A friend of a Black man who was shot by a Texas homeowner last month has disputed the narrative provide by the shooter in the 911 call and is calling for a thorough investigation. Wesley Jermaine Gobert, 45, was fatally shot by 48-year-old Ashley Sikes inside her Houston home in the 1900 block of Larchmont…
“No more bandaid solutions. We need homes,” Atlanta Homeless Union stated in their efforts to combat homelessness A group of protesters were arrested in Atlanta on its City Hall property Monday while standing up to fight homelessness. “Who do you protect? Who do you serve?” the protesters chanted as people got arrested. This afternoon @Atlanta_Police…
The unrelenting blame game taking place between Ice Cube and Warner Bros. has yet to let up. Hanging in the balance is the fourth installment of the “Friday” franchise, “Last Friday,” which, according to the rapper, has been in the works for over a decade. Fed up with delays that have stalled any real progress…
Source: Twitter / Twitter The apparent white supremacist at the center of a viral video in which he repeatedly calls his Black neighbor in south New Jersey the N-word and other racial slurs while trying to physically intimidate him won’t own up to his racism despite clear evidence to the contrary. Edward Cagney Mathews was…
Are Rih-Rih and Rocky already over, or are the fans just jumping to conclusions? Rihanna’s wardrobe stylist Farren Jean Andrèa shared an interesting thought on his Instagram about relationships and happiness. The July 2 post is a mere photo of a window blinds and his message plastered in front of it. It reads, “if you…
Vanessa Williams‘ decision to perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” adopted as the Black National Anthem, at PBS’ annual Independence Day “A Capitol Fourth” musical program is receiving backlash from more conservative viewers, who flooded Twitter to comment that there is already a national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The “Save the Best for Last” singer…
A Black man was released from a correctional facility in Pennsylvania on June 24 after spending 34 years behind bars after authorities found that investigators on the case concealed evidence, including some that pointed toward another suspect, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last week. Curtis Crosland, a 60-year-old father of five and grandfather, was sentenced to…
“I don’t even know if USDA understands how rampant the issues are in 2021 in these small, local county offices.” Black farmers appear not to be fully confident in the Biden administration’s efforts to fix the decades-long bias they face through Agriculture Department programs. As previously reported by theGrio, according to The Washington Post, “Black…
Kenya Moore shocked many fans and followers alike on July 2 when the former beauty queen announced that she launched a lifestyle magazine titled Kenya Magazine. In the publication, Moore, who is seen gracing the cover of the July issue in a two-toned string bikini, revealed in her caption that the magazine’s purpose is to share…
“I’m extremely saddened that most likely this was done by someone I know and trust.” The Los Angeles home of YouTube star and choreographer Todrick Hall was recently burglarized while he was visiting the U.K. Hall hit up Instagram on Sunday to react to the incident, noting that the thieves are probably someone he knows…
