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South Atlanta high school thegro.com
May 6, 2018
A white South Carolina high school teacher who jumped on a desk and yanked a black student’s dreadlocks has resigned after a viral video caused outrage and sparked an investigation.
May 6, 2018
Donald Trump, who once called Colin Kaepernick “a son of a bitch” and said he should get off the field for kneeling during the national anthem and be fired, has now invited him to a “Race Summit” he is organizing.
May 6, 2018
After R. Kelly criticized the media last week for tarnishing his musical legacy over claims that he molests young girls, one of the women who said the singer gave her an STD released a shocking secret audio of Kelly asking her to apologize.
May 6, 2018
Not being tethered to Rob Kardashian’s name may be putting a strain on Blac Chyna’s purse strings. Tthe reality star’s light is dimming and club promoters aren’t finding her profitable enough to pay her Kardashian-level dollars anymore.
Howard U president and Diddy thegrio.com
April 1, 2018
As Howard University president Wayne A. I. Frederick continues to pick up the pieces after a blog post exposed six Howard University employees who allegedly stole more than $1 million from the university, here’s what he must do to restore student and alumni trust.
Aaliyah album cover thegrio.com
April 1, 2018
MAC Cosmetics announced an Instagram casting call for Aaliyah superfans to submit a photo or video of themselves showing how she has inspired them for a chance to be a part of an upcoming film called “A to Z of Aaliyah.”
Stephon Clark protestors sacramento thegrio.com
April 1, 2018
A 61-year-old woman was struck by an SUV driven by a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy as he drove away from protesters demonstrating at a vigil for Stephon Clark
Rashad Williams thegrio.com
March 25, 2018
A Connecticut inmate is suing the state in federal court after officials gave him less than half of the $30K he was awarded in a lawsuit over a beating he received from another prisoner. The state deducted the cost of his incarceration from the payout.
March 25, 2018
Former Pennsylvania GOP Senator and CNN Commentator Rick Santorum said today that students protesting gun control legislation could better utilize […]
March 25, 2018
More than 100 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram in February have been reunited with their parents in northern Nigeria.
Donald Glover thegrio.com
March 25, 2018
Donald Glover and FX have parted company on their planned Deadpool animated series. The actor/musician/writer had been set to co-create the series with his brother.
spin cyclists thegrio.com
March 18, 2018
Ever feel out of place in your spin class because you’re like the only black person in it? If so, you’re not alone. As workout studios expand in gentrified areas, are Black folks being left out?
March 18, 2018
More than a year before Nikolas Cruz went on a shooting spree at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that resulted in 17 deaths, school officials and a sheriff’s deputy had recommended he be involuntarily committed for mental evaluation. However, no action was taken.
March 18, 2018
Some residents of the Bed-Stuy neighborhood in Brooklyn oppose the renaming of an intersection for the first Black FBI agent slain in the line of duty
Carl Wagner Kenneth Williams, thegrio.com
March 12, 2018
A Fort Worth pastor was awarded $825K in federal funds to rebuild houses for low-income families in Dallas. Three years later the families say their dream homes are the stuff of nightmares.
Rihanna thegrio
March 12, 2018
Is there nothing she can’t do? Music, fashion, style, beauty icon Rihanna passed a major milestone becoming the first female artist to surpass 2 billion streams worldwide on Apple Music
Donald Trump thegrio.com
March 11, 2018
President Donald Trump false claim he received a majority of votes from women is only true if you discount the Black women vote
Harriet Tubman thegrio.com
March 11, 2018
In Baltimore, residents, officials, and descendants of Harriet Tubman gathered at the former site of a memorial to the Confederacy to rededicate the space to the abolitionist.
Barry Jenkins thegrio.com
March 11, 2018
More than a year after the Oscar snafu-to-end-all-snafus denied him the opportunity, director Barry Jenkins finally got to deliver the speech he’d planned to give when Moonlight was named Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards.