The unnamed Whitney Young Magnet High School teacher taught history and reportedly had numerous complaints against him. A teacher has been removed from his high school after he hung a Black doll by the neck in his classroom and then, according to The Chicago Sun-Times, argued with an offended Black colleague in front of students. The…
OPINION: I can’t think of one person who wrote a better vision boarding anthem than the Philly songstress, who also won a Grammy for best R&B performance. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’ve said many times over the past year that Jazmine…
Over the years, many were given a glimpse into Phaedra Parks‘ life as she and her family appeared in “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Parks starred in the hit Bravo reality series from 2010 to 2017. During her six-season run on “RHOA,” viewers saw Parks welcome her two sons, Ayden and Dylan Nida, with ex-husband…
Source: wdrb / wdrb A Black man is suing the city of Radcliff, Kentucky after its police officers allegedly ran over his lower leg with a patrol car last September. According to WDRB, police were called to the Gold Vault Inn on Sept. 7, 2021, at around 2 a.m. They were told a trespasser was…
Actress and singer Sheryl Lee Ralph made her 1981 breakthrough debut as Deena Jones in the Broadway musical “Dreamgirls,” a role that earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical. While looking back on the career-changing part, Ralph claimed that when it came time to make a feature-length film about the…
A New Jersey mayor is denying claims of racism after recordings that seem to show him and other town officials using racial epithets to describe Black people were made public by a local newspaper this week. In the seven recordings, Mayor Sal Bonaccorso and Police Chief Pedro Matos apparently referred to Black people as N-words….
OPINION: Maybe you’ve heard the legendary comedian is on tour with a new show called ‘Ego Trip’? This is a spoiler-free post about that. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Note: This piece has nothing to do with The Slap. It’s about Chris…
At age 6, Walton was already taking pictures from the sidelines of the Southern Heritage Classic football game in her hometown of Memphis. NBA fans in Memphis knew her first, this little girl photographing Grizzlies games from the baseline at the FedEx Forum. Storee Elle Walton, who’s just 8 years old, is making national news…
Source: Scott Olson / Getty Welp, Donald Trump‘s Truth Social app is up and running. Well, it’s up, anyway. The “running” part of Trump’s Twitter alternative appears to be hitting some snags—which is to say the launch of the app has become as disastrous as Trump’s failure of a presidency. For those who are unaware…
The trooper was fired days after the killing, but a grand jury declined to indict the white officer on charges of felony murder and aggravated assault. The family of a Black man who was shot in the face and killed by a Georgia state trooper after a traffic stop for a broken tail light has…
