Netflix made clear they look forward to continuing their partnership with Boyega’s company, UpperRoom Productions. According to recent reports, Star Wars actor John Boyega has officially exited the upcoming Netflix project Rebel Ridge due to “family reasons.” Per the original reports about the film earlier this year, Rebel Ridge — from writer/director Jeremy Saulnier —…
The Ohio American Legion is conducting an investigation after an Army veteran’s microphone was turned down when he started to talk about the role of Black Americans in the origins of Memorial Day during a speech on May 31. When Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter spoke about free Blacks honoring deceased soldiers after the Civil War at the…
Exclusive: “We want to show our support for Harry and Meghan,” Denese Carpenter, one of the organizers, tells theGrio. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle adhere to the creed that “service is universal.” In the spirit of that mantra, their supporters—dubbed the Sussex Squad—raised over $73K for four charities in their honor. The Duke and Duchess…
The company’s rationale for that policy held that the speech of political leaders is inherently newsworthy and in the public interest even if it is offensive, bullying or otherwise controversial jwp-video n=”2″] Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according…
Source: Kevin Hagen / Getty A Black Republican and former U.S. Congressman who is among the QAnon conspiracy theorists who believe Donald Trump was the victim of election fraud is set to leave his post of leading the GOP in Texas to reportedly consider a run for governor next year. Allen West, who represented Florida…
The Athletics Integrity Unit said the American’s second career ban was for “tampering within the results management process” of doping control samples Olympic hurdles champion Brianna Rollins-McNeal was banned for five years on Friday in a doping case, ruling her out of this year’s Tokyo Games and the 2024 Paris Games. The Athletics Integrity Unit…
Taylor Skidmore, assistant principal at Sacajawea Middle School, offered to remove the 14-year-old twins from their class when their mother called to raise concerns A family in Spokane, Washington, is demanding that a school administrator be removed after he suggested he could segregate two Black middle school students who were directed to clean freshly picked…
Natasha Ashworth sued Gooding in 2019, saying he repeatedly groped her backside at the nightclub where she worked. The female bartender who accused Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. of groping her has won a default judgment against him after he refused to respond to her lawsuit for over a year. Natasha Ashworth sued the…
O.J. Simpson listens to the not guilty verdict with his attorneys F. Lee Bailey (left) and Johnnie Cochran Jr (right) in 1995. | Source: MYUNG CHUN / Getty F. Lee Bailey just may be the only white person in history to publicly say the N-word (hard R and all) and receive a widespread pass from…
New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman recently spoke out about a comment made by former Major League Baseball player and manager Bob Brenly that he said had “racist undertones.” It was while Stroman was pitching in Tuesday’s televised game between the Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks, when Brenly, a Diamondbacks television analyst, jokingly remarked that…
