Exclusive: theGrio was on the ground as President Joe Biden, administration officials and members of Congress gathered for the historic event marking 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre Black Wall Street is “a physical location” that Michelle Brown-Burdex contends “may never exist again.” The program director of the Greenwood Cultural Center shared this insight…
Nicole Poole Franklin was sentenced last week to 25 years in state prison after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted murder in connection with two incidents on Dec. 9, 2019, the Des Moines Register reported. Franklin, a white woman from Des Moines, Iowa, pleaded guilty on April 19 to intentionally hitting two children with…
“MLB robbed the small businesses of Atlanta – many of them minority-owned – of $100 million, we want the game back where it belongs,” JCN CEO and president Alfredo Ortiz said in the statement. A conservative advocacy group called the Jobs Creator Network has filed a federal lawsuit against the MLB following the baseball organization’s…
According to police reports, 24 year-old Rickala Chaffold was allegedly driving at a speed of 117 mph on a Texas highway A Forney, Texas teacher has been charged with manslaughter following a fatal hit and run that occurred in February. According to police reports, 24 year-old Rickala Chaffold was driving at a speed of 117…
The documentary takes us through Blige’s life from the Slocumb projects in Yonkers, New York through to her successful career Mary J. Blige is the undisputed Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and Amazon Studios is giving her her just due. The documentary Mary J. Blige’s My Life is heading to Amazon Prime on June 25 and…
Deshon Mcadory has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 31-year-old Christian McDougald at his Chicago-area barbershop A barber in Chicago has been arrested and charged with murder after a customer refused to pay $15 for a haircut. Read More: Chicago dance instructor killed a few blocks away from studio Deshon Mcadory…
Nicole Poole Franklin was charged for intentionally driving her SUV into two children because of their race Nicole Poole Franklin, 43, pleaded guilty in April to two state charges of attempted murder for intentionally driving her SUV into two children in 2019 because she thought one was Mexican and the other was of Middle Eastern…
Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson challenged Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden to a FIFA match on May 30 after the former NFL wide receiver generously tipped Harden’s staff $1,300 following his visit at Harden’s Thirteen restaurant in Houston, Texas. FIFA is the EA Sports soccer video game series that is based on the teams and players in the eponymous world…
The ‘Raven’s Home’ actress took to Instagram Live with her wife to update her fans and followers on her weight loss journey In a recent Instagram Live, Raven-Symoné updated her fans on her weight loss journey, sharing that she’s lost thirty pounds. While most of the comments were positive and congratulatory, she did face some…
Sonovah Hillman Jr. sang “Slippin” and “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” while on stage 8-year-old Sonovah Hillman Jr, daughter of the late rap legend DMX, took to the stage during a tribute concert for her father and performed her rendition of a few of his songs. DMX, born Earl Simmons, was slated to perform at the venue…
