The Justice for Greenwood Foundation contends that Tulsa officials failed to conduct a proper investigation and prosecute those involved in the massacre Survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and their foundation, Justice for Greenwood, are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the massacre. In 2017, the DOJ reopened an investigation into…
The White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) announced theGrio’s fourth-row seat on Friday with its first updated seating chart in five years. The new seating arrangement goes into effect on Jan. 3, 2022. After less than a year of providing leading White House coverage of the Biden-Harris administration for Black America, theGrio has been assigned a…
Yandy Smith-Harris‘ date-night video with her husband Mendeecees Harris left fans admiring their relationship and complementary ensembles. In the Instagram post shared on Dec. 16, Smith-Harris, who is wearing a semi-sheer black dress, starts the recording by seductively posing to Emmy Meli’s “I Am Woman” track before heading toward the door. As Smith-Harris begins walking, Harris appears behind…
A DeWitt police officer was reinstated less than a year after being fired for pulling his firearm out on a Black newspaper delivery driver outside his jurisdiction earlier this year. Chad Vorce, an 18-year veteran of the department, has been allowed to return to the force after pulling a gun out twice on 19-year-old Alexander…
The Black News Channel offers 24/7 coverage of news, sports, and entertainment Black News Channel (BNC) has reportedly reduced its workforce amid reports of declining ratings. “I am reaching out to you today with some very unfortunate news about a reduction in our workforce,” said President and CEO Princell Hair in an internal memo, TheWrap…
Source: ABC News / Getty Under the cover of night, the Senate moved to confirm one of the most controversial nominees this year. Rahm Emanuel will officially become the U.S. ambassador to Japan. With many senators already departed for the holiday break, the Senate voted 48-21 to confirm Emanuel. Thirty-one senators did not vote. By a…
The world has been thrown back into deep uncertainty as the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads U.S. officials intensified calls Friday for unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated in the face of the new omicron variant that contributed to a record number of infections in New York and threatened to wipe out a second holiday season…
While George Fant has been focused on football, he has felt an overwhelming urge to help his hometown of Bowling Green, Kentucky from afar George Fant hopped in his car and headed to work early last Saturday morning, unaware of the heartbreak unfolding in his hometown. When the New York Jets left tackle arrived at…
Emilie Kouatchoue says she nearly cracked under pressure ahead of her first performance in October as the first Black female lead in Phantom‘s 34-year run Emilie Kouatchou made history in October when she became the first Black actor to play the role of Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. The University…
Cannabis industry leaders say heavily taxed and regulated businesses are unable to compete with the black market Leading California cannabis companies warned Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday that the state’s legal marijuana industry was on the verge of collapse and needed immediate tax cuts and a rapid expansion of retail outlets to steady the shaky…
