The former president and U.S. senator referenced the late John Lewis in the reverend’s historic win There are very few African Americans who know what it’s like to be a US senator but former president Barack Obama is one of them. He ascended to the presidency after winning a historic Senate race in Illinois, becoming…
Hill told Rolling Stone that when she talked about race years ago, she wasn’t supported Black Lives Matter may be a hot topic now but in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Lauryn Hill points out that when she attempted to highlight systemic racism years ago, many dismissed her as “crazy.” The publication is currently putting together…
Myles Cosgrove, who fired the shot that killed Taylor, was terminated on Tuesday. Two officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor have been fired. The officers involved in the fatal shooting were never charged in Taylor’s death. However, three officers have now been officially terminated from the Louisville Metro Police Department, per NBC News. Detective Joshua…
The president-elect called for the restoration of ‘simple decency’ as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol President-elect Joe Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “just simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the U.S. Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November’s election in which…
The president later released a video asking his supporters to ‘go home in peace’ President Donald Trump encouraged supporters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday in protest of his reelection defeat to “remain peaceful,” but he did not initially call for them to disperse. The seat of democracy descended into chaos when protestors overwhelmed police…
The National Guard has been called in to regain control of the U.S. Capitol. First Daughter Ivanka Trump referred to the protesters who have stormed the U.S. Capitol as “American patriots,” despite the widespread chaos that has ensued. As theGrio reported, supporters of President Donald Trump converged on Washington D.C. armed with guns and overturned…
Cardi B recently shot back at a Twitter user questioning her child-rearing methods. The criticism was born of an Instagram Live post from Cardi B on that she shared on Jan. 3. In the video, the rapper was performing a version of her evocative hit song with Megan Thee Stallion, “WAP,” when at one point,…
1,100 DC National Guard members and 200 Virginia state troopers are being mobilized The White House says National Guard troops along with other federal protective services are en route to the Capitol to help end an violent occupation by President Donald Trump’s supporters who are seeking to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election….
The co-hosts of ‘The View sat’ down with Warnock the morning after his historic win In a clip from this morning’s episode of ABC’s “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg shuts down Meghan McCain as she speaks over senator-elect Raphael Warnock. The women of “The View” have just returned to the “hot topics” table this week and…
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty ATLANTA — Black voters in Georgia closed out the 2020 election cycle with a resounding victory, electing Rev. Raphael Gamlial Warnock as the first Black senator from Georgia. Warnock ran an issue-focused campaign building on his history of organizing as the leader of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, also known…
