“There is no doubt in my mind that people of color and lower socioeconomic people are subjected to unbelievable risk being in these buildings,” attorney Robert Vilensky told theGrio. A parade of mourners gathered on Sunday outside the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx to say goodbye to 15 of the 17 New Yorkers who…
O’Ree’s jersey, No. 22, was retired Tuesday at Boston’s TD Garden — the 64-year anniversary of his first NHL game. The nation’s highest civilian award will soon be bestowed upon Willie O’Ree, the first Black man to play in the National Hockey League. The Congressional Gold Medal is awarded via an act voted in Congress, and…
President Donald Trump (R) and Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis hold a COVID-19 and storm preparedness roundtable in Belleair, Florida, on July 31, 2020. | Source: SAUL LOEB / Getty Rumors have been swirling around regarding a Game of Groans battle happening in the state appropriately shaped like America’s diseased dong, Florida. Now, I know what…
Nick Cannon is opening up the doors to his bedroom with his fans. On Wednesday’s episode of his talk show “Nick Cannon,” the host, along with several other men, discussed an insecurity they have when it comes to being intimate with a partner. After raising the question, Cannon volunteered to be the first to answer….
The new bill, sponsored by Republican state Senator Manny Diaz Jr., has the full support of Gov. Ron DeSantis. In an ongoing Republican push to eliminate “critical race theory” from K-12 schools and government programs, a new bill has passed the first hurdles to becoming law in Florida. SB 148, also called the Individual Freedom…
J. Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are broadly charged with depriving Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority Jury selection began Thursday in the federal trial for three former Minneapolis police officers who are charged with violating George Floyd’s constitutional rights while fellow Officer Derek Chauvin used his knee to pin the Black…
A 7-year-old Florida girl has reported being bullied at school, saying her perpetrator was not another student but her teacher. Her mother has hired a lawyer and plans to sue the school district after hearing about the teacher’s alleged abuse and spotting bruises, believed to be from the incident, on her daughter’s body. The teacher,…
Porsha Williams‘ fans are speaking out about the star’s negative portrayal on her series “Porsha Family Matters.” The Jan. 17, social media comments follow a tweet Williams responded to after a user claimed that the Bravo show potentially ruined her career. A spinoff to “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” the show featured Williams, her fiancé…
D.A. Marc Bennett said the state’s “stand-your-ground” law prevents him from bringing any charges because staff members were protecting themselves. A Kansas prosecutor said Tuesday that he won’t file criminal charges over the death of a Black 17-year-old who became unresponsive while being restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes following an altercation with staff…
OPINION: Lindsay, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer, lived as fiercely as she could in the time she had. As we embark on the new year, our humanity will constantly be tested in the face of this pandemic, a fragile democracy and the senseless assaults on Black people in America. Yet, some of us…
