His sentencing date isn’t set, but he faces up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors’ current recommendation is eight years. Memphis rapper Pooh Shiesty has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges to avoid a possible life sentence. The 22-year-old MC was charged after allegedly shooting a man at a Florida hotel in 2020. Memphis rap…
The moving historical docuseries premieres Thursday, Jan. 5 on ABC, after the first episode of ‘Woman of the Movement’ ABC’s latest docuseries is here, and it’s a powerful and moving historical project that is a must-watch for the entire family. Let the World See follows the life of American activist and mother of Emmett Till,…
The marshals, Memphis Police, Crime Stoppers and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have a reward of up to $15,000. The U.S. Marshals Service, Memphis Police Department, Crime Stoppers and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are offering a combined reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the capture of a Memphis man wanted for the…
A now-dead suspect has finally been identified by police in the rape and murder of Smith, a 14-year-old Atlanta girl. A suspect has finally been identified in the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Atlanta girl killed in 1995. The Atlanta Police Department announced in a live-streamed press conference that they had identified a case…
Willow Smith and her family have been more transparent over the years about their struggles with mental health. The singer recently opened up about her mental health to The Independent and explained how her battle with anxiety was ignored when she was around 9 years old. Smith’s 2010 single “Whip My Hair” was becoming a…
OPINION: On Jan. 6, 2021, a horde of violent insurrectionists successfully overthrew the government…again. Because, in America, the mob always wins On Sept. 4, 1868, Georgia state Rep. R.W. Phillips stood before the legislature and publicly called for a mob to oust 33 of the state’s newly elected lawmakers from office because of the color…
Leonard Ridge, one of the youngest defendants in the Jan. 6 attacks on the Capitol, who also bragged about his participation, must spend two weeks in prison for his involvement in the insurrection. The sentence, handed down on Tuesday, Jan. 4, after his lawyer asked that a judge go light on sentencing after citing medical…
EXCLUSIVE: As chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee probing the Capitol attack, Thompson tells theGrio he sees his job as a mission to “reinstall Democracy” in the United States. The one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection is a very sobering moment for U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson, the top power broker in the hunt…
Snoop Dogg wants fans to know that this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show will be one for the history books. The Dogfather himself is set to perform at the Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show alongside Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige, and during a recent appearance on “Monday Night Football” with NFL…
EXCLUSIVE: Voting rights advocates connect Capitol attack to racial riots throughout history that sought a common goal to strike fear in Black voters and anyone who validated their political power. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter received a call from the Federal Bureau of Investigations on Jan. 6, 2021 notifying her of credible threats…
