TheGrio explores the impact of former Lt. Gov. Benjamin’s indictment on the gubernatorial race and whether he can ever make a comeback. New York is embroiled in political controversy after former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was indicted on federal corruption charges and subsequently resigned just two months before the state’s primary election. Benjamin was indicted…
Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines announced their merger in February. Now JetBlue plans to take Frontier Airlines out of that deal by pursuing their bid for Spirit Airlines. In February, there was major news that Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines were merging to create a massive budget carrier line. However, last week, JetBlue decided to…
The Tennessee House of Representatives has approved a measure that would require Black history to be taught in the state’s K-12 public schools. The legislation was approved 80-2 on April 7 and must still be approved by the state Senate and the governor. The bill’s main sponsor, Democratic Rep. Yusuf Hakeem of Chattanooga, said the…
Patrick Lyoya. | Source: City of Grand Rapids Video footage has finally been released in the recent police shooting of an unarmed Black motorist in Michigan and confirms the officer shot him in the back of his head following a brief struggle over a misdemeanor traffic stop for unregistered license plates. The city of Grand…
Nene Leakes recently posted several messages on Twitter claiming she is blacklisted. The former star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” also made comments about being harassed and followed, which prompted several reactions from Twitter users. Fans believe Leakes’ Twitter posts were in reference to an interview given by her former “RHOA” co-star Kandi Burruss…
Details continue to surface surrounding the Sunday, April 10, arrest of gospel singer Kirk Franklin’s estranged son Kerrion Franklin in Los Angeles. As previously reported, the “Bad Boys Los Angeles” star was pulled over last weekend and is being held without bond after he was spotted driving a car that reportedly belongs to a missing woman…
In a roundtable with members of the Black press, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors clarified the 2020 purchase of a Southern California compound. Recent reports about the $6 million Southern California compound purchased by the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation raised eyebrows among the organization’s supporters and served as fodder for flames lit…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty As much as Tucker Carlson, the favorite host at KKK+ network Fox News, claims to hate “race-baiting,” he sure does it a lot when airing out his many white grievances, doesn’t he? If Carlson even hears the word “diversity” he flies off into the type of whitey rage where it’s…
A new study finds breakthrough COVID cases more likely to occur in pregnant people who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus. As we hit the midpoint in Black Maternal Health Week, there are new findings on the spread of COVID that might deeply affect how pregnant people safeguard themselves against the virus. As reported last…
Predominantly Black church African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) is embroiled in two lawsuits that allege that the global denomination’s retirement fund was mishandled. The lawsuits claim the Nashville-based church squandered $90 million in retirement fund investments meant for thousands of pastors and other church retirees. CHARLESTON, USA – JUNE 26: Reverend John Richard Bryant speaks…
