EXCLUSIVE: USPS mail delivery has reverted to a system that is inconsistent and unreliable — leaving people wondering when they will get prescriptions, checks and even tax returns by mail. Today theGrio poses a rhetorical question, and that is what’s up with the mail? The United States Postal Service is in crisis. Mail delivery at the…
A Georgia State Patrol lieutenant who arrested a state lawmaker for knocking on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp’s office while he signed a controversial elections bill into law last week said he feared the representative’s actions would spark a repeat of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. Lt. G.D. Langford said he was worried…
Most COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out worldwide are for adults, who are at higher risk from the coronavirus Pfizer announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and strongly protective in kids as young as 12, a step toward possibly beginning shots in this age group before they head back to school in the fall….
Genevieve Hansen described her desperation Tuesday as she recounted how she was unable to come to Floyd’s aid A Minneapolis firefighter who wept as she recalled being prevented from using her EMT training to help George Floyd will be back on the stand Wednesday in the trial of the fired police officer charged in Floyd’s…
The changes apply to the Olympic trials, not the Olympic Games in Tokyo, which is run by the International Olympic Committee. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced it will not sanction athletes who show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement through actions like raising of fists or kneeling during Olympic trials….
A segment on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” recently drew the ire of Black Twitter. The backlash began after TikTok star Addison Rae made an appearance on the March 26 episode of the show for a segment in which she demonstrated eight popular TikTok dances. Critics blasted the piece, pointing out that during the…
It has been six months since Halle Berry and her beau Van Hunt went Instagram official with their relationship, and it looks like Berry still gives Hunt butterflies in his stomach. In an interview with “Entertainment Tonight,” Hunt gushes about Berry, detailing how his relationship with her has improved his life and his craft. When…
The story in ‘Tina’ was retold by John Carter, a producer, songwriter and A&R rep interviewed in 2009 about his work with Turner. The riveting documentary Tina, which is garnering acclaim from critics and fans alike since its release on HBO Max, is shedding light on the many challenges the rock icon faced in her…
An internal investigation is underway by Halifax Regional Police in Nova Scotia after an officer was seen making threats to a Black man in a video that surfaced on social media over the weekend. The department called the comments made by the officer, who has been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation, “unacceptable.” Footage…
‘It’s past time we right this wrong,’ New York Attorney General Letitia James contended late Tuesday after the bill passed. Taking a puff of the green stuff in New York State is one step closer to legalization after the state legislature passed a bill on Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana use. Governor Andrew Cuomo has…
