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Tom Hanks named host of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ inauguration TV special

January 13, 2021
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Biden and Harris are expected to make an appearance during the 90-minute telecast It’s official! Tom Hanks will be hosting a January 20th TV special to celebrate the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris. According to reports, following the historic inaugural events, the special, entitled Celebrating America, will air in primetime on multiple networks and streaming services. Tom…

LAPD Seeks to Identify Two Men Suspected of Involvement In Pro-Trump Demonstrators’ Attack on Black Woman Who Was Beaten, Maced, Scalped

January 13, 2021
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Police are seeking to identify two persons’ of interest suspected in connection to their suspected involvement in a hate crime that took place outside City Hall in Los Angeles on Jan. 6, the day of the Capitol riot in Washington. Law enforcement is seeking the public’s help in identifying two men seen in photos of…

Black men who voted for Trump double down with their support

January 13, 2021
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12 % of Black men voted for Trump in the 2020 Presidential election in comparison to just 6 % of Black women Inauguration Day is just a week away amid outgoing President Donald Trump finally conceding the 2020 election almost two months later. However, he recently announced he will not attend the ceremony of President-elect…

Atlanta Police Seek YFN Lucci on Murder Charges Stemming from December Shooting That Left a Man Dead In the Street

January 13, 2021
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Rapper YFN Lucci is wanted by police for a shooting on Dec. 10 that left one person dead and another one injured, the Atlanta Police Department announced on Jan. 12. YFN Lucci, whose real name is Rayshawn Bennett, is wanted on murder charges in the death of 28-year-old James Adams. Bennett is also facing charges of aggravated…

Rep. Al Green reacts to praise for early call to impeach Trump in 2019

January 13, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE: The Texas congressman reflects with theGrio after being acknowledged on the House floor for his foresight in the push to impeach President Trump On the House floor on Wednesday as the U.S. House of Representatives debated on the rules portion to impeach President Donald John Trump for a second time, there was a special…

New Jersey Attorney General Investigating After Plainclothes Detective Fatally Shot Black Man Within Seconds of Arriving on Scene

January 13, 2021
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A Black man was shot and killed by an undercover police detective in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 1, and local activists are pushing for the officer to face charges. Carl Dorsey III, a 39-year-old South Orange man, was shot by Rod Simpkins, a plainclothes Newark Police Department detective just minutes after the New Year’s…

‘What’s In It For Us?’ podcast tackles Capitol riots, coronavirus vaccine

January 13, 2021
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theGrio’s politically edgy podcast is take a look at the mindset of the D.C. insurgents and the Black community’s hesitance about the vaccine This week on the What’s In Tt For Us? podcast, Dr. Christina Greer and Dr. Jason Johnson examine the Capitol riots in Washington D.C., the economic nature of the siege, and how…

Kerry Washington pays tribute to ‘Save the Last Dance’ on 20th anniversary

January 13, 2021
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The beloved 2001 film that featured Washington had a hit soundtrack and sparked a dance-drama film crush. Veteran actress Kerry Washington paid tribute to the anniversary of one of her earliest films, Save the Last Dance, Tuesday on Instagram. “OH EM GEE!!!!! Save the Last Dance turns 20 years old today,” she wrote, followed by several…

Sundance adds Coogler-produced ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’

January 13, 2021
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Daniel Kaluuya plays the Black Panther Party chairman and his “Get Out” co-star Lakeith Stanfield plays FBI informant William O’Neill The Ryan Coogler-produced Fred Hampton film “Judas and the Black Messiah” will have its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival before heading to HBO Max and theaters, programmers announced Tuesday. Read More: See Daniel Kaluuya…

AOC feared ‘White Supremacist members of Congress’ would turn her over to Trump rioters during siege

January 13, 2021
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‘I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive. And not just in a general sense, but in a very specific sense,’ AOC shared As the fallout continues following last Wednesday’s Capitol insurrection, Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to her social media this week to share…