A university spokesperson said the school does not comment on ongoing litigation. A former University of Delaware police officer has accused the school and its police chief of racial discrimination, claiming in a federal lawsuit that he was fired after calling out his superiors for risking officers’ health during the height of the coronavirus pandemic…
The Black teen’s family has retained civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump. A New Jersey teen involved in a mall fight says police were wrong to treat him differently than the other youth involved in the altercation, who is Black. Video posted online last week shows an officer tackling and handcuffing the Black 14-year-old at the…
The Briarcliffe Volunteer Fire Company is under investigation after some members allegedly made racist comments during a virtual call The Briarcliffe Fire Company has suspended multiple members as the Philadelphia metro area station remains under investigation for racist comments allegedly spoken during a virtual call in January. As reported by 6 ABC Action News, the…
Naturi Naughton disclosed during a recent interview with Essence magazine that her former co-star Omari Hardwick introduced her to her fiancé Xavier “Two” Lewis. Naughton played Hardwick’s wife, Tasha St. Patrick, in Starz’s hit series “Power.” The show follows Hardwick’s character James St. Patrick, a drug dealer, as he tries to leave his criminal life…
Russell Wilson‘s love for his wife Ciara during the couple‘s photo shoot made fans’ hearts melt everywhere on Feb. 19 after they solely focused on his reactions as the singer posed for the camera. In the two-for-one Instagram upload, Ciara, who wore a neon green T-shirt donned with ripped jeans, sunglasses, and several jewelry pieces,…
EXCLUSIVE: For Black History Month, theGrio takes a look at former President Barack Obama’s upcoming presidential library being constructed in Chicago’s south side. A U.S. presidential library typically stands as a marker of time for a commander and chief and his years of service inside the Oval Office. However, a new library being constructed on…
“Why did they show up with guns out to his home without announcing themselves as police officers?” Lockett family lawyer asks The family of a 27-year-old man who was shot and killed by Houston police as they attempted to serve him with an arrest warrant says the officers never identified themselves before they opened fire….
Researchers find median rent rose 19.3% from December 2020 to December 2021 in the 50 largest U.S. metro areas Krystal Guerra’s Miami apartment has a tiny kitchen, cracked tiles, warped cabinets, no dishwasher and hardly any storage space. But Guerra was fine with the apartment’s shortcomings. It was all part of being a 32-year-old graduate…
The event will kick off three straight weeks of music as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival follows It’s been two years since the largest free festival and showcase of Louisiana music, food and culture has taken place in New Orleans’ French Quarter. But that changes in April, when the 2022 French Quarter Festival returns. The coronavirus…
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the change will let people in the U.K. “protect ourselves without restricting our freedoms” People with COVID-19 won’t be legally required to self-isolate in England starting in the coming week, the U.K. government has announced, as part of a plan for “living with COVID” that is also likely to see…
