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…
Nia Whims, 13, was falsely accused of threatening on Instagram to blow up her school The mother of a Black teenage Florida girl, who allegedly was being bullied by classmates at her school, filed a lawsuit on Tuesday after police detained her daughter for more than a week late last year for a crime she…
Cardi B, the Grammy Award-winning rapper who doubles as a political influencer, proves that she is a lot savvier about issues of law than some of her adversaries might think. After conservative talking-head Candace Owens talked down on the Bronx beauty’s intelligence, Cardi clapped back with some “shut-your-mouth” facts. Cardi B (L) and Candace Owens…
Dave Chappelle will share the Netflix spotlight with fellow comedians in a new series of specials set to release on Feb. 28 Dave Chappelle has earned praise, condemnation and millions of dollars while starring in his own series of Netflix stand-up specials over the last few years. The 48-year-old Chappelle’s Show creator will share the…
“We haven’t had the narrative we need for immigration,” Sen. Ben Cardin tells theGrio. “The communities that are directly impacted should be able to have their voices heard.” As Democratic lawmakers speak out against “inhumane treatment” of Black migrants at the southern border, senators from both sides remain divided on why Black people are underrepresented…
EXCLUSIVE: Jean-Pierre, who sat down for an exclusive interview with theGrio, is the first openly queer Black woman of Haitian descent to serve as White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary. Karine Jean-Pierre is humble and soft-spoken but is one of the most powerful people in Washington D.C. disseminating information from the highest office in the…
