TheGrio’s new explainer series ‘Cleared Up’ tackles climate change and its impact on Black communities On Monday, #ActOnClimate, #ClimateEmergency, and #ClimateCrisis were all simultaneously trending on Twitter in response to a harrowing report released by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Politicians and climate activists around the world took to the internet…
Historically Black institution Virginia State University has announced the renaming of four buildings bearing the names of white men with ties to the Confederacy and Jim Crow to names honoring Black women. On Friday, Aug. 6, the Virginia State University Board of Visitors approved the request to rename four of its buildings, named for Harry…
Cuomo still faces the possibility of criminal charges, with a number of prosecutors around the state moving to investigate him. Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations Tuesday in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed daily briefings and leadership during the darkest…
These days it is becoming more difficult to tell which celebrity couples are together or not with everyone striving to keep their relationships private. But every now and then couples will find a way to share the status of their relationship with fans, whether it be with Instagram photo uploads or deletes, or a joint…
A Georgia football player died just days after testing positive for the COVID-19 delta variant. However, his mother blames a hospital, which she says discharged her son twice before his death. Tosha Nettles told WGCL-TV that her son, Tyler Fairley, tested positive for the virus on July 23, and was taken to Wellstar Douglas Hospital…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Kenya Moore, 50, filed documents to dissolve her marriage in a Fulton County, Georgia court. In news that is not a surprise for any fans of the Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise, Kenya Moore has filed for divorce from her husband of four years, Marc Daly. The 50-year-old reality star…
Source: Christian Vierig / Getty White supremacists’ worst fears are on the verge of being confirmed if predictions about the upcoming findings from the most recent Census survey are any indication. The Census data, scheduled to be released on Thursday, are “widely expected to show a decline” among white people in the United States of…
Tammy Rivera took to Instagram on Monday, Aug. 9, to justify her daughter Charlie Rivera‘s back-to-school ensemble after critics condemned her for allowing the 16-year-old to wear what they considered was “too grown.” Rivera initially posted two photos of Charlie showcasing the yellow-and-black plaid outfit, including a jacket and a skirt donned with high-heeled Timberland…
“My family who has done nothing to deserve this now has to pack up our lives,” writes Kendi King in a blog post on father’s newsletter, The North Star. The teenage daughter of activist Shaun King published a blog on her father’s popular newsletter, The North Star, about how she and her siblings have experienced the…
Edgerrin James gave a rousing speech during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Canton, Ohio, that celebrated Black culture and challenged everyone to do a better job of looking out for one another. After a successful career playing 11 seasons in the NFL for teams including the Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals, and…
