“Termination will be sought,” Erie County spokesperson says of 911 dispatcher A 911 dispatcher has been placed on leave and may lose her job after allegedly hanging up on a supermarket employee hiding during a shooting rampage in Buffalo, New York a week ago. “Termination will be sought” for the dispatcher at a disciplinary hearing later…
Comedian Earthquake has more thoughts to unload about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage. In a recent conversation on NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe’s podcast, “Club Shay Shay,” the comedian shared his belief that the love Smith has for his wife is not being reciprocated. Comedian Earthquake Says Will Smith ‘Will Be Happy’…
Heyward Patterson, 67, was laid to rest Friday The first of several funerals for 10 Black people massacred at a Buffalo supermarket was held Friday, one day after victims’ families called on the nation to confront the threat of white supremacist violence. A private service was held for Heyward Patterson, who was a beloved deacon…
Through his distinctive lens, barrier-breaking photographer Gordon Parks visually captured the essence of the Black experience in America. He created works that illuminated moments of Black joy and resilience in the midst of marginalization. A vast collection of photographs taken by the visionary will live at Howard University. The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is slated to…
Corporate documents reveal Herschel Walker overstated his role in a for-profit program accused of preying upon veterans and defrauding the government Herschel Walker, the football legend and leading Republican Senate candidate in Georgia, often boasts of his work helping service members and veterans struggling with mental health. In interviews and campaign appearances, the former Dallas…
OPINION: The leak of Jesse Williams’ nude scene in Broadway’s ‘Take Me Out’ broke the internet—but what are the bigger implications for the theater world and politics of consent? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. So, did you look? Whether or not you…
Source: Anchiy / Getty Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy doesn’t think Black women and babies matter. In a recent interview with Politico, the senator argued that if his state “corrected for race in the population,” the maternal mortality numbers wouldn’t be so bad. Black women in Louisiana aren’t just bad data points to be tossed…
La La Anthony has had an eventful couple of weeks, from hosting the Met Gala red carpet to making headlines about her dating life after being linked to her “BMF” co-star Da’Vinchi. Despite the dating rumors, the 39-year-old kept it business as usual as she shared a new fashion post on May 17. La La Anthony…
A historic Michigan private school is facing scrutiny after a teacher gave students an assignment where it included a past U.S. president in a multiple-choice worksheet about apes and monkeys. The school addressed the lesson, claiming the teacher did not create it and pulled it from a “highly regarded university.” According to FOX 2, earlier…
Bow Wow expressed plans to retire since his elimination on the music competition series “The Masked Singer.” Shortly afterward, the rapper went on yet another widely successful tour with R&B singer Omarion. The nostalgic “Millennium Tour” invites early 2000s music lovers to enjoy performances from the rap-R&B duo, as well as Sammie, Soulja Boy, Lloyd,…
