North Carolina’s ban, which cost some 70,000 people their voting rights, was overturned Monday by a panel of superior court judges. North Carolina’s ban on voting by felons has been overturned by a state court — a restriction that has prevented some 70,000 people from casting ballots there. According to The Charlotte Observer, current law meant…
Rock’s ‘Ego Death World Tour’ has seen an increase in sales on the secondary ticket market since he was hit by Will Smith at the Academy Awards on Sunday. Chris Rock’s current comedy tour has seen an uptick in ticket sales after the viral slap heard ’round the world. The Grammy-winning stand-up comedian is launching…
Elijah Precciely, 15, isn’t your average teenager. Typically, teens his age would be in the ninth grade. When he was 8 years old Elijah was already taking college classes in physical science, college algebra, African-American history and biology. His parents realized he was gifted at just 18 months when he was assessed in daycare. “He…
The actress took to social media with a simple message Jada Pinkett Smith has broken her silence following the viral Oscars altercation on Sunday night. Over 24 hours after the incident between her husband Will Smith and Chris Rock at the annual awards ceremony, the actress took to Instagram with an official message, calling it,…
It looks like “Love & Hip Hop” personalities Erica Mena and Safaree Samuels are officially divorced. One of the franchise’s famous couples that often breaks up to make up is no longer an item after two years of marriage and two kids. On Monday, March 28, The Shade Room shared a video from Mena’s recent…
OPINION: Choices were made; consequences and repercussions, too. Now let’s talk about the other stuff. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. As with almost any important event that happens in the Black community—Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars over a…
The NFL also endorsed diversity among franchise owners and formed an advisory committee to help boost minority hiring. The National Football League enacted measures to promote diversity this week, among them a mandate that every NFL team have, among its offensive coaches, a minority assistant staffer in a major role, according to The Washington Post….
Richard Williams, the man behind the film “King Richard” that earned Will Smith his first Oscar, breaks his silence on the heated exchange between the Academy Award winner and comedian Chris Rock. During Sunday night’s ceremony, Smith walked on stage and slapped Rock, who was presenting the next award, after making what many felt like…
Brown faces one count of criminal attempted murder and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment after shooting at a mayoral candidate. Quintez Brown has been indicted by a Louisville, Kentucky, grand jury on an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting at a mayoral candidate last month. Brown, 21, faces one count of criminal attempted murder…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty A lot of us are just done with all the reality TV show-like political theater Republicans have engaged in surrounding the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. Senator and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney appears to still be riding the fence like it’s a circus merry-go-round (he…
