The citizen’s arrest law that Ahmaud Arbery‘s accused killers used in an attempt to justify their deadly violence could play an outsized role in their murder trial. And in a case with such heavy racial overtones, the fact that the law is rooted in slavery surely will not help their causes. Jury selection got underway…
theGrio’s career coach Letisha Bereola shares her journey of quitting her job to pursue her dreams and how you too can too. People are sick and tired of being sick and tired. And when you get sick and tired (2x) you tend to make a move that will either make or break you. In what’s…
Actress Nia Long looked sexy and sassy in Old Spice’s new “Men Have Skin Too” ad, starring actors Deon Cole and his commercial wife, Gabrielle Dennis. Long plays a therapist helping the couple understand their shared love for Old Spice products, which smells good on men and women. Long spoke with Atlanta Black Star about…
A suspended college football player has been formally indicted on murder charges stemming from the killing of a trans woman he met on a dating app. Isimemen David Etute, a freshman who was recruited to play linebacker at Virginia Tech, was hit with second-degree murder charges in the death of Jerry Paul Smith in May….
Source: Kevin Liles / Getty A Houston Astros fan caught everyone’s attention during Game 1 of the World Series when he held a sign in the air at Minute Maid Park in Houston that read “The Chop Is Racist.” But what is ‘the chop’ and why are fans calling it racist? Gotta love the guy…
Jelani Day’s cause of death has been revealed, however, closure is a long way off for many who continue to question how the Illinois State University graduate student ended up in the Illinois River. The 25-year-old’s cause of death has been officially ruled a drowning by LaSalle County Coroner Richard Ploch. Day’s body was found floating…
At this point, one can only wonder if cops just enjoy behaving like overly aggressive Neanderthals too much to learn from incidents that have become national stories. For example, Breonna Taylor’s story involving a botched raid and a completely unnecessary shooting, as well as the unrest that followed, should have taught cops that they should…
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg said the company looked closely to see if Trump’s words broke any of its policies and concluded that they did not. The reports of hateful and violent posts on Facebook started pouring in on the night of May 28 last year, soon after then-President Donald Trump sent a warning on social media…
SEPTA’s Thomas J. Nestel III said last week that “people were holding their phone up in the direction of this woman being attacked.” A disturbing story about a woman being raped on a Philadelphia commuter train while other passengers filmed the incident is being disproved. As previously reported by theGrio and other national and international…
Fans can start voting for their favorite movies, musicians, actors, and athletes until Nov. 17. The nominees for the 2021 People Choice Awards have arrived. The annual award show that gives the power to the people has unleashed the nominees in its 40 categories, as reported by E News!. The ceremony will be simulcast by…
