The mayor announced the sad news that her only sister, Mercia Bowser, has passed at age 64 Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced sad family news today. She revealed via her Twitter account today that her 64-year-old sister Mercia Bowser has passed from the COVID-19 virus. Read More: COVID Black is using data and creating…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty New developments are ramping up in the George Floyd murder investigation. According to The New York Times, Department of Justice prosecutors recently impaneled a grand jury and interviewed fresh witnesses in the ongoing investigation into Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes. The…
Despite Trump lambasting Pence during the Jan 6 riot, he supports him and maintains a friendship. Former Vice President Mike Pence continues to show his loyalty to former President Donald Trump. Despite Trump lambasting Pence during the Jan 6 riot, he supports him and maintains a friendship. On Tuesday, Pence announced he is starting a…
Investigators say they found the remains of Nyeisha Nelson, 20, in a wooded area after she had been missing for over a week The remains of a missing Florida mom have been found. Investigators say they found the remains of Nyeisha Nelson, 20, on Saturday in a wooded area. It had been over a week…
Ogom “OG” Chijindu released the unedited hour-long “colorist” discussion with “Basketball Wives” co-star Kristen Scott on Feb. 24 to apparently “clear some things up” that the new “BBW” episode didn’t show the previous night. The former athlete claimed in her caption that she wanted her fans to see the type of “forced ignorant conversation” that transpired after waiting two hours…
The ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ actor also opened up about ‘Black Panther 2’ In a recent interview, Daniel Kaluuya reveals he wasn’t invited to the world premiere of Get Out at the Sundance Film Festival. Read More: Daniel Kaluuya accepts AFI Award for ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ (Exclusive) Kaluuya is busy promoting his…
Killer Mike had a strong message for some Black men involved in a shootout that caused damage to his Atlanta-area barbershop: stop the gun violence. “Please consider what would have happened if one of y’all actually hit one another. The jail, the lawyer fees, the funeral cost and two black families loss. I’m glad y’all…
EXCLUSIVE: theGrio chats with founder Kim Gallon about COVID Black’s mission of redefining the future of Black health by marrying ancestry with data analytics and technology. COVID Black is a Black health data organization that uses data to tell stories about the Black lived experience to advocate for health equity. The goal of COVID Black…
After being arrested and spending a night in jail for walking home from work in the middle of the street during a snowstorm, a Black Texas teen now has learned police charges against him have been dropped. High school student Rodney Reese, 18, was walking home from his job at a local Walmart in Plano,…
St. Peter’s Peacocks players kneel during the national anthem on Dec. 11, 2020, in Jersey City, NJ. | Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Republicans in Tennessee are mad at a group of student-athletes for kneeling during the national anthem and want public universities and colleges to take action to prevent them from protesting. The state…
