“Haiti is currently experiencing serious security concerns, social unrest, an increase in human rights abuses” President Joe Biden has granted Haitians in America the status of Temporary Protected Status allowing for approximately 100,000 people to have a pathway to remain in the United States lawfully. BREAKING: The Biden administration just announced that they’re redesignating TPS…
Actress Taraji P. Henson has continually used her platform as an avenue to spread awareness about the importance of mental health and she’s taking her efforts further with the creation of a new initiative. According to People, the Washington, D.C. native has launched a program to help Black students who are facing mental health struggles…
EXCLUSIVE: “While I am very glad to be alive I know many have never made it out alive,” John Sims tells theGrio. A Black artist in Columbia, South Carolina was held at gunpoint, handcuffed and detained by police officers who thought he was an intruder in his own apartment and art gallery. Artist and activist John…
26% of Black people hold college degrees compared to 40% of white people A new report from The Economist reveals that Black Americans are living longer and getting better educations than ever before in the last half-century. The report notes that by the middle of the 20th century, the life expectancy for the average African…
Two young, black hockey players are calling out the sport for the racism they have endured from other players, as well as the league’s reluctance to rectify the problem. Brandon Bernard and his 14-year-old twin brother Landon were initially subjected to racist taunts from the opposing team at a Jan. 9 hockey game. The players…
It looks like Karrueche Tran and Jordyn Woods have similar fashion tastes. The two were caught wearing the same multicolored look from the “With Jean” clothing brand. Both of the lovely ladies wore a tropical colorful two-piece set called the “Naomi Set’ from the line. It consisted of a top and a wrap skirt which…
Lamar Richards, UNC student body president, argues that the board of the university should have taken the matter up in a vote Lamar Richards, the student body president of the University of North Carolina penned a letter of outrage to his colleagues, fellow members of the board of trustees of the university, over the university’s…
“There isn’t much Native American culture in American culture,” said Santorum CNN is cutting ties with former Republican senator and current TV analyst Rick Santorum over disparaging comments he made about Native American culture. He sparked controversy in an April 23 speech before the Young America’s Foundation, a conservative youth organization. Santorum said immigrants created…
Nevada officials have been increasingly turning to pop-up clinics in places like churches, schools and senior centers — and now strip clubs Wearing a French maid-inspired lingerie costume and high heels, dancer JoJo Hamner waited patiently to get her COVID-19 vaccine in a line that snaked past a glittery hostess stand under a red-light chandelier. …
“This is an example of taking the law into your own hands,” said a hearing officer Four members of a Texas family have been charged with murder after they killed their neighbor in a case of mistaken identity. According to a local report, 29-year-old Eddie Clark III was chased, cornered, and shot to death by four members…
