‘There’s this assumption of sexuality and fetishization of Asian women’s bodies that is unique to this kind of crime,’ says organizer Esther Kao Seven of the eight people killed were women; six were of Asian descent. The suspect, according to police, appeared to blame his actions on a “sex addiction.” While the U.S. has seen…
EXCLUSIVE: Virginia State Senator Jennifer McClellan dismisses Amanda Chase’s comments about her role in the legislative Black caucus as ‘rooted in white supremacy’ In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Virginia State Senator Jennifer McClellan is speaking out after becoming the subject of a racist attack on the Virginia gubernatorial campaign trail this week. “It is…
Wearing a hijab and holding up a Quran with her right hand, the 61-year-old Hassan took the oath of office at the government offices in Dar es Salaam Samia Suluhu Hassan made history Friday when she was sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president after the death of her controversial predecessor, John Magufuli, who denied…
The commission’s vote came after pleas to boot Nathan Bedford Forrest’s bust from the capitol building went up. Just weeks after its vote to move a bust of Ku Klux Klan leader from the state capitol to the state museum, a Republican lawmaker in Tennessee wants members of a historical commission created to evaluate monuments…
On a near party-line 228-197 vote Thursday, lawmakers approved one bill offering legal status to around 2 million ‘Dreamers’ The House has voted to unlatch a gateway to citizenship for young “Dreamers,” migrant farm workers and immigrants who have fled war or natural disasters, giving Democrats wins in the year’s first votes on an issue…
In a separate ruling, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said he would allow the jury to hear limited evidence from Floyd’s 2019 arrest A judge on Friday denied a defense request to delay or move the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death after the announcement of a $27 million…
Source: Megan Varner / Getty The suspect in the deadly shooting spree at Asian massage parlors this week was able to buy the gun he used to carry out the heinous crime quicker than it takes for the average Georgia resident to register to vote in the Peach State. Robert Aaron Long, a purported sex…
Porsha Williams responded to Marlo Hampton‘s post following the claims that the “Dish Nation” co-host unfriended and allegedly blocked the 44-year-old. The Peach Daily Report initially uploaded an image that pointed out that the two “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” co-stars were no longer following one another. Williams seemingly confirms the allegations by writing in her…
“We have identified youth work as a priority for Instagram and have added it to our H1 priority list.” Social media giant, Facebook is reportedly planning to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. The new platform would allow kids to be able to “safely” use IG in a parent-controlled…
One month after Alleah Taylor spoke publicly about a domestic violence incident in which former Seahawks offensive lineman Chad Wheeler was charged with violently assaulting her, she has revealed further details about the abuse she says she suffered and about her ongoing road to recovery. Taylor, 27, told Daily Blast Live “The moment he wrapped…
