Source: GEOFF ROBINS / Getty This week, on Oct. 8th, President Biden announced a historic ruling on environmental racism issued by the Environmental Protection Agency: Water utilities across the nation had ten years left to replace “virtually every lead pipe in the country, imposing the strictest limits to date on a neurotoxin that is…
Cornell University‘s Vice President of University Relations is under fire from a Black student alliance that says his unequivocal defense of free speech has endangered their safety. Speaking to more than 200 Jewish parents of Cornell students via a videoconference on Sept. 30, Joel Malina was asked by the event’s moderator, Hillel Executive Director Rabbi…
Jeffrey Page. | Source: LaSean Knox-Brown Award-winning Broadway director and choreographer Jeffrey Page is taking his talents to Africa! Page has described the short film Blues People as a documentary showcasing Malian artists’ vibrant cultural expressions. Thanks to recent news, the project will now be shown at the 13th Africa International Film Festival (ARIFF) in Lagos, Nigeria….
Muni Long poses for a portrait on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton) As R&B has experienced a mainstream resurgence, Long is recognized as one of the genre’s flagbearers fueling its comeback. NEW YORK (AP) — Muni Long is keenly aware of the preciousness of time and its unpredictability. In some ways,…
‘I Want You to Play My Wife or Girlfriend’: Tisha Campbell Reflects On Martin Lawrence Promising He Would Cast Her as a Love Interest Before “Martin” Debuted as a Critic Blames the Actress For the Show’s Downfall Tisha Campbell, 55, became a household name in the 1990s but many often refer to her iconic role…
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, President Joe Biden says he has “great confidence” in his vice president and explains why electing her in November is a “big deal.” “She believes, as I do, everyone deserves a fighting chance,” said President Joe Biden about his vice president, Kamala Harris, and her historic run to become…
Naomi Osaka of Japan walks on court before playing against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia during their Women’s Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2024 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo…
It was three days before Christmas when Tyrone Phifer, a then-60-year-old Black man, was assaulted, abused and arrested by police in New York after they said he “fit the description” of another Black man named “Leroy” — who was 20 years his junior. And even when a Nassau County police officer confirmed Phifer’s identification within…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty An interview between Tucker Carlson and Elon Musk took a dark turn as the two joked about the hypothetical assassination of Kamala Harris. Tech billionaire Elon Musk sat down for a recent interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and it would be aired on X, formerly Twitter….
Seventy-six-year-old rock legend Steven Tyler made a shocking discovery about an unexpected branch in his family tree in a resurfaced show clip. His daughter, actress Liv Tyler, 47, shared some shocking information about her ancestors with the Aerosmith frontman during a 2017 installment of NBC’s “Who Do You Think You Are?” docuseries. The docuseries is an…
