Nearly seven years have passed since Snyder acknowledged in 2015 that Flint had a dangerous lead problem and switched the city back to a regional water system. Michigan authorities have long promised to hold key officials criminally responsible for lead contamination and health problems arising from a disastrous water switch in Flint in 2014. There’s not much…
OPINION: The R&B landscape is rich with songs that make us feel love, but have you ever really listened to what some of these singers are saying? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Music is a huge part of my life. I listen…
Fans are still laughing and reminiscing about last week’s “Verzuz” between 2000 R&B heartthrobs Omarion and Mario on Thursday, June 23. But the real drama went down during the pre-show between Ray J, Bobby V, Sammie and Pretty Ricky’s Pleasure P. Between the laughs, the shade and clash of egos, the self-proclaimed kings of R&B performed their classic…
OPINION: In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Black men must join the fight for reproductive rights. 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 carry the straightening comb. It was perhaps the most irritating…
Piquet used the term three times during the interview as he discussed a crash between Hamilton — a seven-time F1 champion and the only Black driver in the sport — and Max Verstappen during last year’s British Grand Prix Former Formula One champion Nelson Piquet apologized to Lewis Hamilton on Wednesday, saying the racial term…
A California man said he was threatened and terrorized after he was falsely accused on Facebook and Twitter of shooting two deputies two years ago, and now he has filed a lawsuit against some people and companies that spread this information. Two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies were ambushed and shot by a Black suspect…
Through tears and anger, several of the singer’s accusers told a court, and the singer himself, that he had preyed on them and misled his fans. NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some…
OPINION: As the music legend’s debut album ‘Supa Dupa Fly’ turns 25 next month, here’s proof that Missy Elliott is the best hip-hop artist ever. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott is the greatest hip-hop artist of all time. Now…
With multiple strains detected in 26 states, what should—and shouldn’t—alarm us about the monkeypox virus? The World Health Organization said June 25 that monkeypox wasn’t yet a public health emergency of international concern. More than 4,500 cases have been reported worldwide, with more than 300 in the U.S. And with public health officials unable to follow all chains of…
R. Kelly appears during a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago on September 17, 2019. | Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty Disgraced singer R. Kelly was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison following his conviction last year for sex trafficking. He had been held at a detention center in New York…
