“What I saw in the video was another George Floyd,” said Tyrone Bynum, the attorney for the three men A Grand Rapids police officer is seen in a video punching a man in the face several times during an arrest for littering. The bodycam footage of the March 26 incident features a Black man being punched…
Source: Screenshot / Twitter/@AlexisMcAdamsTV The family of Jaslyn Adams breathed a small sigh of relief after their heartbreaking week, following the shooting death of the seven-year-old in a McDonald’s drive-thru. On Thursday Chicago police officers captured a suspect in the deadly shooting after a high-speed chase that resulted in a car crash. Police were surveying…
Porsha Williams disclosed details on her current relationship status with her once close friend and former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” co-star Tanya Sam during her April 18 interview on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.” Williams, alongside Drew Sidora, appeared on the late-night show following the season 13 finale of “RHOA” that aired hours before. Williams replied when…
The cast of ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’ joined theGrio and dished on the upcoming season of the comedy series. Robin Thede, executive producer, writer and star of A Black Lady Sketch Show sat down with theGrio to discuss the upcoming second season of the Emmy-award nominated series. Read More: ‘A Black Lady Sketch Show’…
It’s been nearly six months since Quawan “Bobby” Charles, a 15-year old Black boy, was found dead in a Louisiana sugar cane field under suspicious circumstances. He was discovered lying face down in a shallow marsh with half his face ripped off on Nov. 3. He’d gone missing from his father’s Baldwin, Louisiana, home four…
Former University of Kentucky men’s basketball player Terrence Clarke died in a car crash in the Los Angeles area Thursday afternoon, April 22, multiple sources reported. The Boston native was 19 years old. Sgt. John Matassa of the Los Angeles Police Department told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that the NBA draft prospect was the solo occupant…
Philadelphia apologized for causing “immeasurable and enduring harm” The University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University are facing backlash for using the remains of Black children killed in the MOVE bombing in their Ivy League courses. The city of Philadelphia bombed MOVE, a Black liberation group, on May 13, 1985, with a device that is generally…
Chauvin then “applied a neck restraint, causing the child to lose consciousness and go to the ground,” according to court documents Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd and his legal troubles may not yet be over. The DOJ may go after him on federal charges in Floyd’s murder and allegedly…
Quincy Brown opened up to his followers on Tuesday, April 20, by sharing intimate photos from the 90th birthday celebration of his great-grandmother and grandmother of his mom, Kim Porter: Ms. Lila Mae Star. The “Star” actor, alongside Christian “King” Combs, 22, and 14-year-old twins Jessie James, D’Lila Star Combs, Chance Combs, 14, along with Diddy were in attendance for the festivities…
Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Andrew Brown Jr. marked the second high-profile police involved shooting following the death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant on Tuesday. Brown, a 42-year-old father of 10, was shot on Wednesday morning in Elizabeth City, North Carolina as Pasquotank County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to serve a drug-related search and arrest warrant. According…
