Issa Rae might just be added to the clap-backers team now. On Friday, May 21, a Twitter user decided to blast the actress-producer over her appearance. The woman wrote, “Issa Rae is not an attractive woman to me and that is okay. Every black person aint attractive.” She went on to say, “Also, she will…
Thousands of young men desperate for a brighter future swim into European territory The young man wore red-and-white-soled sneakers for what proved to be his fatal final journey. The shoes were still on his feet when Spanish rescue workers fished his inert body from the waves of the Mediterranean and wrapped it in foil, like…
A winery owner claims he got ‘caught up’ in the hysteria of the ‘Stop the Steal’ crowd Christopher Grider said he came to Washington on Jan. 6 with no intention of rioting. But he got caught up in the mob of angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump as they surged into the U.S. Capitol, breaking…
Historically Black colleges and universities throughout the country are making significant strides when it comes to fundraising this year. Fisk University recently received a multi million-dollar donation, marking the largest gift in the institution’s 155-year history. The $2.5 million endowment—which was provided by philanthropists Amy and Frank Garrison—will go towards the creation of a scholarship…
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam has been dedicated to leveling the playing field for women of color in the realm of entrepreneurship and she’s teaming up with Mielle Organics to empower the next generation of women founders. According to AfroTech, the Newark native has been appointed to serve as the organic haircare brand’s Global Education Ambassador….
“Haiti is currently experiencing serious security concerns, social unrest, an increase in human rights abuses” President Joe Biden has granted Haitians in America the status of Temporary Protected Status allowing for approximately 100,000 people to have a pathway to remain in the United States lawfully. BREAKING: The Biden administration just announced that they’re redesignating TPS…
Actress Taraji P. Henson has continually used her platform as an avenue to spread awareness about the importance of mental health and she’s taking her efforts further with the creation of a new initiative. According to People, the Washington, D.C. native has launched a program to help Black students who are facing mental health struggles…
EXCLUSIVE: “While I am very glad to be alive I know many have never made it out alive,” John Sims tells theGrio. A Black artist in Columbia, South Carolina was held at gunpoint, handcuffed and detained by police officers who thought he was an intruder in his own apartment and art gallery. Artist and activist John…
26% of Black people hold college degrees compared to 40% of white people A new report from The Economist reveals that Black Americans are living longer and getting better educations than ever before in the last half-century. The report notes that by the middle of the 20th century, the life expectancy for the average African…
Two young, black hockey players are calling out the sport for the racism they have endured from other players, as well as the league’s reluctance to rectify the problem. Brandon Bernard and his 14-year-old twin brother Landon were initially subjected to racist taunts from the opposing team at a Jan. 9 hockey game. The players…
