School officials in 1922 sought to distance students from jazz, a genre with African American origins With its president saying it had racist origins, the New Orleans school board has unanimously reversed a little-known but century-old ban on jazz in schools in a city which played a huge role in developing jazz and where it is still…
More information regarding two white Iowa teens who are alleged to have killed their Spanish teacher last fall in a local park has emerged. Authorities say the pair assaulted the instructor with a baseball bat, and one posted details about the crime on social media for their classmates to see. According to the Des Moines…
Jesse Williams has asked courts to reduce his child support payments for his 8-year-old daughter, Sadie, and 6-year-old son, Maceo, he shares with Aryn Drake-Lee, the actor’s ex-wife. His claim is he can no longer afford to make the hefty monthly payment a judge ordered him to provide for the kids after he divorced in…
The star of Peacock’s ‘Bel-Air’ is releasing her debut EP later this year. Coco Jones, the star of the new Peacock series Bel-Air, dropped “Caliber,” her new single and video on Friday. The single, released by High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings, is the first taste of her forthcoming debut EP, slated to come out later this…
OPINION: Do motivations or outcomes matter more when it comes to parenting? I suppose like all things in life, it depends. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Nap time isn’t exactly my favorite time of day, but it is a time of day…
Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty During the second day of a week of action in support of Trans people across the country, #IStandWithDonCheadle trended on Twitter. To counter posts showing solidarity with “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, Twitter user @SisyphusRedemed tweeted a viral picture of actor Don Cheadle. I see that #IStandWithJKRowling is trending….
Singer Rihanna is getting excited about the baby set to come this spring. Paparazzi caught the billionaire mom-to-be shopping for her new child, and it seems that she liked one particular the teeny-tiny option available at the shop. The “Diamonds” singer and A$AP Rocky, her boyfriend, broke the internet earlier this year after pictures dropped…
Source: MICHAEL TRAN / Getty Four Black actors were nominated for Oscars in 2022, six years after the Twitter campaign #OscarsSoWhite rocked Hollywood. In the long history of Hollywood snubs, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gets some credit for at least trying to diversify the Hollywood film industry. After all, it’s not…
Source: blackCAT / Getty From politics to business, historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country have nurtured some of the most brilliant minds who have gone on to transform their respective industries. The United Negro College Fund is using technology to advance that legacy of excellence in academia. The nonprofit organization joined forces with…
Source: EMMANUEL DUPARCQ / Getty Desperate treatment of those fleeing Ukraine continues with recent news of African and other non-white refugees who fled Ukraine now being detained in Poland and Estonia. As recently reported by the Independent, an estimated “52 third-country nationals” were being detained in detention facilities in Poland. A person identifying themselves as a…
