A Cook County prosecutor who said in court the boy was armed when Chicago cops shot him is now backtracking. A prosecutor who said in court that 13-year-old Adam Toledo had a gun when he was shot by Chicago Police is now backtracking on his statement. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said in a…
The daughter of New York Jets wide receiver legend Al Toon has died after she succumbed to injuries sustained in an apparent murder-suicide at her Scottsdale, Arizona, home. Molly Elizabeth Lillard, the 28-year-old daughter of Toon, and a former star volleyball player at the University of Michigan, was shot to death on Sunday and found…
Kaavia James Union Wade is channeling her spirit animal that embodies the same fierce personality that she has…a lion. In an April 13 Instagram video, the 2-year-old walked over to the unknown person holding a camera, wearing a lion costume. The costume consisted of just a lion head and lion slippers, and for her body…
Five people were hospitalized after the Thursday night shooting, according to police, one with critical injuries. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after…
Steve Harvey is switching up with his attire. On Wednesday, April 14, he showed his fan base that he ditched his usual suit look for a new appearance. He wore an all-white collared button-up shirt, underneath a pair of Dolce & Gabbana blue patterned jeans and a matching jacket. Along with his clothing, Steve wore…
“This show isn’t a show about slavery. It’s a show about the character Cora.” The official trailer has dropped for Barry Jenkins‘ highly anticipated Amazon Original series The Underground Railroad, set to debut May 14 exclusively on Prime Video. The 10-episode limited series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, and will premiere…
“You know you have to step up when you’re in his presence.” Netflix will pay tribute to Chadwick Boseman with an upcoming special featuring interviews with several of his Hollywood friends and collaborators, including Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, and Danai Gurira. Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist is an exploration into “Boseman’s extraordinary…
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly’s ‘The Fight For Truth’ is slated for release this fall One of the Louisville, Kentucky, police officers involved in the deadly no-knock raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment in March 2020 has inked a book deal. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly is set to take readers deep inside the high-profile case in his forthcoming book…
“This is not something you want children to see.” The graphic body camera footage of a Chicago police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo was released to the public Thursday afternoon. As theGRIO previously reported, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, or COPA, initially said it couldn’t release the video because it involved the shooting…
In the words of Christopher Wallace, “more money, more problems.” The Miami rap duo the City Girls rose to fame with their raunchy lyrics about sexual escapades, luxurious lifestyles, and being “flewed out” by male admirers. It’s no mystery that the lives of these two best friends, Caresha Brownlee and Jatavia Johnson, better known by…
