WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 18: Ranking Member U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) during the House Homeland Security Committee hearing at the US Capitol on September 18, 2024 in Washington, DC. The US border and its effects on the United States over the last four years were discussed by both sides today at the hearing from…
Source: GoFundMe / GoFundMe The family of Emmanuel Millard was disappointed after court officials failed to hold the white officer accountable for his 2023 death. According to Atlanta News First, former Woodstock police officer Grant Shaw, who pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was indicted on the charge in April, avoided jail time after entering…
Serena Williams, 43, has left some of her fans concerned and others mesmerized after posting a new carousel on her Instagram page. On Dec. 11, the retired professional tennis player uploaded two photos of herself on a private jet while sitting in front of a laptop, wearing a wig that didn’t look too appealing on…
This undated file photo provided by Taylor family attorney Sam Aguiar shows Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. (Courtesy of Taylor Family attorney Sam Aguiar via AP, File) “This consent decree marks a new day for Louisville,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who leads the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The U.S. Justice Department and…
Earlier this year, a shocking courtroom video made the rounds on social media. A Las Vegas man dramatically leaped over a judge’s bench while being sentenced for a felony battery, which carried up to 48 months in jail. That one impulsive decision would add at least a quarter century onto Deobra Redden’s time behind bars….
(L-R) Sheryl Lee Ralph and Vincent Hughes attend the 55th Annual NAACP Awards at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph reveals how she and her husband, Philadelphia Sen. Vincent Hughes, balance their bicoastal lives. For Sheryl Lee Ralph…
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Key Takeaways Black NBA pioneers like Lloyd, Cooper and Clifton faced hostility and racial prejudice, but their resilience paved the way for future Black players. The on-court excellence of Black players like Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar redefined basketball. Many Black players in the NBA use their fame to fight…
FILE – St. Louis Cardinals football player Marlin Briscoe (86) is shown in August 1975. Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, died Monday, June 27, 2022. His daughter, Angela Marriott, told The Associated Press that Briscoe, 76, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Norwalk, California. (AP Photo/File) From…
This Black History Month, theGrio honors Black people’s accomplishments in in entertainment, science, fashion, arts, and more. Born in Clayton Alabama in 1898 Lowe inherited a passion for dressmaking from her mother and formerly enslaved grandmother, Georgia Thompkins. After her mother’s passing, Lowe took over the family business of dressmaking and her mother’s unfinished assignments….
American recording artist, singer and musician Little Richard performing live, UK, 27th June 1975. (Photo by Angela Deane-Drummond/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Photo by: Angela Deane-Drummond / Getty Images You can’t study the history of popular music without familiarizing yourself with the best Black singers from the 50s. In fact, you might be surprised just how many music genres can…
