Simone Biles doesn’t look back on her 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic experience fondly, in spite of taking home four gold medals and setting a U.S. record for most gold medals in women’s gymnastics at a single Olympic game. The 24-year-old athlete dominated in the Rio Games, earning golds in the gymnastics team competition, individual…
A belt-wielding west Georgia man was arrested after he attacked a Black teenager because the boy was allegedly using profanity while playing basketball with cousins outside his aunt’s Villa Rica home. The July 10 incident was captured on a home surveillance camera, which shows 29-year-old Matt Martel confronting 15-year-old Maliyk Sim, belt in hand. “I…
Source: Ezra Shaw / Getty The details surrounding NFL star Richard Sherman‘s arrest early Wednesday morning near Seattle are indeed disturbing, but not as disturbing as they could be since he is alive to tell about it. The full picture hasn’t been painted yet of what exactly happened when the free-agent cornerback was taken into…
The most decorated female track star in America is challenging the status quo as it pertains to mom athletes receiving the financial backing they need to pursue Olympic dreams. Allyson Felix, along with sponsor Athleta and the Women’s Sports Foundation, have teamed up to provide $10,000 child care grants for professional mom athletes who travel…
Source: RyanJLane / Getty National Ice Cream Day couldn’t have come at a better time this year, what with all of these insufferable heatwaves roasting most of the country, including places that don’t normally get so hot. What better way to counter the rising temperatures than with some freezing cold ice cream? That’s a trick…
The ESPN reporter and anchor is reportedly being courted for “Football Night in America,” Olympic coverage and “TODAY” Though ESPN host Maria Taylor has been making headlines recently, it hasn’t hurt her marketability. According to a report from Fox News, Taylor is currently being courted by ESPN rival NBC for some high-visibility positions at the…
The name Suzette Samuel may not ring a bell to those who don’t tune in weekly to “Black Ink Crew: New York.” However, before she became a reality star or even the girlfriend of tattoo boss Ceaser Emanuel, Samuel could be spotted in some of the hottest rap music videos. But, not long after, she…
Dr. Cornel Ronald West‘s fight to secure tenure at Harvard has come to an end. In a lengthy and scathing letter uploaded to his Twitter account earlier this week, the philosopher and political activist announced his resignation from the university. He also claimed the prestigious institution was on a decline. Cornell West introduces Colin Kaepernick at…
Neighbors told police that the girls’ mother had been at the canal offering to baptize people The Florida mother who was arrested in late June after the bodies of her two young daughters were pulled from a canal was arrested on Tuesday and charged with murder. As previously reported by theGrio, Tinessa Hogan, 36, was…
There are currently 18 states with legalized recreational pot use but cannabis is still illegal at the federal level Three top Senate Democrats want to decriminalize marijuana and they’ve drafted a plan to end the federal ban on cannabis. Senators Chuck Schumer of New York, Ron Wyden of Oregon, and Cory Booker of New Jersey…
