California school probe yields no suspect in racist graffiti targeting Elysse Versher A California school district has been unable to identify who subjected a Black assistant principal to racist graffiti and messages on social media even after a six-month investigation in which 45 witnesses were interviewed. Elysse Versher, assistant principal at the West Campus High…
The only all-male historically Black college or university is under fire from some of its alumni after hiring a white woman to oversee the school’s marketing and recruitment efforts. One Morehouse man said hiring was an “insult to the legacy of the Morehouse.” Paula Resley (Morehouse.edu) According to a press release from the institution, on…
Black women have abortions at more than four times the rate of white women in some states, meaning major constraints in states that plan to ban most abortion access if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — “Adulting” was not going great for Tia Freeman. She had lost her scholarship at the…
Fans of popular sitcoms “Martin” and “My Wife & Kids” are in a frenzy after a Twitter post has folks on social media debating on which Black television couple did it best, Tisha Campbell and Martin Lawrence as Martin and Gina Payne or the actress and Damon Wayans as Michael and Jay Kyle. The conversation…
Proposals pushed by advocacy groups on behalf of racial justice in Kansas typically stall First she saw the graphic cellphone video showing Ahmaud Arbery’s shooting death in Georgia, then news that Breonna Taylor had been shot in her Kentucky home during a botched drug raid. But when Teresa Parks watched videos of the white Minneapolis…
Authorities are dealing with a new rash of copycat threats in the wake of the massacre at Robb Elementary In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, schools around the U.S. have brought in additional security staff and restricted visitors as they deal with a new rash of copycat threats. For some families and…
OPINION: My shoes already cost too much money. What if I have to buy TWO pairs of all of them? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I recently wrote about Disney’s foray into sneaker culture with its latest live-action musical,…
Apryl Jones and Taye Diggs sparked dating rumors last December after the pair was spotted attending a holiday party together. Diggs and Jones would ultimately publicly confirm their relationship in February of this year after the 35-year-old declared her love for Diggs on Instagram. Before their current relationship, Jones was previously linked to Omarion, with whom she shares two children: Lil…
Snapshot of memorial for young students killed in Uvalde, Texas, who did not have a “good guy with a gun” to save them. Source: CHANDAN KHANNA / Getty Former President Donald Trump once again tried and failed to show leadership after a crisis. Appearing at the National Rifle Association’s leadership meeting, Trump doubled down on…
Voters Decide Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Every year, advocates spend untold sums of money encouraging Americans to register and vote. Outreach material to voters often includes references to the sacrifices our ancestors made so that future generations could vote. Mailers, door knockers and other literature also reference how bad things will become if voters…
