In a 20-minute phone call, the caller said the bombs containing C-4 explosives would be detonated at Bethune-Cookman University A caller who threatened to blow up a historically Black university in Florida — one of numerous threats made against schools across the nation — described an elaborate plot involving seven bombs hidden in duffel bags and backpacks…
“This is the ultimate illustration that Black lives don’t matter as much as other lives,” said Chicago Rev. Marshall Hatch Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke left prison on Thursday after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year sentence for killing Black teenager Laquan McDonald — an early release that was widely viewed…
The award-winning designer and founder of Pyer Moss broke new ground as Reebok’s first-ever global creative director, launching a partnership with the brand in 2017. It’s the end of an era at Reebok. Global Creative Director Kerby Jean-Raymond has announced he will be stepping down from his role with the athletic brand, effective March 1….
Ryan Utterback also faces a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree domestic assault and a misdemeanor charge of furnishing pornographic material. A 29-year-old father from Gladstone, Missouri, who aggressively fought to ban LGBTQ-themed books from school libraries in the Show-Me State, has been charged with second-degree child molestation. According to The New York Daily News, Ryan Utterback…
Ciara and her adorable son Win Harrison Wilson are twinning after the Grammy Award-winning singer uploaded a cute video of the two hanging out in their matching trucks. The “Goodies” singer took to her Instagram page on Wednesday, Feb. 2, where she shared a quick but cute clip of the mother-and-son duo hanging out in…
Facing backlash for her comments on the Holocaust, Whoopi Goldberg said her interpretation of race is skin deep, and as a Black person, her perspective of racism is different, leading to a misrepresentation of her intentions. Whoopi Goldberg (The View Screengrab) “The View” host and moderator said she has been receiving hate mail since saying…
Barber shed tears on his sports talk show defending his former NFL team’s owners against racism accusations. Former NFL player and retired New York Giants star Tiki Barber got emotional Wednesday, shedding tears while defending his former team on his CBS sports talk show, Tiki & Tierney. “I just don’t think that the Maras, who…
OPINION: ‘Boomerang’ was so culturally relevant and sticky that it changed the way I lived my life from ’92 ’til… Even though I was 12 going on 13 when Boomerang was released to theaters in July 1992, it managed to have a remarkable influence on my life. For one, it was the first time I…
Exclusive: The streaming service dropped a sneak peek at its new four-part documentary series narrated by Jeffrey Wright. Apple TV+ just dropped the trailer for their new four-part documentary series, Lincoln’s Dilemma, and theGrio has an exclusive first look at the exciting clip. Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, Lincoln’s Dilemma examines President Abraham Lincoln in ways…
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty Only in America can a white man help lead the charge in a failed attempt to keep a would-be dictator in power one day and be featured on a reality singing competition TV series just over a year later. Last week’s taping for the upcoming season of Fox’s The Masked…
