Some Black lawmakers say new district maps put their numbers in jeopardy Adam Hollier is a lieutenant in the Army Reserves, a paratrooper, Detroit native, a Democrat and a Black man. He is also a state senator who represents a majority-Black district that stretches across the northeastern edge of his economically battered and resilient hometown….
OPINION: Sophia A. Nelson writes that Rep. Lauren Boebert, who recently apologized for calling Rep. Ilhan Omar a “jihadist,” is one of the silliest and repugnant, members to ever serve in Congress. America is really in a dark place. And I think we all know it to be true. Congress used to be a safe…
Social media is ablaze after video emerged on Friday, Nov. 19, of police pepper-spraying and tasing a Black teenage student during a wide-scale disruption at a high school in suburban Dallas-Fort Worth. The boy, who has not been identified, was part of a demonstration at the school in support of a female schoolmate who has…
Countries around the world have been taking a safety-first approach with so much uncertainty about the omicron variant Britain became the latest country Saturday to report cases of the new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus as governments around the world sought to shore up their defenses by slapping restrictions on travel from…
Transcribed by: Sydney Henriques-Payne Completion date: November 23, 2021 Shana Pinnock [00:00:00] What’s up, Dear Culture family? We are so excited to share this week’s conversation with friend to the show George M. Johnson. Before we dive into that delightful chat, we wanted to give you a brief update about George’s battle to keep their…
Nick Cannon appeared on Dr. Oz on Nov. 12 and opened up about finding love again and co-parenting with his famous ex-wife, singer Mariah Carey. The actor has seven children, three of which were born within a year by three different women including 10-year-old twins Monroe Cannon and Moroccan Cannon with Mariah Carey. He also shares…
A GoFundMe created to support Strickland has received more than $1.3 million in donations from the general public. The general public has donated more than $1.3 million to the recently exonerated Kansas City, Missouri man who spent more than four decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Kevin Strickland, 62, had his 50-years-to-life…
Activists say the 2010 census in Argentina grossly undercounts the number of residents of African descent, a history many Argentines have forgotten or ignore It wasn’t until Julia Cohen Ribeiro moved to Argentina that she discovered she was Black. Her hair was curly, but her skin was light. She had never identified as anything other…
Vikings credit intervention program for getting care for defensive end Everson Griffen The Minnesota Vikings have made mental health support an organizational priority, an investment that only became more important with Everson Griffen’s frightening experience three years ago. The condition of mental illness never truly goes away, as the Vikings were reminded Wednesday. The team…
EXCLUSIVE: Minority Business Development Agency Acting Director Miguel Estién chats with theGrio about how the administration is supporting minority entrepreneurs. Small Business Saturday is one of the busiest shopping periods of the year, routinely falling after the mad rush of Black Friday and the Thanksgiving holiday. In existence since 2010, Small Business Saturday naturally encompasses…
