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OPINION: President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris are helping close the wage and opportunity gap, but recognize that more must be done. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed. The views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The White House Equal Pay Day Summit, hosted Tuesday by Vice President Kamala Harris, highlighted the unequal pay…
Political pundits say Clarence Thomas’ wife’s decision to participate in the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally before the attack at the nation’s capitol is an apparent conflict of interest, and now a hashtag calling for Thomas’ resignation is trending on Twitter. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sits with his wife and conservative activist…
Source: Boston Globe / Getty When money takes precedent over morals, bad things tend to happen. Monica Cannon-Grant, CEO and founder of the nonprofit Violence in Boston, found that out the hard way after she and her husband were indicted then charged with federal fraud crimes. The couple allegedly used money from their nonprofit…
Pastor Brian Carn gave $35 gas cards to Charlotte residents, bemoaning moments when “people have to make a choice between gas and children going to school or eating.” A pastor in Charlotte, North Carolina, tried to help ease the pain his community is feeling financially with a $10,000 gas gift card giveaway that he dubbed…
Ciara had fans gushing over her relationship with husband Russell Wilson on March 14, after sharing a two-for-one vacation upload on Instagram. This post comes days after Wilson announced he would be leaving the Seattle Seahawks following reports that the football player was traded to the Denver Broncos. Wilson, who was a quarterback for the…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Y‘all, I don’t mean to keep picking on Herschel Walker. I’m sure that when he’s not running for a Senate seat he has no business sitting in he’s a fairly nice guy. And Lord knows I don’t typically enjoy sitting behind this keyboard and calling a Black person dumb. On…
OPINION: No matter how you feel about his so-called crimes, sending the actor to prison is overkill and an outrageous abuse of power by the city of Chicago. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. No matter what you think of the Jussie Smollett…
LGBTQ youth in Florida fear the impact of the new bill that is set to become law with Gov. Ron DeSantis’s signature. The Florida legislation dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill will soon become law with the signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis, and queer Black and Latinx youth in the state are worried about how…
A white North Carolina woman is the subject of a criminal investigation after stealing a “Black Lives Matter” sign out of another person’s front yard. The theft was caught on the victim’s Ring camera located near the property’s front door. Woman removing sign from a yard (WSOC-TV Screengrab) According to WSOC-TV, an unidentified woman trespassed on Melanie…
