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LeBron James thegrio.com

Fans wonder whether LeBron’s injured hand cost the Cavs a championship

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Good News Report: Kevin Durant surprises mentees with one year of free college tuition

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The Download | June 7th: Alice Marie Johnson officially free + April Ryan and Sarah Huckabee Sanders convo gets heated + Ayesha Curry new show on ABC

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Michael Eric Dyson says Kim Kardashian’s effort is great, but Trump still isn’t for black folks

[griojw id=”k8kMBIr1″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Today President Donald Trump made headlines with his commutation of Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old grandmother who
/ June 6, 2018

The Download | June 6th: A Black woman was racially profiled at Target + Mellody Hobson new position with Starbucks + Katherine Johnson honored at her Alma Mater

[griojw id=”2G8wVTyf” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]Here is The Download for Wednesday, June 6th. A woman in Michigan is speaking up after being racially
/ June 6, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: President Trump commuted Alice Marie Johnson’s sentence after Kim Kardashian meeting

President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson who has been in prison for the lats 21…
/ June 6, 2018

White woman calls police on Black pool goers for “making fun of me”

"BBQ Becky" has a cousin by racist association and her name is "Pool Patty"after a white woman called the police…
/ June 5, 2018

The Download | June 5th: President Trump uninvites Super Bowl champs + Stanley family looking for answers from Detroit officials + Issa Rae host CFDA

[griojw id=”ZhGo5SMq” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Today on #TheDownload… NFL Super Bowl Champs, The Philadelphia Eagles, will not be attending a ceremony at
/ June 5, 2018
Target thegrio.com

Target fires security guard who had Black woman strip searched after accusing her of stealing bikini

[griojw id=”DQgYBAzf” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A security guard in Michigan, who humiliated and falsely accused a black woman of stealing, has
/ June 5, 2018
Katherine Johnson NASA thegrio.com

NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson being honored in bronze

Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped astronauts return to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with…
/ June 5, 2018
Kate Spade thegrio.com

Officials: Designer Kate Spade found dead in apartment

New York fashion designer Kate Spade was found hanged in her Park Avenue apartment Tuesday morning in an apparent suicide,…
/ June 5, 2018
gay cake thegrio.com

Let them eat cake: The homophobic SCOTUS Masterpiece Cake decision is an anti-gay win crafted in the name of religious freedom

The unfortunate facts of this case unveil that anti-LGBT people and decisions can still receive wins in the Courts—regardless of…
/ June 5, 2018
Mellody Hobson

With Starbucks chairman stepping down Black exec Mellody Hobson steps up

[griojw id=”6bFVPmuL” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   There is a changing of guard at Starbucks and a Black woman will lead the company
/ June 5, 2018
Issa Rae

Here’s how Issa Rae turned heads with N-word belt at fashion awards

[griojw id=”sND7Zuer” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Is there room for the n-word in fashion? Issa Rae apparently thinks so. That’s a question that’s
/ June 5, 2018
Joy Ann Reid thegrio.com

Black women show support of Joy Ann Reid with #WeGotJoy hashtag

Black women are rallying around Joy Ann Reid (former Grio managing editor and current host of AM Joy on MSNBC)…
/ June 5, 2018