A Los Angeles attorney said he expects to file to become Marioneaux’s attorney of record next week. Corey Joseph Marioneaux Jr.’s traumatized family has hired a high-powered Los Angeles attorney to represent its interests after one of his children was injured while in police care. Marioneaux, of Pensacola, faces attempted murder charges for firing at…
The climate justice screening tool uses factors such as air pollution, health outcomes and economic status, to identify communities that are most vulnerable The Biden administration on Friday released a screening tool to help identify disadvantaged communities long plagued by environmental hazards, but it won’t include race as a factor in deciding where to devote resources. Administration…
Flores will work with Mike Tomlin, the NFL’s longest-tenured Black head coach. Brian Flores is back in the NFL. The Pittsburgh Steelers hired the former Miami Dolphins coach on Saturday to serve as a senior defensive assistant. Flores will specialize in working with Pittsburgh’s linebackers, a group that includes NFL Defensive Player of the Year…
Keith Warren’s family was not informed of the incident for more than six hours, no autopsy was performed and no criminal investigation was ever opened. Discovery+ is examining the mysterious death of a young Black man who was found hanging from a tree in Silver Spring, MD more than 30 years ago, and the injustices…
The guys behind FX’s critically acclaimed series “Atlanta” recently shared claims that they were racially harassed during their stay in London while filming the highly anticipated third season of the comedy-drama. Writer and executive producer Stephen Glover, with his brother Donald Glover, the show’s creator, spoke about the alleged incident during the show’s TCA press conference…
Source: Sergio Flores / Getty An Austin city official expressed more concern for officers being held accountable for brutality during 2020 protests than the people injured by heavy-handed police action. Austin Chronicle staff writer Austin Sanders tweeted Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk’s statement in response to the indictment of 19 police officers. “We wish that…
The nation’s largest beauty retailer pledges to continue supporting Black-owned businesses. The nation’s largest beauty retailer plans to invest $50 million in diversity, equity, and inclusion funding in 2022, according to a press release provided to theGrio. Photo: Ulta Ulta Beauty said this year’s financial commitment will double that of 2021. “After formally working together…
A Southern California police chief apologized to a Black teenage girl’s family for the outcome of an arrest in which one of his officers using force on their loved one. The Rialto police officer was caught on camera after placing his hand on the 16-year-old’s neck and forcefully spinning her to the ground while trying…
Tia Mowry disclosed during a special episode of her YouTube series “Tia Mowry’s Quick Fix” that her husband Cory Hardrict made more money than she did for his first television role. Mowry, who shot to fame in the 1990’s sitcom “Sister, Sister” alongside her twin sister Tamera Mowry, went on to appear on numerous films…
The fight of Terri Sewell’s parents’ and teachers’ and neighbors’ generation suddenly became her own Growing up in the civil rights epicenter of Selma, Alabama, Terri Sewell heard all the stories. About the police violence during the “Bloody Sunday” march at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. About the beating of the young man who went on…
