A Lawrenceville mother is still grieving nearly two years after her 17-year-old daughter was hit and killed by a Winder, Georgia, woman driving under the influence and still no criminal charges have been filed against the driver. “For her not to be around the family, it’s like a wound that cannot be healed,” said Pauline…
Ciara‘s son Future Zahir Wilburn has proven to be extremely talented at just 7 years old. In the past, Ciara has showcased her son’s love and interest in sports by sharing posts of Wilburn playing football and baseball. That all came to a head on April 14 when the singer uploaded a video of Wilburn…
In this Oct. 4, 1960, photograph, baseball legend Jackie Robinson stands with then-Vice President Richard M. Nixon (right) during a campaign stop in New Jersey. | Source: Bettmann / Getty On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson played his first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers, forever changing baseball and society. Robinson was Black, and the integration…
Professor Amy Wax is known for making racist and xenophobic remarks, and she’s earning criticism for her latest statements. A University of Pennsylvania law professor made an appearance on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News show recently and said Black and Asian people are resentful of “Western peoples’ outsized achievements,” according to a new report from NBC…
Georgia State University might not have meant to do it, but the college had the mother of rapper Ludacris shedding tears after announcing they would be awarding the rapper an honorary degree from the university. The Grammy-winning musician will be honored with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Management. Ludacris, who was born Christopher…
The Grand Rapids Police Department has released the video of one of its officers shooting an unarmed Black man in Michigan after he was stopped for having a bad license plate on his car. The graphic footage reignites the argument about how quick cops are to use excessive force that results in death when engaging…
The actress made history last month as the first openly queer woman of color to win an Oscar Fresh off her historic Academy Award win, actress Ariana DeBose has announced her next project, a rom-com described as My Best Friend’s Wedding but with an Afro-Latina cast. As reported by Deadline, DeBose will executive produce and…
Actress Thandiwe Newton denied reports that an argument with Channing Tatum led to her being terminated from the third “Magic Mike” movie, “Magic Mike’s Last Dance.” Previous reports indicated a heated argument between Newton and Tatum about the slap heard around the world at the Academy Awards last month was to blame for her departure…
OPINION: As MLB celebrates the 75th anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier, let’s remember that he was more than a baseball pioneer; he was a civil rights champion, too. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, some…
OPINION: The key line in episode 5, ‘Cancer Attack,’ is this: ‘People want to be seen. Doesn’t matter what for.‘ Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. What if Atlanta did a whodunit episode? Something that plays on the tropes of police investigators searching…
