The father of 25-year-old Donovon Lynch, cousin to entertainer Pharrell Williams, is speaking out after his son was shot and killed during a horrific weekend of shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Donovon was one of two people killed in three separate shootings that took place at Oceanfront. Donovon allegedly brandished a gun when he was killed…

In a statement to theGrio, Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter praised his home state for ‘paving the way for a thriving and equitable cannabis market.’ Drug legalization, like gay marriage, internet gambling and paying college athletes, is one of those issues that if not already legal in your state, everyone assumes will be at some point in the…

The state Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision in favor of a group of residents who sued to block the city from taking down the Lee statue Virginia’s highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the…

There’s one thing fans of Iman Shumpert and Teyana Taylor have come to expect of their daughter, Iman Tayla Shumpert Jr., aka Junie. She will always remind you whose child she is, whether it be through her looks or goofy online antics.  Recently the Brooklyn Nets basketball player unloaded a clip of Junie and her two…

Gov. Tony Evers wants $145,174 from one Trump campaign lawsuit and $106,780 from a another filed by a state GOP official. The governor of Wisconsin filed two different lawsuits to recover over $250,000 in legal fees related to unsuccessful efforts against the state brought by former President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the…

Ron Weiser said he took ‘full responsibility’ for his comments to activists but said he would not quit despite the board’s call for his resignation. The University of Michigan’s governing board on Friday censured a Republican regent who called the state’s female Democratic leaders “witches” whom the GOP would prepare for a “burning at the…

Hispanic protesters are opposing a proposal for a Chicago-area school to be renamed after former President Barack Obama, claiming he’s an “oppressor” who didn’t stand up for the undocumented immigrant community. “We feel that Barack Obama did disservice to us. He denied us, and he didn’t stop the deportations, the way he promised,” said Waukegan,…

Xavier Donte Alexander was arrested Thursday on felony charges of soliciting sex with a minor and traveling to meet a minor for sex A Florida elementary school teacher is facing charges alleging he solicited online to have sex with a 2-year-old and traveled to meet the child. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in…

The order blocks MSCHF from further selling the 666 pairs of sneakers they created for the rapper, which sold out in only a minute. Nike has successfully filed a restraining order against MSCHF, the art collective and apparel company that partnered with Lil Nas X to create 666 pairs of what they’ve branded “Satan Shoes,”…

The suspected shooter Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez’ motive may have involved personal or business relationships A gunman who killed four people, including a 9-year-old boy, in a rampage at a Southern California office building knew all the victims and his motive may have involved personal or business relationships, police said. “This was not a random act…