The cast of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ joined theGrio and dished on the upcoming season of the comedy series. Robin Thede, executive producer, writer and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show sat down with theGrio to discuss the upcoming second season of the Emmy-award nominated series. Read More: ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’…
It’s been nearly six months since Quawan “Bobby” Charles, a 15-year old Black boy, was found dead in a Louisiana sugar cane field under suspicious circumstances. He was discovered lying face down in a shallow marsh with half his face ripped off on Nov. 3. He’d gone missing from his father’s Baldwin, Louisiana, home four…
Former University of Kentucky men’s basketball player Terrence Clarke died in a car crash in the Los Angeles area Thursday afternoon, April 22, multiple sources reported. The Boston native was 19 years old. Sgt. John Matassa of the Los Angeles Police Department told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that the NBA draft prospect was the solo occupant…
Philadelphia apologized for causing “immeasurable and enduring harm” The University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University are facing backlash for using the remains of Black children killed in the MOVE bombing in their Ivy League courses. The city of Philadelphia bombed MOVE, a Black liberation group, on May 13, 1985, with a device that is generally…
Chauvin then “applied a neck restraint, causing the child to lose consciousness and go to the ground,” according to court documents Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd and his legal troubles may not yet be over. The DOJ may go after him on federal charges in Floyd’s murder and allegedly…
Quincy Brown opened up to his followers on Tuesday, April 20, by sharing intimate photos from the 90th birthday celebration of his great-grandmother and grandmother of his mom, Kim Porter: Ms. Lila Mae Star. The “Star” actor, alongside Christian “King” Combs, 22, and 14-year-old twins Jessie James, D’Lila Star Combs, Chance Combs, 14, along with Diddy were in attendance for the festivities…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Andrew Brown Jr. marked the second high-profile police involved shooting following the death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant on Tuesday. Brown, a 42-year-old father of 10, was shot on Wednesday morning in Elizabeth City, North Carolina as Pasquotank County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve a drug-related search and arrest warrant. According…
More than 200 million total COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in the U.S. over the past few months. Rural communities across the country have been in that number, despite the limited number of vaccination sites. Mississippi native Pam Chatman saw this need for an increase in vaccinations around her community of Cleveland, Mississippi, and began…
She has served one and a half years of her 10-year sentence and will have her appeal heard by a panel of judges next week. Amber Guyger seeks to get her conviction overturned for the murder of Botham Jean. Read More: Texas law enforcement group gives Botham Jean’s brother award for hugging Amber Guyger According…
The hip-hop community is suffering another devastating loss. Just two weeks after the death of rapper and actor DMX, rapper Shock G of the group Digital Underground has died at 57. The artist’s dad reportedly found him in a Tampa hotel room. The cause of death has not been reported as of yet. On Thursday,…
