74-year-old Ruby Jones claims three officers used excessive force when they came to her residence in hopes of arresting her mentally ill son The Oklahoma City police are in the crosshairs of public outrage after bodycam footage was released, which shows officers roughly taking a 74-year-old Black woman into custody and fracturing her arm in…
The hip hop community continues to mourn the passing of rapper DMX. The Mount Vernon native passed away on April 9 at 50. The rapper, born Earl Simmons, had been on life support for a week after suffering a heart attack reportedly triggered by a drug overdose. DMX had struggled with drug addiction nearly his…
“I knew that I needed to make sure she wasn’t a caricature. I spent a lot of time finding a balance between making her humorous, making her strong, making her lovable.” As the star of the hit CBS series Bob Hearts Abishola, Folake Olowofoyeku is back in action now that the show has returned from…
From being jailed for singing to integrated audiences, to facing acts of violence while performing segregated shows in the south, Black artists’ talent has done little to protect them from the realities of racism. Such is the case for the late legendary singer Nat King Cole who reportedly survived a Ku Klux Klan attack while performing…
“Molly was such a good person, such a light in this world,” a friend said. Molly Lillard, the daughter of former NFL player Al Toon, was killed in what police suspect to be a murder-suicide by her husband on Sunday in their Arizona home. Read More: Ex-NFL player Phillip Adams accused of killing 5 before…
Texas parents are outraged after discovering white students were “auctioning” and “trading” their Black classmates as slaves in a virtual game. The game that was played among Daniel Ninth Grade Campus students in a Snapchat group priced Black students between $1-$100. Some of the dialogue included critiquing the hair of a male student who was valued at…
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has shared it will take the incident seriously with a full investigation A viral video has caught the attention of local officials after an army sergeant is seen pushing a Black resident and demanding he leaves the neighborhood. Read More: Black Army officer held at gunpoint, pepper sprayed by police,…
Source: Twitter Nominated to lead the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke answered questions from senators on both sides of the aisle during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday morning. During the hearing, several Republican senators questioned Clarke’s competence and credibility, often combative in nature. Grasping at various tweets and out-of-context statements, the senators…
The heartfelt reunion was shared on Jermaine Dupri’s Instagram stories In an emotional video, LisaRaye McCoy and Da Brat seemingly end their feud with a tearful embrace at Da Brat’s recent birthday party. As theGrio previously reported, LisaRaye and Da Brat stopped speaking to each other at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to months-long almost…
EXCLUSIVE: The quest toward reparations for slavery gains steam as Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives push H.R.40. through committee Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee take another historic step closer to considering the legacy bill, H.R. 40, on the House floor. On Wednesday, the committee is set to vote on the legislation…
