EXCLUSIVE: Similar to Dr. King, Richmond occupies a unique space as a Black man advising a sitting U.S. president on policy impacting Black and minority Americans. He tells theGrio he doesn’t take that responsibility lightly. Cedric Richmond, senior advisor to President Joe Biden and director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, shares a few…
Dr. Martin Luther King being shoved back by Mississippi patrolmen during the 220-mile ‘March Against Fear’ from Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi, on June 8, 1966. | Source: Underwood Archives / Getty On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers. Back then, over a…
Outside the opening session of the 1960 Republican National Convention, an orderly crowd of demonstrators (including Martin Luther King, Jr., being interviewed at left) urges the party to adopt a strong civil rights platform. | Source: Bettmann / Getty UPDATED: 5:50 a.m., Jan. 17, 2022: As the saying goes, sometimes a picture is worth a…
Back view of American civil rights leader and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., dressed in black robes and holding out his hands towards the thousands of people who have gathered to hear him speak near the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C. during the Prayer Pilgrimage on May 17, 1957. | Source: Hulton Archive /…
The NBA has scheduled 12 games — including the traditional home games in King’s birthplace of Atlanta and in Memphis, where he was killed at 39 Officially, NBA players began participating in games that were scheduled to celebrate and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986 when the federal holiday commemorating…
“You brought so much light and passion to everyone you met and everything you did,” said the family of the late singer “Today, we celebrate your life, legacy, and beautiful soul,” wrote the family of late R&B singer Aaliyah on Instagram. Sunday marks what would have been the late singers 43rd birthday. Aaliyah Haughton was…
Letitia Wright is preparing to head back into production for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” after an extended break due to an injury, and after rumors began swirling that she may be replaced because of prior anti-COVID-19 vaccination sentiments she posted on social media. The 28-year-old actress was hospitalized in August for “minor injuries” that she…
Source: Cindy Ord / Getty Legendary White House Correspondent April Ryan hit a significant milestone on Jan. 13. The author and CNN political analyst celebrated 25 years as a White House correspondent, covering a number of historical events and five presidential administrations. “That is not something you see every day!” Ryan tweeted about the big…
“The pandemic has been a billionaire bonanza,” Oxfam International Executive Director Gabriela Bucher said in an interview. Anti-poverty organization Oxfam called Monday for governments to impose a one-time 99% tax on the world’s billionaires and use the money to fund expanded production of vaccines for the poor — part of an effort to combat global…
Police are investigating the shooting which left one person in critical condition Six people were hospitalized on Friday following a mass shooting during a concert in Eugene, Oregon. According to Eugene police, the shooting occurred in the parking lot outside WOW Hall around 9:30 p.m., where musicians Lil Bean, Zay Bang, Savelle Tha Native and…
