A Navy warship was commissioned carrying the name Frank E. Petersen Jr., the Marine Corps’ first Black aviator. The legacy of a trailblazing Black military aviator was immortalized on Saturday as a Navy warship bearing his name was commissioned into the fleet before an audience of nearly 2,000 people at the Port of Charleston in…
Nadia James graduated Saturday from the New Orleans-based historically Black college. A single mom who worked a full-time job while studying nights and weekends and raising her daughter is one of four students at Dillard University to be named valedictorian. The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate reported that Nadia James earned a 4.0 GPA…
A Black Virginia family is desperately fighting for justice after they say their teenage son was a victim of a racist hate crime. For nearly two years, the Chambers family’s fight for justice hasn’t been easy, as the family claims authorities are doing more to cover up what happened and protect the white teenagers who…
The model and entrepreneur opened up about limiting her food intake to 1,2000 calories a day, sparking debates on social media. Lori Harvey’s ab-baring black gown look at the 2022 Met Gala sparked discussion about her toned figure, the secret to which received positive and negative reactions after the model shared her weight loss routine….
UPDATED: 4:15 p.m. ET, May 15, 2022 Originally published: June 18, 2019 Only in America can police respond to separate calls for similar incidents and have two drastically different results depending on the race of the suspect. That truth was impossible to ignore on Saturday when 18-year-old Payton Gendron drove four hours to a supermarket…
Comedienne Tiffany Haddish has a new song dropping soon with rappers Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne, and the “Girls Trip” actress said the song is fire. Haddish made the announcement during an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on May 12. Haddish told Clarkson that she met Snoop Dogg before she began doing stand-up. “The…
Aaron Salter, a retired Buffalo, NY, police officer, quickly sprung into action to protect his community when a gunman attacked the store where he worked. He was shot and killed. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Aaron Salter was a beloved community member and security guard who knew the shoppers of Tops Friendly Market by name. When…
Justice Holder White to replace retiring Justice Rita Garman The Illinois Supreme Court has appointed its first Black woman justice to replace the retiring Justice Rita Garman. The court has appointed Justice Lisa Holder White, who currently sits on the 4th District Illinois Appellate Court, to fill Garman’s vacancy in July. Holder White, 54, called…
In a Dallas suburb last week, a whip-cracking 9-year-old white boy came to the front porch of one of his neighbors and banged on their door while demanding to confront a Black child in the home. A Ring camera video of the moment went viral after it was posted to social media. Ring camera captures…
OPINION: The racially motivated attack in Buffalo, N.Y., was not Trump’s fault. Fox News didn’t do it. It was America at its most ordinary. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There is a sentence fragment embedded in my memory that historian Ron Chernow…
