Source: Photo taken by Leonardo Costa Farias / Getty Erin Overbey, an archive editor for the New Yorker, laid out an impressive thread addressing racism in legacy media outlets Tuesday afternoon. Overbey called out outlets, including her own, for the lack of diversity and polite racism. She said the masthead of leading outlets resembles an…
Reginae Carter has been keeping her head down lately when it comes to social media but every now and then she pops out with a photo that leaves her followers stunned. Carter dazzled her fans with a Sept. 8 Instagram post, wearing a pink plaid curve-fitting blazer and jean shorts. The 22-year-old’s hair was another…
An officer and a sergeant were fired earlier this year over the incident The young mother who was pulled from her car by Philadelphia police and beaten has reached a $2M settlement with the city. As previously reported by theGrio, Rickia Young made a wrong turn in Philadelphia on Oct. 27, 2020 and found herself…
She told investigators that she threatened the VP because she doesn’t believe she’s Black. A Florida nurse is facing five years in prison after admitting she threatened to kill Vice President Kamala Harris. Niviane Petit Phelps, 39, confessed in federal court that she filmed herself talking about being offered $53K to kill Harris within 50…
Her mother found Farrah Carter, 15, stabbed to death and mutilated in her own bedroom in 2002. The man accused of stabbing 15-year-old Farrah Carter to death nearly 20 years ago has been arrested for her murder, PEOPLE reports. Joseph Pollard, 56, was arrested and charged by police in Miramar on Tuesday, Sept. 14. He…
Black girl magic Sundays! Over the weekend, Maia Chaka made sports history when she became the first Black woman to officiate an NFL game. Line judge Maia Chaka #100 signals during the game between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Jets at Bank of America Stadium on September 12, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina….
Source: MinceyFitzRoss YouTube Rickia Young is suing the National Fraternal Order of Police after the organization used her son in an offensive and misleading social media. Lawyers for Young settled a lawsuit with Philadelphia for injuries she sustained after being beaten by police last October. Moments after making a wrong turn into the middle…
The actor nabbed the trophy for guest-starring as George Freeman in the HBO drama The acclaimed HBO limited series Lovecraft Country was nominated for 18 Emmys but Courtney B. Vance has already nabbed the trophy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his turn as George Freeman in the drama. The actor thanked…
The mothers of fallen Black firefighters who lost their lives during 9/11 are continuing to speak out about their heroic sons so that the world never forgets their sacrifices. Twelve Black Fire Department of New York firefighters were among the 343 killed as a result of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. That includes…
OPINION: Weathering is rooted in a history of marginalization; repeated exposure to socioeconomic adversity, political marginalization, racism, and perpetual discrimination that harms our health Racism kills; and that is made abundantly clear with every Black life lost to police misconduct, environmental hazard, or stress-induced illness. But the slow crumbling of our health due to systemic…
