Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is taking steps to diminish the voter restrictions imposed by SB 202, a controversial elections bill signed into Georgia law last month. In an administrative orders issued Tuesday, April 6, Bottoms directed the city’s chief equity officer to implement actions her office says are intended to “to mitigate the impact of…
In a surprising update on his condition, manager Steve Rifkind confirmed early Wednesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Rap star DMX will undergo a battery of tests to better assess his brain function after a heart attack that followed an alleged drug overdose. His manager, Steve Rifkind, had described X’s condition as “unchanged.” But…
EXCLUSIVE: ‘People have latched on to this idea of snitching and I think they’re missing the point of the writing, which is about making difficult decisions as a parent, visionary and elder’ Kevin Carroll and Michael Hyatt don’t want fans to write off Snowfall‘s Alton Williams just yet. The two co-stars, who appear as Alton…
The show’s previous segment with Addison Rae was called out for neglecting the Black talent behind various TikTok dances. Following significant backlash from his segment with TikTok star Addison Rae, Jimmy Fallon invited Black creators on his latest episode of The Tonight Show. As TheGrio previously reported, Fallon came under fire last week after his…
“Real Housewives of Potomac“ star Candiace Dillard opened up about Monique Samuels’ departure from the franchise during an interview with “Entertainment Tonight” on April 5. Samuels announced she was leaving “RHOP” last December following the “certain boundaries” that were crossed in season 5, which included the physical altercation with Dillard and rumors about Samuels’ alleged affair that supposedly produced…
Bezos’ statement, posted on the company’s website, was notable because it came after Biden singled out the company for criticism about how much it pays in federal taxes Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos endorsed President Joe Biden’s focus on building up the country’s infrastructure Tuesday and said the company even supports a corporate tax…
The shooting happened during the 9-year-old daughter’s birthday at the Van Dyke Houses, a public housing complex in Brooklyn A man shot and killed three people Monday night at a New York City apartment where a birthday party was being held for his 9-year-old daughter, police said. Joseph McCrimons killed the mother of his child…
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Commentator and legal analyst Midwin Charles passed away Tuesday, according to her family, who posted the devastating news on Charles’ Twitter and Instagram pages. She was only 47. To say Charles was well respected would be an understatement, with news of her unexpected passing rocking many to the core. The daughter…
Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey announced Tuesday that she is running for a full term, with plans to lead Boston, as she has already started, with “equity, justice, and love.” In her new campaign video, Janey, a Roxbury native, laces up her red, black, and green Converse…
EXCLUSIVE: Transportation Secretary Buttigieg acknowledges ‘there is racism physically built into some of our highways’ as Biden touts $2.2 trillion proposal Phase one of fixing the nation’s infrastructure is not just about some of the obvious: repairing potholes, bridges, roads, airports, schools, creating new power grids, replacing lead pipes and expanding broadband. There are also efforts…
