Actress LisaRaye McCoy may always be seen as a sex symbol, but when it comes to her career she’s ready to push past the barriers of being typecast. McCoy joined the short list of “it girls” of the ’90s when she starred in “The Players Club” as single mother and college student Diamond. Her performance,…
Though the draft opinion could change, Democrats and Republicans across the country pledged action — battles that could play out in the states. The bombshell leak of a draft opinion suggesting the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case legalizing abortion nationwide has set the country on course for an even…
The Black Restaurant Accelerator Program created by the National Urban League and the PepsiCo Foundation has so far awarded 100 restaurateurs grants of $10,000 each. A program designed to help Black-owned restaurants survive and thrive reached a milestone: It has provided $10,000 grants to 100 restaurateurs across the country. The National Urban League and PepsiCo…
Steven Alexander was walking home with groceries after a night shift as an Embassy of Qatar special police officer in 2018 when a taser-drawn Maryland police officer approached him and demanded that he show his credentials. When Alexander refused, the officer pointed his firearm at him and demanded that he get on the ground. Once…
Viral sensation Kalen Allen, advocates, and TikTok influencers also join the effort to ‘highlight stigmas surrounding HIV’ ViiV Healthcare has announced a new campaign, and theGrio has a first look at the initiative that has celebrities like Tina Knowles-Lawson, Jalen Rose, and more attached. Entitled “Me in You, You in Me,” the campaign taps various…
Trooper Brian North, who is free on bail, said nothing during or after his brief appearance in Milford Superior Court. MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A white Connecticut state trooper who fatally shot a Black man, Mubarak Soulemane, following a high-speed chase in 2020 was arraigned Tuesday on a manslaughter charge. Trooper Brian North, who is…
Source: Walt Disney Television Photo Archives / Getty Pioneering journalist Max Robinson made history in the late 1970s after he became the first Black news anchor to co-host ABC World News Tonight alongside Frank Reynolds and Peter Jennings. Donning dapper three-piece suits, a kept afro, and a rich voice, Robinson captivated viewers at home…
Deon January’s son, DeAndre Morrow, was only in the Amazon building struck by a tornado because he was called into work. EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The mother of a man who was killed in December when a tornado slammed into an Amazon facility in Illinois said on Tuesday that her son was only in the…
NBC News reported that the Los Angeles Police Department said the man was carrying a fake gun with a real knife blade inside it. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Dave Chappelle was tackled during a performance at the Hollywood Bowl Tuesday night. Security guards chased and overpowered the attacker, and Chappelle was able to continue his performance…
The changes will increase access to Redfin’s real estate services across the country and help counter redlining and residential segregation. Fair housing advocates on Friday announced a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit against real estate brokerage Redfin that will expand housing opportunities for consumers in communities of color in numerous major cities. Under the…
