Three weeks before their deadly encounter with George Floyd, three officers crossed paths with the Drakefords. A video obtained by The Minneapolis Star-Tribune shows former Minneapolis Police officers Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane and Alex Kueng roughly detaining an innocent Black man last spring. Adrian Drakeford was leaving his apartment building when officers arrived after a…
Charmaine Bey may not go out like she used to, but that’s not stopping the “Black Ink Crew: Chicago” star from going in on her workouts. Over the weekend, the radio show host took to her Instagram page, where she shared a clip of herself dressed in gym attire, doing various exercise routines in what appeared…
Gabrielle Union told on herself when she and hubby Dwyane Wade decided to participate in TikTok’s viral ‘This or That’ challenge. The Wades spilled their own tea in the challenge video, which is set to Run DMC’s classic jam “It’s Tricky” as participants choose between two options presented on screen by dancing to the left…
The Ohio police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man within seconds of seeing him was on Wednesday arrested and indicted for murder in a rare instance of prosecutors charging members of law enforcement for deadly on-duty shootings. Former Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy, a 17-year veteran who was fired following the shooting…
Angela Simmons‘ sexy photo on Feb. 1 left her fans dumbfounded after she uploaded an image wearing a tan long-sleeved crop top with python print underwear. Simmons, who gave fans a view of her abs and thighs, seductively posed as she placed both hands in her hair while glaring at the camera. The model counted…
The announcement was made on Wednesday by both Allen and Charter Communications in a joint statement provided to theGrio. Byron Allen, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios, and owner of theGrio, has settled and withdrawn his $10 billion lawsuit against Charter Communications. The announcement was made on Wednesday by both Allen and Charter…
Chloe Bailey and Jordyn Woods are reminding folks that it is OK for women to succeed at the same thing without being compared. On Tuesday, Feb. 2, Bailey and Woods were talking on IG Live when the topic of the “Buss It Challenge” came up. The popular TikTok trend is a challenge that both of…
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday, Feb. 1, that a former Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer has been indicted on multiple charges after he allegedly abused a 63-year-old Black man in Boston last April, then filed a misleading report about the incident. Ex-MBTA Officer Nicholas Morrissey, 41, was indicted on a civil rights…
EXCLUSIVE: In the beginning days of the Biden administration, officials are creating a task force to reunify families The southern border is the focus of another presidential administration. During the Trump administration’s four years, the efforts to prevent the browning of America focused on the southern border from a wall that Mexico was allegedly going to…
The documentary explores the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, known as ‘the Black Woodstock’ Questlove’s directorial debut, Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), won big at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival this week. The documentary earned the U.S. Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award in the U.S. Documentary category. Summer…
