OPINION: There are no excuses to be made for the types of abusive behavior he is displaying. Ex-partners who won’t take no for an answer are scary business. I should know. I have one. We were together over 20 years ago—as in that relationship ended in the year 2000. Since then, he has tried any…
A Black woman who was held at gunpoint by a Minneapolis Parks police officer after discovering she was licensed to carry a firearm, is finally speaking about the incident. After three years, she shared details about the traffic stop that changed her life and eventually led the city to award her with a six-figure settlement….
Source: Jon Cherry / Getty Kentucky’s Keturah Herron made history Tuesday night with a win in a special election for a state house seat. Tuesday night Herron became the new representative of Kentucky House of Representatives District 42. Kentucky born and bred, Herron has extensive community experience, including supporting youth and families across the state…
T.I. has been enthusiastically embarking on his career in comedy. The Atlanta native performed stand-up on stages and at venues in his hometown. But it appears comedy vet Godfrey is not fond of the rapper’s new career aspirations. During an episode of the “In Godfrey We Trust” podcast shared on Feb. 12, Godfrey mentioned he…
Source: Wesley Hitt / Getty Myron Pope, the Vice President of Studen Life at the University of Alabama, resigned from the institution this week after he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge for his alleged involvement in a prostitution sting. On Feb. 17, Tuscaloosa police took Pope into custody on a misdemeanor charge…
Viral footage from the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 20, has people talking about Michael Jordan and Mary J. Blige. First, the NBA legend and the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul were spotted posing in a photo with Vanessa Bryant, where fans noticed Jordan’s hand wandering below the waistline. The video sees Jordan giving her…
Tuesday night’s virtual ceremony focused on creative awards in television, including outstanding writing and directing Night two of the NAACP Image Awards saw the body celebrating all things from creatives in television, from the writers who pen our favorite shows to the directors who help bring it to life. TheGrio has the list of all…
Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty The chair of Columbia University’s Psychiatry Department tweeted a racist tweet about a dark-skinned Black model drawing fire from all corners of Medical Twitter. Dr. Jeffrey A. Lieberman quote tweeted another account that attempted to celebrate Sudanese model Nyakim Gatwech, saying, “whether a work of art or freak of nature,…
It’s official! Actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd will be hosting her own daytime television talk show later this fall after filling in as guest co-host for “The Wendy Williams Show” while host Wendy Williams wrestled with ongoing health complications. The news also comes days after online announcements that Williams’ show would be canceled this summer….
The athletic director said there will be no games between the schools until “the harm that was caused is repaired.” The athletic director at St. Louis Park High School in Minnesota sent a letter to his counterpart at New Prague High School in which he declined all future competitions between the schools due to alleged…
