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hilton lawsuit thegrio.com

Miami Hilton hotel dishwasher awarded $21.5M for being forced to work on Sundays

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Benzino

REPORTS: Former ‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’ star Benzino pleads guilty in drug case

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Laquan McDonald thegrio.com

Chicago police officers found NOT GUILTY for covering up fatal Laquan McDonald shooting

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Black-ish thegrio.com

‘Black-ish’ executive producer explains the colorism episode and why they chose to unpack one of the most controversial issues in Black families

Black-ish co-showrunner and executive producer Kenny Smith admits the purpose of this episode is to make sure people understand colorism is everywhere.
/ January 17, 2019
Common

Common wishes Travis Scott would pull out of the Super Bowl Halftime Show: “They don’t really support Black people”

Rapper and activist, Common reveals he wants Travis Scott to pull out of his slated Super Bowl halftime show performance.
/ January 17, 2019
Cardi B

Cardi B, Janelle Monae and more artists performing at the Grammys

Cardi B, Janelle Monae Camila Cabello, and more stars announced as performers at the 2019 Grammy Awards going down on February 10.
/ January 17, 2019
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com

Despite Colin Kaepernick controversy, Gladys Knight set to sing national anthem at Super Bowl LIII

  The NFL is hoping you will jump on the midnight train to Georgia for Super Bowl LIII to see […]
/ January 17, 2019
Karen Pence thegrio.com

Question of the day: Why is Karen Pence, the nation’s ‘Second Lady’ teaching at a school that’s clearly anti-LGBTQ+?

Karen Pence is making her views on the LGBTQ+ community loud and clear by accepting employment from Immanuel Christian School with discriminatory policies.
/ January 17, 2019
Christian Philon says he was suspended for using money he didn't know what fake to pay for school lunch. (WSB-TV)

Black honor roll student receives 10-day school suspension for accidentally using fake money to pay for lunch ‘The whole process has been unfair’

An honor roll student at a Georgia middle school who paid for his lunch with the $20 bucks his dad handed him was handed down a 10-day suspension because the school claims the bill was fake.
/ January 17, 2019
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Muhammad Ali honored with the renaming of Louisville Airport

Muhammad Ali, the legendary heavyweight boxing champion and social justice activist who unapologetically became known as “The Greatest” is being remembered in his hometown with the renaming of the Louisville Regional Airport in honor of his legacy.
/ January 17, 2019