It happened on the second day of Flint’s three-day Juneteenth celebration during the Champions Parade. A 19-year-old woman was fatally shot on Saturday by a police officer in Flint, Michigan after she allegedly fired first not far from the city’s parade for Juneteenth. “Preliminary investigation indicates the officer, who was working a traffic point for…
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger | Source: Bloomberg / Getty Georgia’s assault on democracy isn’t over by a long shot. After the Republican-led state legislature earlier this year forced through new laws severely restricting the ability to cast a ballot — laws that disproportionately affect Black voters, in particular — the man who oversees…
“It’s just a bad idea,” the South Carolina senator said, “and it’s a problem that most Republicans are not going to sign.” South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham called the For the People Act “the biggest power-grab in the history of the country.” The bill would expand voting rights, change campaign finance laws to reduce the…
A supporter of former President Donald Trump plead guilty on Wednesday, June 16, to felony charges after shooting a handgun into a car full of Black teenagers who were arguing with attendees of a pro-Trump rally outside the Iowa Capitol last December. Michael McKinney, 26, faces up to 10 years in prison for each of…
Sha’Carri Richardson is set to make her Olympic debut in Tokyo following an impressive performance at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at the new Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The 21-year-old, wearing her signature long orange hair and multi-colored nails, shot to the 100 meters finish line with a time of 10.86, 0.13…
Exclusive: Civil rights attorney turned politician Maya Wiley tells theGrio that the historical nature of her campaign is not lost on her, and explains why she believes her plan for policing and crime in city is the best way forward As a top-tier candidate in the New York City mayoral race, Maya Wiley has an…
Barrier-breaking gymnast Dianne Durham forever changed the landscape of her sport, and the late athlete will be posthumously honored for her contributions to gymnastics. According to ESPN, Durham will be inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. The Gary, Indiana native made history in 1983 by becoming the first Black gymnast to take home…
Black women are making strides in academic leadership and challenging the status quo in the process. Dr. Cindy Crusto recently made history by becoming the first Black woman professor in Yale School of Medicine’s psychiatry department. Crusto’s work sits at the intersection of clinical psychology and community. She examines how socioeconomic barriers have an impact…
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson shattered racial and gender barriers in the realm of STEM and the late legendary trailblazer recently received another special honor for her contributions. According to USA Today, a Virginia-based middle school has been renamed to pay homage to Johnson. For nearly six decades the school—which is located in the city of…
A Black woman and her two young children reportedly were attacked by a white woman who spewed racial slurs at them at a New York pizza shop on the evening of Friday, June 11. During the encounter, the woman’s 5-month-old daughter had pepper flakes thrown in her face, and her 4-year-old son was left “extremely…
