One hundred years after his body was discovered hanging from a tree, a Black man’s death certificate has been changed to show he died by homicide instead of suicide. George Tompkins, 19, was found tied to a tree in Riverside Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, on March 16, 1922. Tompkins reportedly had left for work in…
WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the situation in Tigray from where he hails was “catastrophic.” As much of the world’s attention is focused on the bloodshed in Ukraine, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday there’s ”nowhere on earth where the health of millions of people is more under threat” than Ethiopia’s…
New federal data shows that hospitalization for Black patients reached a higher level in January than any racial or ethnic group since the onset of COVID-19 New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that Black adults in the U.S. were four times more at risk of hospitalization than white counterparts…
Fans of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle and actress Lauren London were shocked at a recent video of their son, Kross, due to what fans saw as his strong resemblance to both parents. The Neighborhood Talk caught a glimpse of an Instagram Stories video of 5-year-old Kross playing in a toy car. The resemblance to…
Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia 4th District called out the Biden administration demanding answers on how the federal government spends its advertising money toward Black communities. On March 4, Johnson issued a tweet highlighting his March 2 letter to the White House where he criticizes the federal government’s COVID-19 advertising campaign targeting Black audiences. He…
AUP EP#43 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 3/19/22 Cortney Wills: [00:00:04] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio and this week we’re talking to Sacha Jenkins…
The free app allows users to suggest potential matches to friends and express moods through built-in features designed to mimic in-person dating processes Dissatisfied with the conventions of popular dating apps, two Houston natives are looking to change the game with a new platform designed to better translate conversational nuances to virtual methods of communication. Wingr,…
Congo’s expansive eastern provinces have long been wracked by sporadic armed conflict. A Belgian businessman sanctioned by the U.S. over allegations of illicit gold trade in Congo said Friday the action undermines efforts to improve transparency in a region seeing rising official exports of the mineral. The U.S. announced sanctions late Thursday targeting Alain Goetz…
U.S. officials have been laying the groundwork to deliver additional booster doses to shore up the vaccines’ protection against serious disease. Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. The request is broader than rival pharmaceutical company…
Earlier this year, reality star Ray J was the target of some online backlash after he took a meeting with former President Donald Trump. However, those criticisms didn’t appear to bother the former “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star, who met with Trump once more, this time bringing along rapper Kodak Black. In 2019 the…
