EXCLUSIVE: In an exclusive interview with theGrio, former President Barack Obama tells voters to ‘keep showing up to the polls to demand change’ Former President Barack Obama knows a thing or two about organizing and building coalitions for change. As a community organizer in Chicago, Mr. Obama developed the art of bringing people together around…
Breakout star Regé-Jean Page is speaking out following reports that he was turned down for a movie due to his skin tone. On Tuesday, April 6, The Hollywood Reporter released an article stating that Page had auditioned to play the role of Superman’s grandfather in the upcoming Syfy series “Krypton.” However, he was allegedly turned away after…
Powell was first an offensive line coach for Southern Methodist University and later an offensive quality control analyst. Jamal Powell, an assistant football coach at Southern Methodist University, has died at the age of 39, just four days shy of his 40th birthday. While his cause of death has not been immediately disclosed, local reports…
Source: Handout / Getty The suspect who shot six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Wednesday, killing five, before later killing himself has been identified as former NFL player Phillip Adams, 33, according to the Associated Press, who spoke with an anonymous source. On Wednesday, Dr. Robert Lesslie, 70, and his wife, Barbara Lesslie,…
On his REVOLT site, Combs joined those decrying the racism behind General Motors’ limited spending with Black media. Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has added to the chorus of media magnates calling on major corporations to spend advertising dollars with Black-owned companies. Combs penned an open letter on REVOLT, his cable network’s entertainment and news site, where…
Singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss is like many people who found themselves with little to do but eat while following stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. The result for most — the addition of a few more pounds. However, the reality star from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” revealed she is a few steps closer to reaching her desired weight…
Floyd’s breathing was too shallow to take in enough oxygen while he was pinned facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back for 9 1/2 minutes, Dr. Martin Tobin testified George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen, which damaged his brain and caused his heart to stop, a medical expert testified Thursday at former Officer…
Jushawn Brown fired shots at another vehicle on Chicago’s famed Lake Shore Drive A man has been charged with unlawful use of a firearm by a felon in connection with a shooting that critically wounded a 21-month-old boy who was riding in a car with him on Chicago’s famed Lake Shore Drive, police said Thursday….
During a report on the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings, the network aired archived video of U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson MSNBC apologized on Wednesday for mistakenly airing video of another Black congressman while reporting a day earlier on the death of U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida. During the report, the network aired archived…
Adams has been identified as the gunman who killed five people in Rock Hill, South Carolina and seriously injured a sixth. Former NFL player Phillip Adams has been identified as the gunman who shot and killed five people in Rock Hill, South Carolina overnight, and Adams has also reportedly taken his own life. According to…
