Source: youtube / WTVC News Channel 9 There’s a certain reality we who don’t have the complexion for protection have to grapple with—Karen sh** doesn’t work for Black people. White people can walk into any space and pretend they own it. They can shout, “I want to speak to your manager” and understand that they…
Harriet Tubman, Gen. Colin Powell and Gen. Roscoe Robinson, Jr. are among the legendary names under consideration. In 2021, the Federal Naming Commission announced that it planned to strip the names of confederate leaders from United States military facilities, a decision reached after the police murder of George Floyd prompted a protest-filled summer across the…
Two white Californians have been arrested in connection with the killing of a Black Navy veteran at a local gas station in the central California city of Tracy. The San Joaquin County District Attorney has filed murder and hate crime charges on both parties and has apprehended a third for assisting the couple as they…
Keshia Knight Pulliam had fans in hysterics on March 20 after revealing her chickens were on the loose in what appears to be her Atlanta residence. In the Instagram video, Pulliam’s 5-year-old daughter Ella Grace Hartwell attempts to catch one of the two chickens as the actress records the pair’s progress. Keisha Knight Pulliam left fans in tears…
OPINION: For kids, McDonald’s chicken nuggets are undefeated, and all parents know it, even if they make diss records for Arby’s. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. One of the worst decisions you can ever make as a parent is introducing your children…
The entrepreneur and former mayoral candidate distributed $200,000 in free gas to appreciative Windy City dwellers last week. Rising gas prices have inspired a charitable spirit in more than a few Chicagoans. Senior pastor Kenyatta Smith of Another Chance Baptist Church led his South Side congregation to host three gasoline giveaways, all of which were…
Missouri State Sen. Steven Roberts and Congresswoman Cori Bush. | Source: Twitter/ @RobertsforSTL and @CoriBush A Democratic state senator in Missouri who has been accused of rape more than once may be preparing to launch a primary campaign against a popular, progressive incumbent Congresswoman who has been outspoken about her own experience as a victim…
A Black production assistant claims while working for “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2021, he was racially profiled by the Los Angeles Police Department. Now the 31-year-old has filed a lawsuit against the city and individuals in the department for $20 million. According to lawsuit documents received by Atlanta Black Star, says Ernest Simon Jr. is suing…
Source: Demand Justice / Demand Justice While there has been much discussion about the historic nature of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s nomination, the importance of her nomination to Black law students cannot be stated enough. ABC News reported that over 100 Black law students from 17 schools went to Washington D.C. to show support for Jackson….
An 8-month-old baby who went missing in Louisiana was discovered healthy and in good spirits in what authorities have called a miracle. EMS spokesperson Mike Chuzta told WAFB that the infant Niguel Jackson did not cry during the rescue on March 16. He was discovered in an open field in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with temperatures…
