OPINION: The attention that Tessica Brown’s story received is yet another example that for Black women, hair is not simply hair. As a collective, our hearts broke when we saw Tessica Brown share on TikTok that she mistakenly used Gorilla Glue on her hair. Brown’s post quickly went viral and thousands responded to #GorillaGlueGirl with…
A spokesman said he did not know the cause of death but Wright and his wife had been admitted to a hospital after contracting COVID-19 Texas Republican U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, who had battled health challenges over the past year including lung cancer treatment, has died more than two weeks after contracting COVID-19, his office…
Cohen offered an apology to the former porn actress for ‘the needless pain’ he knows he put her through during the 2016 presidential campaign. “The enemy of my enemy is my friend,” the old saying goes. That may indeed prove to be true for Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels, the woman he once paid off….
Eva Marcille marveled over her daughter Marley Rae’s modeling talents on Feb. 3, after uploading a photo of the 7-year-old posed in her uniform-inspired ensemble, which included a white long-sleeved button-up shirt with a plaid skirt and matching bow tie. In the caption, Marcille also mentioned the company her daughter models for, Lunar Moon Kids,…
EXCLUSIVE: The Senate majority leader tells theGrio: ‘I bet, if it was a secret ballot … they would convict’ Trump. On the eve of Donald J. Trump‘s historic second impeachment trial, the American public awaits to see the evidence that will be presented on both sides. It should not be a surprise that Republicans are…
Cheney said the oath she took to the Constitution compelled her vote for impeachment, ‘and it doesn’t bend to partisanship, it doesn’t bend to political pressure’ Rep. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House GOP leader, said Sunday she was undeterred by a censure from Wyoming Republicans and criticism from some House colleagues over her vote to impeach Donald Trump, and will…
Amid growing concerns about extremism in the military following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has vowed to root out white supremacy from military ranks, he during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee last month. On Wednesday, he took to the first big step towards addressing the problem…
A resolution unanimously approved by trustees Friday said Wallace rose to power by defending racial separation and stoking racial animosity The University of Alabama at Birmingham has removed the name of four-term governor and presidential candidate George C. Wallace from a campus building over his support of racial segregation. A resolution unanimously approved by trustees…
St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman says Friday’s gathering at a private airport hangar ‘may end up costing someone a lot more than 50 cent.’ The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida criticized rapper 50 Cent for hosting a party in his city in advance of the Super Bowl. “This isn’t how we should be celebrating the…
In the midst of an unanticipated crisis, many young people surrounded themselves with greenery It all started with a small little Sansevieria Trifasciata named Diana. I was told if you love something, you give it power by invoking its name with meaning. So it only made sense that I named this ‘silver star’ snake plant…
