representation matters. As such, Dr. Farah Fourcand, an accomplished neurosurgeon who is also leading in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, is representing the nation of Haiti in the annual Miss Global pageant. Fourcand, who describes herself in part as a National Institutes of Health-trained Neurointerventional Surgeon, activist,…
“I want the same justice that would happen for anybody else in America,” said longtime Randle friend Paul Collins. The family of Jalen Randle, who was killed in April by a Houston police officer after a brief car chase, met this week with Houston District Attorney Kim Ogg. On Monday, friends and neighbors of Randle,…
International outrage has been sparked after a Black man died from smoke inhalation as Brazilian police trapped him in a tear gas-filled SUV. While law enforcement says he was “actively resisting” arrest, other reports officers were using cruel and excessive force. The public is calling foul and lining the streets in São Paulo in protest. …
Source: SolStock / Getty Suicide rates among Black people in America could be much higher than most studies suggest. According to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Black people commit suicide at a much lower rate than the overall average U.S suicide rate. Data suggests that the age-adjusted suicide rate for Black Americans in 2020 was…
Phaedra Parks has moved on from the franchise of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” despite fans beckoning for her return. Parks was a cast member for six seasons before having her peach revoked at the conclusion of season nine in 2017. Her firing was anticlimactic for some when Parks’ storyline as an antagonist — who…
OPINION: His run in the ’70s is unparalleled, and the music he created during that period is timeless. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Stevie Wonder may be the greatest recording artist America has ever produced. He’s an extraordinary singer, writer and instrumentalist….
