Ketanji Brown Jackson | Source: Tom Williams / Getty The steady browning effect that the Biden administration has had on the federal bench continued in a historic fashion on Monday when the U.S. Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Not only will Jackson be…
It’s been a little over a week since Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson took an L in the ring against MMA fighter Brian Maxwell. Now, in a June 14 episode of “I Am Athlete,” Johnson sat down with the other co-hosts to discuss his defeat. In the June 6 four-round exhibition boxing match on the undercard of…
“FreakNik is Atlanta’s Black History.” FreakNik is set to return as a three-day event this fall in Atlanta. Also known as “Black Spring Break,” FreakNik was started in the mid-80s by students at the Atlanta University Center and quickly grew into an annual retreat for thousands of young Black Americans. This year’s event will take…
The festival, created by legendary actor/director Robert De Niro is back in-person in New York City The 2021 Tribeca Film Festival is in full effect in NYC and the star-studded event is bringing people back together now that they’ve returned to an in-person festival. During a recent episode of theGrio’s podcast, Acting Up, Tribeca’s VP…
Siblings who once shared the womb will now be sharing the top spots in their graduating high school class, WPVI reported. Jonathan and Janaya Boston McCray are the class of 2021’s valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, at William W. Bodine High School in the Philadelphia Northern Liberties neighborhood. Not only will they be graduating with top…
“She was only 29; in the prime of her life,” said the victim’s cousin, Takita Miles Another young mother is gone too soon due to senseless gun violence. Kimfier Miles was hanging out with girlfriends on Saturday in Chicago when she was shot along with nine other people. According to Chicago Sun-Times, she was a mother of…
“For more than 20 years, the BET Awards have been a celebration of Black creativity, art and excellence,” the Oscar-nominated actress said. Taraji P. Henson knows how to secure the bag. On Monday, it was announced that that the Oscar-nominated actress is set to host the 2021 BET Awards. Black Entertainment Television will also honor Golden…
Disturbing videos surfaced over the weekend showing Maryland officers using physical force against Black teenagers at a boardwalk in the Eastern Shore town of Ocean City after two separate alleged vaping violations. Footage of a June 12 encounter between four Black teenagers and Ocean City police officers has been viewed more than one million times…
NFL Hall of Famer Deion “Prime Time” Sanders is nearing his last straw of witnessing the disparities between HBCU football programs and those of Division I schools. Sanders is the current head football coach of the Jackson State University Tigers in Jackson, Mississippi. Since taking on the role in September 2020, Sanders has voiced concerns about the…
An apparent case of mistaken identity led security to physically assault a woman they believed broke the rules at Nellie’s bar, a popular LGBTQ+ club in the nation’s capital Nellie’s Sports Bar located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington D.C. is under fire after a video went viral showing a security guard dragging a Black…
