German chancellor Merkel said freedom of opinion is of ‘elementary importance’ While many are rejoicing outgoing President Donald Trump being banned from most major social media platforms, German chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken up to say that she finds the unprecedented move to be more troubling than affirming. Friday, Trump was permanently booted off Twitter…
Coleman was among the first round of individuals to receive the Pfizer vaccine Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman believes she contracted COVID-19 due to being forced into lockdown during last week’s Capitol riots. According to Politico, all House members and their staff were instructed to get tested over the weekend due to potential exposure from maskless rioters. Unfortunately,…
“We don’t know the extent to the individual’s involvement,” Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said about the inquiry. As more participants in Wednesday’s attempted insurrection are identified, their positions of power are being called to light. According to a new report, a Philadelphia police detective named Jennifer Gugger has been recognized as potentially taking place in…
EXCLUSIVE: The Brooklyn, New York congressman describes to theGrio’s April Ryan the moment he decided to take off his suit jacket and tie to protect himself The human spirit and will to survive was evident last Wednesday among lawmakers as deadly violence on Capitol Hill left six dead after an angry crowd of a majority…
Last summer Michael Ray Stepanek, a 45-year-old white Iowa City man, drove his car through protesters during a summer rally and later told police he did it because the racial injustice demonstrators needed “an attitude adjustment.” Stepanek faced seven years in prison if convicted of the charges that stemmed from the August incident. But he…
The hip-hop icon thanked his fans, family and friends for their support after his health crisis A week after his brain aneurysm, Dr. Dre is still in the ICU. As reported by theGrio, on Jan. 4, the hip-hop icon, born Andre Romelle Young, suffered a brain aneurysm and was rushed to Cedars Sinai Medical Center…
Former Destiny’s Child band member LeToya Luckett is shedding her troubled marriage, and moving forward with her life after announcing her divorce to husband Tommicus Walker just two weeks into the new year. The singer shared the heartbreaking life update on social with a post that read in part: “It is my deepest desire for…
The bar association said it has received ‘hundreds of complaints in recent months’ in regards to the lawyer’s behavior. The New York State Bar Association has announced an official inquiry into Rudy Giuliani which may result in him being expelled. Read More: Giuliani asked senator to block vote count in newly released phone recording The…
The victim’s family says the father of three may have been dating a woman the officer had a previous relationship with An officer in the Memphis Police Department has been charged with murder. Patric Ferguson is charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping and has been fired. Last week, Ferguson and an accomplice allegedly participated in…
‘President Trump gravely endangered the security of the United States and its institutions of Government,’ reads the four-page impeachment bill. Impeachment pressure mounting, the House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the vice president and Cabinet to act first in an extraordinary effort to remove Trump in the…
