The actress is set to play ‘Naomi’ in the pilot According to Variety, Anika Noni Rose will star in the Let The Right One In, a new pilot for Showtime. Joining Demián Bichir who will play Mark, the series reportedly follows “Mark (Bichir), a father and his 12-year-old daughter, Eleanor, whose lives were changed forever…
The former South Carolina police officer convicted in the 2015 killing of unarmed Walter Scott is appealing his 20-year federal sentence, alleging his conviction was the result of ineffective counsel after his attorney failed to tell him about a potential plea deal offered by prosecutors. Ex-North Charleston officer Michael Slager, who shot Scott five times…
The California-born Muslim dog lover and trainer challenges stereotypes on his reality show Netflix star and celebrity dog trainer, Jas Leverette, has big things in store for his dogs, his business, his family, and his community. The soon-to-be father of two took time out of his busy schedule to chat with theGrio about big plans…
The shooter was identified as 19-year-old Brandon Scott Hole of Indiana, two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told The Associated Press Police scoured a Fedex facility in Indianapolis and searched the suspected gunman’s home Friday looking for a motive for the latest mass shooting to rock the U.S., as family members of the…
Shane Belleville | Source: Holbrook Police Department A suspected white supremacist has been arrested and charged with hate crimes for allegedly trying to run over two Black children with a pickup truck in Massachusetts last weekend. Despite the serious and violent charges that specifically cite the race of the children allegedly targeted by Shane Belleville,…
The family of Nigel Shelby filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the district who attorneys said violated laws The parents of Nigel Shelby have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against an Alabama school district after the teenager died in April 2019. Read More: OPINION: Nigel Shelby loved everybody, so why couldn’t everybody just love him…
An Illinois bar owner accused of attacking a Black college student and beating her unconscious was arrested Thursday following a 10-day investigation by local prosecutors. Steven William Homan, 47, was booked into the Adams County Jail shortly after noon Thursday on an aggravated battery charged stemming from his April 4 encounter with 19-year-old Jazzpher “Jazz”…
Fans of “Insecure” actress and co-creator Issa Rae long have known that she has an affinity for rap music and has found ways to weave the love of ratchet lyrics into her hit shows. But what may surprise fans is that her next show, “Rap Sh*t,” is more than the manifestation of her love of all…
The ex-girlfriend of a former NFL player who claims he physically abused her during their relationship opened up about her allegations of brutal domestic violence in an interview on the “Tamron Hall” show on Friday. Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler, who is white, was arrested in January for felony domestic violence stemming from an…
This week, host Dr. Christina Greer talks rapper DMX, the macing of an Army officer during a traffic stop and the death of Daunte Wright at the hands of police “A routine traffic stop can end in Black death,” says historian and writer Tanisha Ford. This week on the What’s In It For Us podcast,…
