theGrio’s Natasha Alford says talking with family members about COVID-19 isn’t always easy. Here’s how her family’s journey brought them closer together. I knew the tables had turned when I picked up the phone to talk with my dad about COVID-19 last summer. I was in the same situation a lot of other Black millennials…
The police officers were arrested for perjury Three former Philadelphia police officers, Frank Jastrzembski, Manuel Santiago and Martin Devlin, have been arrested and charged for perjury after their testimonies led to the wrongful conviction of an innocent Black man. They were also charged with false swearing. In 1993, then 20-year-old Anthony Wright was convicted of…
Racial justice groups received millions in donations amid the 2020 civil unrest stemming from the murder of George Floyd The police killing of George Floyd ignited global protests and prompted corporate America to pledge billions to racial justice. But more than a year after his death, much of the funds have yet to be distributed…
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Busta Rhymes apparently agrees with Republican governors on masks and mask mandates. In the middle of a pandemic, with the Delta variant overpowering hospitals across the country, the New York rapper thinks it’s the protocols that are the issue. The power and influence of celebrities are undeniable. To disregard that…
Lee recently sat down with the New York Times ahead of his docuseries In a recent New York Times profile, esteemed director Spike Lee explains why his 9/11 docuseries includes conspiracy theorists, sharing that he “has questions” regarding the 2001 terrorist attack. As theGrio previously reported, Spike Lee has teamed up with HBO for a…
Kanye West is turning up the dial on nostalgia as he prepares for a third listening event for his upcoming album “DONDA.” The event is set to take place Thursday, Aug. 26,l at Chicago’s Soldier Field, and if all goes according to plan, it will precede the drop of the anticipated album, finally. West’s return…
Judges ruled to restore voting rights to thousands of convicted felons including ones currently on probation North Carolina judges have ruled to grant voting rights to over 50,000 convicted felons who are on parole and probation. Monday’s ruling overrides the past law that required strict voting restrictions on convicted felons, requiring that all forms of…
Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio will spend a little over five months in jail after he admitted to burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church in Washington, D.C. The man also confessed to bringing high-capacity rifle magazines to the city just days before the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan….
Anthony Mackie has closed the deal to return as Sam Wilson in “Captain America 4,” Variety reports. The script is being written by Malcolm Spellman, who is the head writer for “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” on Disney+ and Dalan Musson, a staff writer with the show. Anthony Mackie attends the 2021 ESPY Awards at…
A New Jersey towing company has lost two valuable contracts after video showed a company rep using the N-word during a contact with a customer. Ajaco Towing has been dropped by the New Jersey State Police and the town of Parsippany after video of the outburst spread online. The video showed a white man yelling…
