The unnamed Chicago police officer has been assigned to desk duty, official says A Chicago officer who shot and seriously wounded a 13-year-old boy who ran away after being pulled over while driving a stolen vehicle was relieved of his police powers Friday, officials said. “He’s still an active member of the Chicago Police Department,” police spokesman…
Buffalo shooting highlights school counselors’ concerns to support and adequately screen students who might show potential for violence. Every school, it seems, has a moment that crystallizes the crisis facing America’s youth and the pressure it is putting on educators. For one middle school counselor in rural California, it came this year after a suicide…
“She was nothing but loving and giving,” Joshua Kellick says of Roberta Drury, who was killed in the racist attack on a Buffalo grocery store Roberta Drury, a 32-year-old woman who was the youngest of the 10 Black people killed at a Buffalo supermarket, was remembered at her funeral Saturday for “that smile that could…
OPINION: A husband to a wife who is a creator and cultural curator: I love the front row seat I have to the work you do in the name of motherhood. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. By the time you read this,…
Source: Pexels / Pexels Much has been said on the subject of single Black women, our marriageability rates and the abysmal dating pool available to us. You might even say too much has been said about all this, but I have yet to hear the perspective of one who is perpetually single like myself. There…
Singer Ciara Wilson rocked a sexy black mini dress by LaQuan Smith for a Sports Illustrated soirée at the Hard Rock Café in New York City on May 19, and her fans took note. The event was to launch the 2022 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover, which features the “Never Ever” singer. The 36-year-old’s sexy dress…
Georgia officials have increased funding and changed policies to crack down on gangs for the past four years, but the gang problem in the state continues to flourish. Experts believe the rising gang violence coincides with a national post-COVID-19 crime spike, and others think the state’s approach exacerbates the problem and inadvertently continues a cycle…
A digital healthcare platform will be able to advance its efforts to eradicate maternal health disparities after hitting an investment milestone. Cayaba Care has closed its Series A round with $12 million raised. Thrilled to announce our #SeriesA funding to help us continue changing #maternitycare Grateful to our patients, who we’re honored to serve Proud…
Donaldson also scrapped with Anderson on May 13 in Chicago after making a hard tag, and Anderson responded with a shove, resulting in the benches and bullpens clearing. Chicago White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson accused Yankees slugger Josh Donaldson of making a racist remark by calling him Jackie Robinson during Saturday’s game against New…
Monkeypox Source: Smith Collection/Gado / Getty On May 18, 2022, Massachusetts health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a single case of monkeypox in a patient who had recently traveled to Canada. Cases have also been reported in the United Kingdom and Europe. Monkeypox isn’t a new disease. The first confirmed…
