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In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019 photo, South Bend Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg shares a moment with Shirley Newbill, mother of Eric Logan, during a gun violence memorial at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
The Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, mayor is combating perceptions that he’s out of touch with black people and will struggle to win their votes. On Thursday, he’s unveiling his most detailed proposals yet, which he says are aimed at addressing the systemic racism that affects the black community. And he’s pairing that with candid talk aimed at white Democrats.
/ July 11, 2019
A potential tropical storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico presents twin troubles for coastal Louisiana and Mississippi — the possibility that the flooded Mississippi River will be lapping at the tops of levees this weekend, and a danger of flash floods like the one that unexpectedly walloped New Orleans on Wednesday.
/ July 11, 2019
Is Kanye West’s Yeezy sneaker empire now the the Lamborghini of shoes?
/ July 10, 2019
Black Hollywood showed up and showed out on the dazzling red carpet of the 2019 World Premiere of Disney’s “THE LION KING.”
/ July 10, 2019
Diddy and Meek Mill have joined the rallying cry of fans and fellow celebs calling for rapper A$AP Rocky to be released from the Swedish prison where he is currently being detained.
/ July 10, 2019
Police Car thegrio.com
Video has surfaced of a violent February arrest of NFL free agent Malik McDowell in Michigan and it’s raising more questions than answers.
/ July 10, 2019
Ayanna Pressley thegrio.com AP
[griojw id=”c89JfBg3″ playerid=””]U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, is coming out kicking in […]
/ July 10, 2019