From bans on mask mandates to anti-vaccine rhetoric to mental health stresses, Black school employees are navigating schools reopening as the COVD-19 rages on. When Brooke Nugent went back to work in schools this summer, she was confronted with the harsh reality that COVID-19 is far from over. “We had a teacher die, a Black…
This year’s recipient of Pennsylvania Society’s 2021 Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement is a medical expert whose response to the coronavirus pandemic in the southeastern area of the state made a substantial impact on a community disproportionately affected by the deadly virus. Dr. Ala Stanford of Philadelphia, the CEO and founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19…
EXCLUSIVE: Hudson is opening up about her nerves playing the Queen of Soul and what the experience taught her about herself Jennifer Hudson is an Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning actress, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t apprehensive about playing the Queen of Soul. The Chicago native, 39, revealed in an exclusive interview with theGrio…
Critics are calling it state-sanctioned child abduction American Idol finalist Syesha Mercado is living any mother’s worse nightmare after having her two babies taken by authorities in Manatee County, Florida. Critics are calling it state-sanctioned child abduction. Mercado’s heartbreak first began when her 15-month-old son, Amen’Ra, was placed into foster care following a hospital visit,…
Erykah Badu is taking accountability and apologizing to the Obamas. Six days after attending the former president of the United States’ 60th invite-only birthday party, the soul singer is issuing an apology for posting a video of the event. Barack Obama’s birthday celebration took place at their $11.75 million Martha’s Vineyard home in Massachusetts and…
Charles Barkley’s connection to basketball legend Michael Jordan can be traced back to the 1984 NBA Draft. Over the years, their friendship appeared to thrive, despite their athletic rivalry on the basketball court and even on the golf field. However, during a recent interview, Barkley revealed that he and the former ballplayer were no longer…
When the Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford embarked on its second Full Ship Shock Trial on June 18, a mother-daughter duo was aboard the ship after they both were assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier to conduct shock trials on the East Coast. Master Chief Logistics Specialist Tanya McCray and her 25-year-old daughter, logistics specialist seaman…
The Houston trainer, an ex-Destiny’s Child bodyguard, died earlier this week, noted Beyoncé’s mom. Craig Adams, a former personal trainer for Beyoncé and ex-Destiny’s Child bodyguard, died earlier this week after a battle with COVID-19. The grim announcement was made in a social media post from the superstar’s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, who wrote that she…
Alvin Motley. | Source: Twitter The shooting death of an unarmed Black man in Tennessee by a security guard at a gas station is the latest instance of an apparently growing trend of deadly disputes over loud music in which the gunmen are seemingly disproportionately white. Alvin Motley was gunned down Saturday night at a…
A Black man who served nearly 30 years in prison for murder before being exonerated last year has filed a lawsuit against members of the Chicago Police Department, Cook County and the city of Chicago, alleging he was beaten and tortured as officers coerced him into signing a false confession. The alleged treatment took place…
