“With this legislation, with these rules, we’re robbing students of the opportunity to have a high-quality education, to think critically,” said Carlisha Bradley, the only Black member of the state’s Board of Education. The Oklahoma Board of Education has outlined new guidelines limiting teachings on race and gender in K-12 classrooms. As reported by The…
Back in March, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex dished about their exit from the UK after stepping down as senior members of the British royal family. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s revealing conversation with Oprah Winfrey has earned a 2021 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Hosted Non-Fiction Series or Special. The bombshell sit-down special is…
A hip-hop song has become the soundtrack to the protests happening in the embattled island nation A politically charged hip-hop song has become the backdrop for the civil unrest that has rocked Cuba this summer. The island nation has been plagued by shortages of food, electricity, medicine, and other vital resources and fed-up Cubans are…
Three Black British soccer players faced such vehement online abuse after a recent match that authorities are now delving deeper into the incident. The England team players, Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka all missed penalty kicks during the European Championship game against Italy on Sunday, July 11, which contributed to Italy’s 3-2 victory following a…
A McClellanville, South Carolina, auto mechanic and restaurant owner has repaired and gifted cars to 33 people in need over the past nine months. “This gives me a chance to work on cars again, at my own pace,” Middleton told the Post and Courier in June. Eliot Middleton, the 38-year-old co-owner of Middleton & Maker…
Justin Glaze is currently a contestant on ‘The Bachelorette,’ and his resurfaced tweets come mere months after the controversy surrounding Rachel Kirkconnell The Bachelor franchise is yet again dealing with a racist controversy. A current Bachelorette contestant is apologizing for “ignorant and hurtful” past tweets about Black women. Last year, ‘Bachelor Nation’ fans watched as…
The rapper was talking with a friend on the social media platform when he was ambushed A rapper in the Los Angeles area was talking with a friend on Instagram Live when he was ambushed in front of viewers, his murder broadcast over the social media network. Zerail Dijon Rivera, who performed under the name…
The ‘Cory in the House’ and ‘That So Raven’ actor was first scheduled to appear in court in June Trouble continues to brew for That’s So Raven star Kyle Massey. Reportedly, an arrest warrant has been issued by a Washington State judge after Massey missed both of his court dates. As theGrio previously reported, Massey…
EXCLUSIVE: President Joe Biden delivered impassioned remarks against Republican efforts to restrict access to the ballot. Rev. Al Sharpton called his speech “monumental,” but NAACP President Derrick Johnson believes it missed the mark. Voting rights continue to dominate headlines across the country. Two cities, D.C. and Philadelphia, became the focal point of attention as lawmakers…
Joined by fellow Texas state House Democrats, Rep. Chris Turner (TX-101) speaks during a news conference on voting rights outside the U.S. Capitol on July 13, 2021. | Source: Kevin Dietsch / Getty The oldest civil rights organization in the United States is stepping up to protect any of the Texas House Democrats who might…
