Many people talk about reparations and the need to make up for hundreds of years of oppression and inequality impacting the Black community, but Randal Wyatt, 36, of Portland, Oregon, is doing something to make a tangible impact. “I’ve always had this idea of creating a platform of reparations where allies can contribute group economics…
On Tuesday, 19 Black soldiers were honored with a marker noting their participation in what’s now known as the Camp Logan Mutiny. After leading an uprising against police harassment and violence, 19 Black soldiers were hanged in Houston on Dec. 11, 1917. On Tuesday, those men were honored with a marker in dedication to their…
TheGrio spoke with the Grammy Award-winning trumpeter about curating a Black History Month playlist for Tidal. When you think of Black music that addresses social issues, you will find no shortage of classics from James Brown’s “Say it Loud (I’m Black and I’m Proud),” and Curtis Mayfield’s “We People Who Are Darker Than Blue” all…
Akasia Lee-Nicholas created The Culinary Queens of New Orleans, which combines New Orleans’ culinary passion with building connections. A new Mardi Gras krewe founded by and operated by a Black female chef made its parade debut Tuesday night in the Jefferson Parish area of New Orleans. Akasia Lee-Nicholas, owner of Akasia’s Café, told Nola.com The Culinary Queens…
Source: Jason Davis / Getty We all know that if Black Lives Matter protesters block a single road or highway for half an hour, enthusiastic Klan-maid Candace Owens would be OK with cops violating all manner of their civil liberties while carting the activists off to jail. In that scenario, the protesters are domestic terrorists,…
Usher seems to be enjoying the responsibilities that go along with being a dad of four. Whether it is taking one of his teenage sons, Nayvid Ely, 13, to fashion week and letting him floss for the paparazzi or tossing his little girl Sovereign Bo, age 21 months, above his head on a private jet until she…
Source: Gary Coronado / Getty California District Attorney Todd Spitzer is in hot water after racist comments he made about a Black murder defendant were leaked to the public last week. Now Spitzer is losing some of his supporters, with a few calling for him to resign. Spitzer’s racist remarks were made during an Oct…
Judge J. Dale Youngs ruled that Eric DeValkenaere can stay out of prison during the appeal of his conviction in the death of Lamb A former Kansas City detective convicted of fatally shooting a Black man will remain free on bond while his conviction is appealed, a judge ruled Tuesday. Jackson County Circuit Court Presiding Judge…
The inaugural Ahmaud Arbery Day will be marked with prayer vigils and memorial events, including a sponsored run. Today marks the second anniversary of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, and as the three men who killed him have been convicted on both the state and federal level, lawmakers in the state of Georgia are working…
One of the things widening the racial wealth gap is the federal tax code. The way the tax code is written puts Blacks at a disadvantage, according to a law professor who has spent her career researching racism in the tax system. Loopholes in the U.S. tax system have held back Black families, said Dorothy…
