“His presence will be missed, and it will be thoroughly needed [in his absence]…we need five Cedric Richmond’s in the White House. One wasn’t enough,” a Biden official told theGrio. Cedric Richmond, the highest-ranking Black man in the Biden administration, is expected to leave the White House before summer. The senior advisor to President Joe…
Authorities believe the migrants were drug smugglers The body of a missing Texas National Guard soldier was found days after he reportedly drowned in the river along the U.S.-Mexico border. As reported by CBS News, the man was identified as Texas Army National Guard Spc. Bishop E. Evans, 22, according to the Texas Military Department….
Viola Davis isn’t crying over the barrage of criticism that has followed from her portrayal of former First Lady Michelle Obama. The Oscar-winning actress stars as the former first lady in the Showtime anthology series “First Lady.” Davis, who is typically celebrated for her work, has seen the comments slamming the exaggerated pursing of her…
Source: Karen Ducey / Getty UPDATED: 3:00 p.m. ET, April 26, 2022 Originally published: March 9, 2020 Shaun King‘s name has been among the top trending topics on social media this week stemming from the news that Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. King’s initial response to the social media app’s sale was…
Then a teenager, Jenner says that she’d heard that her brother’s girlfriend was a violent drug abuser Kylie Jenner testified Monday that she expressed concerns to her brother Rob Kardashian about his new girlfriend and soon-to-be reality TV co-star Blac Chyna, because she had heard Chyna had a tendency to abuse drugs and alcohol and…
Author Roxane Gay and actress Laverne Cox are also among the winners of the awards that celebrate work on the internet The Webby Awards are back and have announced this year’s outstanding winners for their work on the internet. Hosted by The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, the Webby Awards shine a light…
The Grand Rapids Police Department finally has released the name of the officer who shot and killed a Black motorist after he attempted to flee during a traffic stop. Despite local law enforcement promising to be transparent regarding the investigation, the family and other community activists believe the “three-week delay in releasing the name” of…
One of the country’s oldest and most acclaimed literary magazines appoints its first Black editor Poetry magazine, one of the country’s oldest and most prominent literary publications, will for the first time have a Black editor. Adrian Matejka, an educator, former state laureate of Indiana and prize-winning poet, begins his new job May 16. “I…
Tamar Braxton has been struggling since the death of her older sister Traci Braxton, but now the singer is ready to step back into the spotlight. It’s been a month since the Braxton family shared the news that Traci lost her battle to esophageal cancer at the age of 50. Tamar discussed her sister’s memory…
The iconic poet is awarded for her body of work over the last seven decades Sonia Sanchez has received the Jackson Poetry Prize, an $80,000 award that continues a recent wave of lifetime achievement honors for the 87-year-old poet, educator, and activist. Her award was announced Tuesday by Poets & Writers the publisher of Poets…
