Kobe Bryant poses with his family at halftime after his #8 and #24 Los Angeles Lakers jerseys are retired at Staples Center on Dec. 18, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images) After hitting the auction block in July, Kobe Bryant’s locker was sold for nearly three times its expected value. Kobe Bryant’s…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Here’s a simple truth: Donald Trump made a fool of himself when he deemed it appropriate to be a white man questioning a Black woman’s racial identity before an audience of Black journalists at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) annual convention in Chicago last week. Now, GOPlantation Rep….
American sprinter Noah Lyles winning the 100-meter men’s race at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ignited a war of words. The online spat included American celebrities Shannon Sharpe and Gabrielle Union clashing with Jamaican track and field fans. Noah Lyles can claim the title of “The World’s Fastest Man” after edging out Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by…
Waraire Boswell attends the 2017 GQ Men of the Year party at Chateau Marmont on Dec. 7, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for GQ) Bespoke suit designer Waraire Boswell founded his eponymous brand in 2002. The talented Waraire Boswell has died at 48. According to a statement on his Instagram, the…
Hot August Nights, the annual classic car and rock ‘n’ roll event in Reno and Virginia City, Nevada, announced that it had revoked the registrations of several participants after an explosive incident in which a Black man was confronted with racial slurs by a group of cranky old white men. Hot August Nights issued a…
Source: Chet Strange / Getty Victor Moses, a 29-year-old Black police recruit from the Denver Police Academy, is suing the department and a Denver-based medical facility for the severe injuries he allegedly sustained during a “barbaric hazing ritual” known as “Fight Day.” Filed in the District Court of Denver on July 30, the lawsuit claims…
(Photo by mccallk69/ Adobe Stock Images) OPINION: By the time the sun set on Aug. 5, 2023, Montgomery, Alabama, was again the epicenter of racial division, with new heroes, tools and merchandise. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I remember…
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex speaks onstage during the Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen panel during the 2024 SXSW Conference and Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 8, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images) Meghan Markle and Prince Harry launch “The Parent Network” to protect…
Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two as she departs Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass., Saturday, July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, Pool) OPINION: Trump and the Republicans can’t help themselves with their racist attacks on Kamala Harris, and they’re telling us how they feel about Black women. Editor’s note: The following article…
Terrance Howard. | Source: Facebook.com/bishopaaallen A hospital where a college football player died last week is speaking out following viral claims of organ harvesting at the medical facility in North Carolina. Terrance Howard, 19-year-old Texas native and student at North Carolina Central University (NCCU), died on Thursday, weeks after he suffered injuries in a car…
