Exclusive: Tommie Smith received the Xernona Clayton Award of Distinction and told theGrio what it meant to him Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith, who is known for giving the Black Power salute during the 1968 Olympics, received the Xernona Clayton Award of Distinction at the 29th Annual Trumpet Awards that was held December 3. This…
Evelyn Lozada‘s magnifying beauty had the “Basketball Wives” star’s fans in a hypnotic trance after a Dec. 8 post in which she’s wearing a gray low-cut tank top. In the clip, the jewelry designer showed off her collection’s latest earrings as she seductively glanced into the camera. While a selective few raved about the “must-have…
Joshua Feast was targeted by La Marque police officer as a person of interest connected to a previous shooting in the Texas area Joshua Feast, a resident of La Marque, Texas, was shot and killed by police on Wednesday. ABC 13 reports that Feast had been targeted by La Marque Police as a person who…
Exclusive: MC Lyte tells theGrio ‘it’s the people’s music and it’s what they want’ MC Lyte was the first woman in hip hop to drop a full album back in the ’80s so when theGrio asked the legend her thoughts on the new generation of rapping ladies, she instantly got excited. The pioneering MC recently…
Allen West suggested that he would not accept the swearing in of President-elect Joe Biden Despite the Trump Administration’s lawsuits failing to overturn the 2020 Presidential election results, some Republican lawmakers continue to side with President Donald Trump’s assertion that the election was rigged. One of those lawmakers is Allen West, chairman of the GOP…
The video went viral on Reddit and the driver was fired for ‘inappropriate behavior’ A DoorDash driver has lost her job after a video of her confronting a customer went viral on Reddit. The driver accused the customer of lying about not receiving their delivery. According to the Daily Dot, the incident took place at…
Source: JohnnyGreig / Getty As protests against systemic racism and police brutality continue to sweep across America, some corporations have stepped up to show their solidarity. The Paramount Network announced in June that it would stop airing the reality show Copsafter 33 years because it glorified police violence. L’Oréal rehired Munroe Bergdorf, a British Black…
Source: Andrea_Hill / Getty When it became clear that President Donald Trump would lose the popular vote in November’s election, questions again arose about the Electoral College, and whether it is fair. A presidential candidate can lose the popular vote and still win the Electoral College vote, and therefore the presidency. That’s what happened with…
Source: askmenow / Getty The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the reality that health in the U.S. has glaring racial inequities. Since March, people of color have been more likely to get sick and more likely to die from COVID-19 infection because they have been living and working in social conditions that worsen their physical health…
The “Real Housewives of Atlanta” ladies debuted their new taglines for season 13 and fans are already weighing in on who had the best phrase. Kandi Burruss used a nod to Southern sweet tea and her name with the line, “A little Kandi always helps sweeten the tea.” Newcomer Drew Sidora who starred in “The Game,” “Step…
