Source: valentinrussanov / Getty In 2007, former President George W. Bush signed into law the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which grants loan forgiveness to people who work at non-profits or in the public sector once they’ve made payments for10 years—or at least that’s what it’s supposed to do. Unfortunately, many borrowers have found the…
Source: Westend61 / Getty Black women are almost twice as likely to give birth prematurely than white women. A recent study by Dr. Paula Braveman from the University of California, San Francisco, has found that disparities in preterm birth rates between Black and white women in the U.S. are directly or indirectly attributed to racism….
Unsworn falsification of documents is a misdemeanor in Hawaii Former NBA player Lazar Hayward was arrested last week for trying to enter the state of Hawaii with what authorities claim were fake COVID-19 test results. Hayward and a woman named Raven Randle allegedly uploaded the documents to the state’s Safe Travels portal, which tracks the…
Torrei Hart granted her fans’ wishes on Friday, Oct. 1, by uploading a throwback image of her locks. This post, according to Hart, was dedicated to those who kept mentioning how much they “missed” her former hairstyle. Hart made her locks debut back in September 2013 on Instagram and has since changed her look. Torrei…
With the finale of the Disney+ animated series ‘What If…’ streaming on Wednesday, theGrio explores five real-life music scenarios in which one change drastically altered Black music history Today marks the season one finale of Marvel’s What If…?, the popular Disney+ animated series that reimagines scenarios and storylines involving characters like Iron Man, Thor and…
Johnson was reportedly born with fetal alcohol syndrome, and lost one-fifth of his brain tissue in 2008 Ernest Johnson, a Missouri man who was convicted of murdering three people during a 1994 robbery, was executed last night despite pleas from supporters. Johnson’s attorneys argued that Johnson’s IQ, which is in the 70s, puts him at…
Sha’Carri Richardson is clapping back once more at any of her haters that continue to “talk mess” about her on social media. On Monday, Oct. 4, she uploaded a short video of her saying “All y’all suck ass” with a loud laugh at the end. On the video, she wrote, “Yall get on this app…
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is looking into the case of a teen who died two days after he was restrained at a juvenile facility. Cedric “CJ” Lofton of Wichita, died on Sept. 26 at a hospital two days after he was restrained by staff at the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center in Wichita. Cedric…
Source: E. JASON WAMBSGANS / Getty R. Kelly‘s music has been pulled from YouTube – technically. The streaming video giant permanently suspended two of the disgraced R&B singer’s channels, days after he was found guilty of sex trafficking. He’ll no longer be able to create any new channels in the future, wiping away two channels…
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actor Alfonso Ribeiro reminded fans he is more than just a television show host plus curator of one of the most popular sitcom dances. The talented entertainer was captured on video rocking a crowd with his vocals as he sang a melody of hits. From Bruno Mars’ “24k Magic” as…
