The city of Burlington, Vermont, has paid $215,00 to settle a lawsuit accusing a police officer of using excessive force after he grabbed a Black man and slammed him to the ground, knocking him unconscious. In his complaint filed in a U.S. District Court in Vermont in 2019, Mabior Jok, 40, sued Burlington, its police…
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) The woman, identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, accuses Combs of sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious from drugs, and it alleges Combs and his acquaintances recorded sexual encounters without her permission. Sean…
Source: Emilee Chinn / Getty Fans are eagerly tuning in to watch WNBA players this season, with Nielsen reporting an impressive average of 1.2 million viewers across ESPN’s platforms—an incredible 70% increase from last year. The huge surge can be attributed partly to the excitement surrounding Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, who captivated audiences during…
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., arrives for a Congressional Progressive Caucus news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) “Let’s be clear: MAGA extremists aren’t misunderstanding this word, they are intentionally weaponizing it against us,” said Lee in an exclusive statement to theGrio. U.S. Rep. Barbara…
Kanye West seems to be traveling solo after he was spotted in Hong Kong without his headline-grabbing partner, Bianca Censori and looked rather sad while walking through the airport on Friday, Sept. 27. According to the Daily Mail, the 47-year-old rapper was set to travel to Haikou, China. The Yeezy brand founder strutted through Hong…
“It is easy to demonize a group of people who are not like yourself,” Plaskett told theGrio during a sit-down interview. U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett lambasted Republicans for blocking a measure by the Congressional Black Caucus to censure U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., for his racist and now-deleted tweet disparaging Haitians. “Like nothing to see…
5 Questions with Bashir Salahuddin Actor Bashir Salahuddin stopped by theGrio to discuss playing Natasha Rothwell’s brother in “How to Die Alone,” his next goal, and more. Hulu’s ”How to Die Alone” has been magnificent from start to finish. The eight-episode series follows Mel, played by Natasha Rothwell, who’s “never been in love and forgotten…
Source: Wukela Communications A Black pastor’s federal lawsuit alleging his unlawful and retaliatory arrest by police while he was watering his neighbor’s flowers can move forward after an Alabama judge previously dismissed it, an appeals court ruled on Friday. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta ruled in part that the officers in Childersburg…
Cardi B attends the Mugler Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) Cardi B returns to Paris Fashion Week just weeks after giving birth to her third child amid relationship drama. Cardi B is having one interesting week. The…
Darryl George stands next to his mother, Darresha George in front of Galveston County Court House on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Galveston, Texas. A hearing was set to be held Thursday in a federal lawsuit a George filed against his Texas school district over his punishment for refusing to change his hairstyle. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston…
