Exclusive: In an interview with theGrio, California US Rep. Maxine Waters accuses Republicans of distorting her words, adding “I’m not going to be bullied by them.” Congresswoman Maxine Waters is pushing back against Republicans and conservative media who have called her out over remarks she made on Saturday during a Black Lives Matter protest in…
A Maine man the FBI says intentionally set a Black Massachusetts church on fire in December 2020 was charged with a hate crime on Thursday, April 15. Dushko Vulchev, a 44-year-old Bulgarian man from Houlton, Maine, was charged by the FBI with four counts of damage to religious property involving fire and one count of…
Tenth-grader Lufuno Mavhunga reportedly overdosed on pills after video of her being slapped by a classmate went viral. A teenager in South Africa reportedly took her own life after a video of her being bullied by schoolmates went viral. “Lufuno was young, and we were expecting more from her. Her departure has hurt us a…
Source: NurPhoto / Getty The city of Chicago is reckoning with similar tensions as cities like Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center and Louisville in the aftermath of the police killing of Adam Toledo, a 13-year-old boy who was shot and killed on March 29 in the city’s South Side. Disillusioned by city leadership, community members have called…
Comedian Leslie Jones has had it with people who have terrible communication skills. On April 13, she posted a PSA message, blasting all “Dudes and dudettes” that have an issue with “ghosting” people. Ghosting is a term used to describe when someone cuts all communication with another person without leaving any explanation why they do…
Greene pointed to comments that Waters made in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, where Daunte Wright was shot and killed. Controversial GOP House member Marjorie Taylor Greene released a statement on Sunday saying that she will introduce a resolution to expel longtime California Congresswoman Maxine Waters from the legislature. In her statement, Greene pointed to comments that…
Just because Dwyane Wade retired from his NBA career in 2019 doesn’t mean he’s done with balling altogether. The 39-year-old businessman has been expanding his portfolio since retiring, however, his latest venture puts him back into very familiar territory. Wade has graduated from player to part owner after purchasing an ownership stake in the Utah…
The singer celebrated a “Red Hot Sunday” in her latest Instagram post. In a post on her official Instagram account, Toni Braxton, 53, unveiled her bald head and fit physique in a red bikini. Braxton is “letting it flow” on social media. The Grammy Award-winning singer shared her new look in an Instagram video, and…
Jaslyn Adams was in Chicago’s Holman Square neighborhood Sunday with her dad when she was shot and killed. A family is mourning the shooting death of a seven-year-old girl who was killed as she and her father were sitting in a drive-through at a McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago’s Holman Square neighborhood. The shooting happened in…
Simon & Schuster has said it will not distribute a book written by the Louisville police officer who was shot while executing the no-knock warrant that resulted in the death of Breonna Taylor in March 2020. Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, who fired shots during the botched raid but was not charged over his involvement in the…
