Alex Horell, injured during a protest last spring was charged with felony riot after his lawyer contacted the Pittsburgh police. A protester who lost his eye last spring during a public demonstration was charged with a felony after his lawyer contacted the Pittsburgh police about a possible lawsuit regarding his injury. Read More: Minnesota corrections…
When the suspect and officers exchanged fire, one of the bullets hit the three-month-old baby A double-homicide suspect and his infant son have died after a police shootout in Louisiana earlier this week. On Monday, Eric Derell Smith, 30, allegedly kidnapped his three-month-old son after fatally shooting the child’s mother and her nephew. When the Louisiana…
“Black Panther” fans may now be able to let out a collective sigh after learning the film’s sequel, “Wakanda Forever,” has officially been given a release date. In the months following lead “Black Panther” actor Chadwick Boseman’s death, fans questioned if a sequel would be possible, and, if so, what it would look like without the…
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott explained during a Sunday appearance on “Face the Nation,” why he believes he is uniquely qualified to lead the ongoing conversation among lawmakers about police reform. Scott, the only Black GOP senator, is the sponsor of a 106-page police reform bill introduced in the Senate last June in the aftermath…
Kandi Burruss threw shots at Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men on May 3 by showing off her latest music plaque in a new video after hanging it up in her home. Burruss was awarded a 2020 ASCAP Pop Music Award for Ariana Grande’s hit song “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored.” This award…
“The Bench started as a poem I wrote for my husband on Father’s Day, the month after Archie was born,” the Duchess of Sussex explained in a statement. On Tuesday, Meghan Markle announced that she had written a children’s book called The Bench, inspired by the relationship between her husband Prince Harry and their son Archie. According…
The rapper originally launched Tidal for $56M Mr. Carter is making one of his biggest money moves yet. According to recent reports, Jay-Z has finalized his deal to sell his majority share of Tidal ownership for $302M. Read More: Square, Inc. to buy majority of Tidal and put Jay-Z on board As theGrio previously reported,…
The rapper previews that he will also perform a new song from his forthcoming studio album Fresh off nabbing his second No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, Lil Nas X is set to perform “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” on an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live. Lil Nas X has been…
A Black juror who voted to convict George Floyd’s murderer, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, has come out to defend his decision to attend a social justice demonstration last August. Brandon Mitchell, also known as juror #52, is now under fire after an image circulated showing Mitchell attending the 57th anniversary of the March…
Rev. Al Sharpton recently caught up with Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins to discuss the branded casino proposals for the city of Richmond, Virginia. What started out with six companies competing for one contract has now been whittled down to two: Urban One’s proposal on the Southside of Richmond near the Philip Morris cigarette manufacturing…
