“I didn’t think I wasn’t leaving the hospital without my daughter,” said Imani Bell’s mother. A Georgia teen died after collapsing in extreme heat during mandatory workout drills in 2019. Her basketball coaches now face murder charges. Imani Bell, 16, was scaling the steps of a football stadium in 97-degree heat during her basketball team’s…
OPINION: Brain drain — the loss of critical human capital — is the migration of highly-educated people leading to a hole in the very societies and economies they left behind What do the countries of Haiti and Nigeria have in common? Perhaps it is their high populations of Black and brown people? Or could it…
In June Congress went forward in a historic move to make June 19 a federal holiday. For many people in the Black community, the date had long been known to them as Juneteenth, a long-running Black holiday that commemorated the end of slavery in Texas. With the recent decision, the date would now be recognized…
This is the latest incident of airline staffers using duct tape to curb an out-of-control passenger. An 11-year-old child flying American Airlines reportedly became so unruly during the flight that he had to be duct-taped to his seat. The flight from Maui to Los Angeles was diverted to Honolulu on Tuesday afternoon after the boy…
Tonee “Valentine” Carter dazzled traveling author Carlos Whittaker, who watched the pianist play late last month. The Atlanta, Georgia airport pianist who went viral after an Instagram influencer encouraged his followers to send the man tips subsequently received donations totaling over $60,000. Tonee “Valentine” Carter was performing in a piano bar on July 21 in…
The limited series is co-created by Ava DuVernay and will premiere on Oct. 29 Ever since Netflix announced plans to create a series based on the life of Colin Kaepernick, we’ve been dying for more details and it looks like the wait is finally over. The streamer announced that Colin in Black & White will…
Transcribed by: Cameron Blackwell Completion date: August 11, 2021 DCP 76 AUDIO – Black AND Gold: Rampant Racism in the Olympics Shana Pinnock [00:00:03] Welcome to Dear Culture, the podcast that gives you music and trust for the culture. I’m your co-host Shana Pinnock, social media director at the Grio,Gerren Keith Gaynor [00:00:11] and I’m your co-host, Gerren Keith…
Transcribed by: Cameron Blackwell Completion date: August 11, 2021 DCP 76 AUDIO – Black AND Gold: Rampant Racism in the Olympics Shana Pinnock [00:00:03] Welcome to Dear Culture, the podcast that gives you music and trust for the culture. I’m your co-host Shana Pinnock, social media director at the Grio,Gerren Keith Gaynor [00:00:11] and I’m your co-host, Gerren Keith…
Minnesota real estate listings no longer contain the phrase “master” bedroom as the word is replaced with alternatives like “main” and “primary” in a effort to be more inclusive. The new real estate terminology has emerged during a time of racial reckoning as the movement to replace the term gained momentum following the death of…
It’s rarely ever too late to go after your dreams, and for two-time NBA champion J.R. Smith, his goals are to play on the men’s golf team for North Carolina A&T State University, only if the NCAA agrees to clear his eligibility. According to ESPN, the former Cleveland Cavaliers star is confirmed to be enrolled…
