“It made me a better-educated and more-informed person,” Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is opening up about his journey after a racist photo from his old yearbook surfaced in 2019. Northam completed an extensive interview with the New York Times to talk about the moment, and the aftermath, which he said made him…
Sunny Hostin defended Rep. Ilhan Omar on “The View” on Monday, calling the backlash she’s received part of the GOP’s continued strategy of “attacking women of color” after some Republicans equated her comments about an International Criminal Court investigation into war crimes allegedly committed by the U.S., the Afghan national government, the Taliban, Israeli security…
The number of lives lost, as recorded by Johns Hopkins University, is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward…
Moments after the judge issued her ruling that acquitted Tevin Biles-Thomas, a woman in the court gallery charged at the defendant and screamed “You killed my baby!” A judge in Ohio has dismissed murder charges filed against the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles, ruling Tuesday that prosecutors did not present evidence to sustain…
Ingram is currently working on the upcoming Disney+ series, Obi-Wan Kenobi, based on the iconic ‘Star Wars’ character The cast for the Whitney Houston biopic continues to take shape. According to a recent announcement, Moses Ingram has been announced as playing Robyn Crawford in the upcoming film, which the Houston estate supports. As theGrio previously reported, Whitney…
Gary Owen’s estranged wife Kenya Duke addressed the comedian’s claims about their pending divorce, Owen’s “deadbeat father” response, his friendship with Claudia Jordan, and many more topics on Friday, June 11, following his recent interview on “The Wendy Williams Show.” Owen made a guest appearance to promote his latest film, “The House Next Door: Meet the…
Source: Screenshot / Twitter The family of a Georgia man killed during a no-knock raid is seeking answers while likening his death to the state-sanctioned death of Breonna Taylor. On December 17, Johnny Bolton, 49, was killed after he was awoken by members of the Marietta Cobb Smyrna Organized Crime Task Force and the Cobb…
More than four months into President Joe Biden’s term and amid highly-publicized police killings, Black voices are critical of the administration’s slow-moving undertaking of tackling police reform after the major role Black Americans played in securing the 46th president’s victory. Black Attorney Asks Where’s Biden Action on Police Reform (Photo by Stephanie LECOCQ / POOL…
Chrisette Michele’s career undoubtedly took a hit following her invite acceptance of and eventual performance at Donald Trump’s 2016 inauguration despite the fact she wasn’t the only Black star to be seen around or perform for the former president. The Grammy Award winner not only faced verbal criticism from the Black community, but she also…
This Thursday’s forum will include kin of the Emanuel Nine, as well as survivors from other murder attempts in the U.S. The Emanuel Nine Commemoration Committee, the group tasked with uplifting the memories of the nine people slain at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina six years ago, will hold a “healing…
