The rapper also detailed a challenging week leading up to the performance, including a 24 hour rush to find new dancers In an interview with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night, Lil Nas X opened up about his SNL wardrobe malfunction, calling it “perfect timing.” As theGrio previously reported, Lil Nas X made headlines on Saturday after his…
On National Missing Children’s Day, theGrio has compiled a list of some of the most recent reports of missing Black children in the U.S. based on data from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Black and Missing Foundation cites the over-classification of missing Black children as runaways and criminals, and desensitization as…
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered the Justice Department to release the March 2019 memo as part of a public records lawsuit from a Washington-based advocacy organization The Biden administration is appealing a judge’s order directing it to release in its entirety a legal memo on whether President Donald Trump had obstructed justice during…
Former NBA player Lamar Odom has had a tumultuous life. From drug addiction, divorce from socialite and reality star Khloe Kardashian, and his breakup with ex-fiancée Sabrina Parr, Odom has made headlines for almost everything but has managed to bounce back each time. In a new documentary “Lamar Odom: Reborn,” the 41-year-old faces his past…
“We’re going to be turning mourning into dancing,” rapper Nur-D tweeted. “We’re going to be celebrating 365 days of strength in the face of injustice.” The intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths is to be transformed Tuesday into an outdoor festival on the anniversary of his death, with food, children’s activities and a long list…
A “Welcome to Walmart” email was sent to many who hadn’t registered for accounts. Their hello was a racist greeting. Retail superstore Walmart stunned many yesterday when an auto-generated email marked “Welcome to Walmart” arrived in the inboxes of people who hadn’t registered for accounts. Upon opening the email, recipients were surprised to find a…
Moderna says it will submit its teen data to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other global regulators early next month. Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the…
Historically Black colleges and universities have a harder time than traditional white institutions when it comes to securing bonds in the capital market. As a result, HBCUs pay 20 percent more in underwriting fees on average to issue bonds that help the schools raise capital. Research shows the disparity is even more pronounced in Southern…
Source: Jason Armond / Getty On the one-year anniversary marking the day that their loved one was killed in a harrowing act of police violence, George Floyd‘s family is scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to mark the solemn moment. According to family attorney Ben Crump who spoke with NBC News,…
“My daddy changed the world,” Floyd’s 7-year old daughter, Gianna, would say during his passing. “Daddy changed the world.” It’s been one year since the world lost the beloved Black father to police injustice. He might be gone, but his impact on social justice endures. May 25 marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of…
