About 1,000 residents participated in the rebellion and 100 blocks of neighborhoods and businesses were vandalized. But more than 50 years later, residents say not much has changed in Augusta, Georgia. The Department of Justice is investigating the 1970 jailhouse death of 16-year-old Charles Oatman and the murders of six men during a riot that followed…
Tiffany Haddish joined E! News’ “Daily Pop” show to talk about her book “Layla, the Last Black Unicorn.” As part of a three-book deal with Harper Collins Publishers, this first release is a children’s book about self-acceptance and standing out. The comedian told hosts Loni Love and Justin Slyvester that the first book was inspired…
An anonymous donor has gifted graduating seniors from one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Texas with immediate access to a debt-free future. The philanthropist in one clean swoop erased an estimated $300,000 worth of balances owed by the students at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. Wiley students at graduation (Wiley College…
OPINION: The 2017 film starring Azealia Banks had a scene that made me hide my head under my pillow—it is also completely unrealistic. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Love Beats Rhymes airs on theGrio TV and theGrio’s streaming app…
St. Francis Wood in San Francisco has cleared a state hurdle, but now needs to have the designation approved by a top National Register official, who has 45 days to consider the motion. St. Francis Wood, an upscale neighborhood in San Francisco, has been approved for a historic designation by the state of California that…
Kevin Hart‘s height became a topic of discussion this past weekend after fans noticed that his 14-year-old son Hendrix Hart hit a growth spurt. This discovery comes on the heels of Kevin’s first-annual HartBeat Brunch. The event, which occurred on May 8, brought out many famous faces: Tiffany Haddish, Loni Love, Sherri Shepherd, Earthquake, Niecy…
Kev Marcus and Wil Baptiste, who formed their duo in high school, are back on the road after a Covid pause. Two Black violinists continue to take the world by storm with their fusion of classical music and hip hop performed as the duo Black Violin. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shared a profile of Kev Marcus…
An attorney for a Florida man who spent over three decades in prison for a crime he did not commit has vowed to seek restitution for her client. Thomas Raynard James, 55, spent 31 years in prison after he was convicted for the 1990 murder of Francis McKinnon in Miami’s Coconut Grove neighborhood. Witnesses in…
Source: Andrea Evangelo-Giamou / EyeEm / Getty Last Friday morning, 41-year-old Black woman Diane Craig was found unconscious on a bus in Phoenix, Arizona. She had been strangled, and she died from her injuries after being rushed to the hospital. Since then, Phoenix police have been on the lookout for one man, 26-year-old Joshua Bagley,…
Fans are gushing over a family photo of Eva Marcille and the three children she shares with her husband, Michael T. Sterling. The couple met in 2016 and wed in 2018. A year later, the former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star changed the last name of her 8-year-old daughter, Marley Rae, to match her husband’s….
