Facebook ‘boycott’ meeting with civil rights leaders ‘a disappointment’ : TheGrio
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Civil rights groups say Facebook is all talk and no action when it comes to…
EPA says Lysol Disinfectant Spray effective in killing COVID-19 : TheGrio
via @Lysol on Twitter Two Lysol products have been tested by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and found to be…
Charlamagne Tha God lands weekly Comedy Central show after viral Biden interview
Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of The Breakfast Club on New York’s Power 105.1, speaks with host Bobby Bones about his…
Breonna Taylor’s family claims no aid was offered after she was fatally shot
Breonna Taylor’s family is not only holding the Louisville police responsible for her death but they are now alleging that…
At least 73 shot, 15 killed in Chicago over holiday weekend
People watch as Chicago police load the body of a shooting victim into a van. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)…
Blackout Day protest urges shoppers to buy from Black-owned businesses : TheGrio
Darius Rowe (2nd-L) and Queen Harris (2nd-R), sell their beauty products from their table to Beatrice Wiley (L), 91, and…
3 charged after rape of 15-year-old filmed, posted online
Two Georgia men and one woman have been charged in the rape of a 15-year-old girl after the attack was…
Black-owned OneUnited Bank gets boost after protests
OneUnited Bank says its the nation’s biggest Black-owned bank. Since protests roiled the nation after George Floyd and Breonna Taylor…
Dame Dash accuses Lifetime, ‘Growing Up Hip Hop’ of exploiting his relationship with Aaliyah
Hip hop mogul Damon Dash believes that white cable network executives have a nasty habit of exploiting his relationship with…
Black therapists on how to cope with racial trauma amid COVID-19 : TheGrio
(Photo: Adobe Stock) The first half of 2020 has been horrific for Black Americans. It began with the loss of…
Thandie Newton recalls being ‘scared’ of Tom Cruise while filming ‘Mission: Impossible 2’
(Credit: Getty Images) Thandie Newton is a respected Hollywood veteran but even she gets nervous. She says that happened when…
Meet Kezia Williams, the woman behind #MyBlackReceipt
Courtesy Kezia Williams Supporting Black-owned businesses is sometimes easier said than done. Calls to buy Black echo across social media…
Phoenix police fatally shot man in parked car
(Credit: Phoenix Police Department) In what has become an all too common occurrence, protests have been sparked in Arizona after…
Mary Trump blasts uncle Donald as ‘petty, pathetic little man’
Mary Trump doesn’t mince her words about her uncle Donald Trump in her new book, accusing the president of being…
Michaela Coel turned down $1M Netflix deal for ‘I May Destroy You’
Michaela Coel attends SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations: “Black Earth Rising” at The Robin Williams Center on January 22, 2019 in New…
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again : TheGrio
The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the…
Red Sox dogged by claims of racism, sexual abuse : TheGrio
Gerald Armstrong recalls his time working for the old Kansas City Athletics as he speaks from the front porch of…
Terry Crews, Don Lemon go head to head over Black Lives Matter : TheGrio
Don Lemon and Terry Crews (Screenshot from CNN report) Actor Terry Crews and CNN Tonight host Don Lemon engaged in…
Colin Kaepernick signs first-look deal with Disney
Colin Kaepernick looks on during a private NFL workout held at Charles R Drew high school on November 16, 2019…
Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants : TheGrio
A health care worker works at a COVID-19 testing site sponsored by Community Heath of South Florida at the Martin…
Rickey Smiley’s daughter shot three times in Houston : TheGrio
Smiley was shot just 3 days after her 19th birthday. Rickey Smiley attends the BET Super Bowl Gospel Celebration at…
FDA head won’t back Trump claim 99% of COVID cases ‘totally harmless’ : TheGrio
Trump continues to peddle misinformation on the coronavirus pandemic U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn (Photo by Kevin…
Terry Crews tweets that he is not a ‘human wrongs activist’
Black people’s reactions to Crews’ series of tweets are the same as before, outrage and mockery. Terry Crews attends the…
Indigenous activists respond to President Donald Trump’s Mount Rushmore address
The federal government has tried to pay the Lakota people for their land, but they refused because the land was…
Disney+ makes Hamilton accessible to all
According to CNN, the Broadway show can cost goers $10K with an average ticket price of $300. Lin-Manuel Miranda attends…
Karamo Brown talks hosting live ‘Noah’s Arc’ reunion after 12-year hiatus : TheGrio
EXCLUSIVE: The ‘Queer Eye’ star discusses why the Logo TV show was so pivotal for the Black LGBTQ+ community Karamo…
50 cent calls Black women ‘angry’, says he prefers ‘exotic’ women
The show’s host, rapper Lil Wayne, laughed along. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson arrives to a ceremony honoring him with a…
Black-owned virtual reality business seeks to entertain, educate customers : TheGrio
Shantay DeMar’s business has nine virtual reality gaming stations and more than 70 games An image from “I Am A…
Lizzo responds to owner after being kicked out of vacation rental
Over the weekend singer Lizzo publicly addressed a rude landlord who she says kicked her and her girlfriends out of…
Murderer of BLM activist Oluwatoyin Salau could have been serial killer, police say
Aaron Glee, Jr. had a violent history with women and lengthy criminal history. Oluwatoyin…
