More than three dozen members and associates across both the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers have been charged with crimes Former President Donald Trump’s lies about a stolen 2020 election united right-wing supporters, conspiracy theorists and militants on Jan. 6, but the aftermath of the insurrection is roiling two of the most prominent far-right extremist groups at the U.S. Capitol that day….
The Canadian government is hoping to make the entrepreneurial playing field more even for Black business owners with the launch of a $291.3 million Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund. The loan fund is an extension of the Black Entrepreneurship Program — a partnership between the Canadian government and Black-led business organizations, and financial institutions — that creates…
Beatz went on Instagram Live with Timbaland to break down their recent battle After his epic Verzuz rematch with Timbaland, Swizz Beatz clarified his recent comments which implied that Justin Timberlake took from Black culture. As theGrio previously reported, Verzuz co-founders Swizz Beatz and Timbaland took to the Verzuz stage with an official rematch on…
Turner’s trial had been set for October 2020, but it was postponed after the Tennessee Supreme Court suspended trials last year because of COVID-19 A Tennessee judge Wednesday set a 2022 trial date for a man charged with conspiring with the ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright to kill the former NBA player nearly 11 years ago…
Source: Boston Globe / Getty The president of an NBA franchise long associated with being the whitest team in the league has abruptly stepped down just one week after making questionable comments on the topic of racism. While the decision for Danny Ainge to retire from his lofty post with the Boston Celtics is not…
The gunman, a firefighter specialist and engineer, was off-duty when he apparently drove the 10 miles from his home and opened fire at Los Angeles County Fire Station 81 A firefighter killed a co-worker and wounded another at their small fire station before setting his own home ablaze and apparently killing himself in California’s second…
Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou’s son Kenzo Lee Hounsou is not a kid anymore. Simmons uploaded a post of their son on Sunday, May 30, in celebration of his 12th birthday. Kenzo is shown enjoying a Lakers-themed party, wearing a Lakers jersey along with his younger brother Gary. Simmons’ youngest child, Wolfe Lee Leissner,…
Source: Scott Olson / Getty Earlier this spring, the city of Evanston, Illinois, become a symbol of hope during a long storied effort to ensure the federal government disseminates reparations to the descendants of chattel slavery. Bolstered by the first $10 million in revenue from the city’s cannabis tax, Evanston became the first city in…
The 145-page report, put together by an independent law firm, states that “racial slurs and jokes are not uncommon” and “contribute to an atmosphere of hostility toward minorities” The Virginia Military Institute has tolerated and failed to address institutional racism and sexism and must be held accountable for making changes, according to a state-sanctioned report…
A South Carolina woman who fired a weapon into the house and apartment of two of her neighbors and shot a Black man in his front yard in 2017 has been convicted of all charges and sentenced to decades in prison. On May 21, a jury found 48-year-old Mandy Morrow Fortson guilty of attempted murder, discharging…
