‘If I would’ve just not tooken the bill, this could’ve been avoided,’ 19-year-old Christopher Martin lamented at Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial The convenience store cashier who was handed a counterfeit $20 bill by George Floyd — setting in motion the Black man’s ill-fated encounter with police — testified Wednesday that he watched Floyd’s arrest outside with…
The film tells the story of two women who take their newly-formed friendship on a suspenseful trip to Florida A trailer has arrived for the highly anticipated film Zola based on a viral Twitter thread from A’Ziah King. theGrio reported Zola premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival to raucous applause four years after the Twitter thread went viral. The film’s director, Janicza Bravo (Lemon),…
Source: Darryl Wingo / Jennifer McClellan For Governor Jennifer McClellan is running for governor in Virginia, joining a legion of Black women lawmakers who are vying to make progressive change in the political sphere, emerging as a first of firsts. McClellan, a Democrat in the state legislature for over 14 years, will be the first…
“Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan has said goodbye to his iconic gap — at least that’s what social media thinks for now. On Tuesday, March 30, the former New York Giants defensive end uploaded a clip of himself going through a dental procedure in New York to close up the space between his two top front…
Reid shared a video of her learning the good news to her official Instagram page Actress Storm Reid just shared a major milestone with her millions of followers. In a post on Instagram, Reid cries tears of joy while reading her acceptance letter from the University of Southern California. By most standards, Storm Reid is…
Tamar Braxton’s ex-boyfriend David Adefeso has responded to Braxton’s allegations of cheating with a cease and desist order against Braxton. This after she in recent days claimed via Twitter that he had been cheating on her. The Nigerian businessman insists that he was faithful and told TMZ that Braxton “continues to make fabricated accusations about…
Ed Bastian, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines Inc. | Source: Bloomberg / Getty After threats of a boycott and being the target of other proposed protests against Delta Air Lines, its CEO is doing an about-face on the controversial topic of Georgia’s new law restricting voting access that is expected to disproportionately affect…
The NCAA says if the former college students who brought the case win, it could erase the distinction between professional and college sports The NCAA and former college athletes are getting ready to play ball at the Supreme Court. With the March Madness basketball tournament ongoing, the high court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case about…
Actor Michael Rapaport recently shared a private and heated conversation between him and Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant. On Monday, March 30, the “Higher Learning” star shared several screenshots of Durant’s rant, which appeared to date back to last year. The argument seemingly began when Rapaport criticized Durant’s post-game interview with TNT analyst Charles Barkley after Brooklyn’s season-opening…
Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty Baltimore may regain local control over the city’s police department after 160 years of state control. A new bill could shift power over the agency after city leaders agreed on the transition process. The Baltimore Sun reported the legislation proposes an advisory board comprising 17-members, including the mayor, city solicitor,…