Facial recognition technology displays clear racial bias
A video surveillance camera hangs from the side of a building on May 14, 2019 in San Francisco. (Photo by…
Eugene, Oregon prioritizes mental health experts over police officers, and its effective
Oregon State Troopers talk near a checkpoint. (Photo by Matt Mills McKnight/Getty Images) Eugene, Oregon, a city of about 172,000…
Missing Fort Hood soldier, Vanessa Guillen, confirmed dead
Vanessa Guillen (Social Media) The remains of Vanessa Guillen were positively identified today, according to the Washington Post. Guillen was…
White couple paints over Black Lives Matter street mural
Volunteers paint during the “All Black Lives Matter” Community Painting Day on June 27, 2020 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo…
Conservative political figure, Steve Hotze, wants National Guard to ‘shoot to kill’ protesters
Steve Hotze (Social Media) Last month, Conservative political figure Steve Hotze called Republican Texas Governor Gregg Abbott to make sure…
Keedron Bryant performs viral song, ‘I Just Wanna Live’ for Dr. Dre
Keedron Bryant and Dr. Dre (Via Twitter/ @KeedronBryant) Keedron Bryant, a 13-year-old boy best known for going viral after singing…
Pharrell, Netflix announce new gospel series ‘Voices of Fire’
Pharrell Williams accepts the Hollywood Song Award onstage during the 23rd Annual Hollywood Film Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.…
Atlanta girl, 8, fatally shot near Rayshard Brooks memorial site
Eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was shot and killed Sunday in Atlanta. The incident occured close to the site where Rayshard Brooks…
7 men arrested after harassing Black Family with racial slurs, Nazi salutes
Seven white men were arrested in Lincoln City, Oregon after yelling racial slurs and making Nazi salutes at a Black…
Lawyers allege Breonna Taylor’s house was targeted because of gentrification plan
In an aerial view from a drone, a large-scale ground mural depicting Breonna Taylor with the text ‘Black Lives Matter’…
Susan Rice moving to the forefront of Biden VP race
Susan Rice speaks onstage at the 10th Anniversary Women In The World Summit – Day 2 at David H. Koch…
Beyoncé is faking being African American, congressional candidate says
A Florida Congressional candidate tweeted that Beyoncé is not African American. “She is faking this for exposure.” KW Miller wrote,…
Black, Latino neighborhoods struggle with test disparities
Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people lined up in vehicles Saturday, June 27, 2020, in Phoenix’s western neighborhood…
Fox News edits Trump out of Jeffrey Epstein photo
Fox News edited President Donald Trump out of a well-known photo of him an accused sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. The…
Group raises Confederate flag near interstate in N.C.
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) HILDEBRAN, N.C. (AP) — A group called the Sons of Confederate Veterans…
Frederick Douglass statue torn down in New York
The Frederick Douglass Statue in Emancipation Hall at the Capitol Visitors Center, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, DC. (Photo…
Kanye West announces he’s running for president in 2020
In a new interview with James Corden, Kanye West admits that he received a $68 million tax return. (Photo by…
Pop Smoke’s posthumous album tops worldwide charts
Pop Smoke‘s posthumous album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, is topping the worldwide charts, making him one…
Nigerian influencer nabbed for money laundering and cybercrime
A 38-year-old Nigerian businessman and Instagram influencer, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, was taken into custody for money laundering and conspiracy charges,…
‘Get back to the fields’
Jeremiah Champan (via Twitter) A Black high school athlete says his dreams were dashed when he was attacked with racist…
Kellyanne Conway’s anti-Trump teen daughter claims she’s being silenced
via screengrab (YouTube/TikTok) White House adviser Kellyanne Conway had an awkward moment on TikTok with her teen daughter over freedom…
Tina Lawson defends daughter Beyoncé against ‘appropriation’ claims
Beyoncé attends the premiere of Disney’s “The Lion King” at Dolby Theatre on July 09, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo…
Alabama mall shooting leaves child dead, three others injured
Riverside Galleria An 8-year-old boy was killed and three others injured after shots were fired in an Alabama shopping mall…
Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for COVID-19
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle arrive to a press conference on the census by President Trump in the Rose…
Georgia State student’s TikTok acting reel catches Disney’s Bob Igers’ eye
Julian Bass (via Twitter) Julian Bass is a student at Georgia State University, majoring in theater. It looks like his…
Trump denounces, rails against protesters in Mount Rushmore speech
President Donald Trump (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) On the eve of Independence Day in America, President Donald Trump gave…
Hamilton’s Daveed Diggs asks what 4th of July means to Black people
(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) Actor Daveed Diggs is calling on Black Americans to examine the meaning of Independence Day…
NFL ‘fans’ threaten boycott over Black national anthem
Chris Conley of the Jacksonville Jaguars (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) The NFL once blackballed Colin Kaepernick for his NFL…
Court overturns judge’s decision to wipe out $38M Korryn Gaines verdict
(Photo: Instagram) A state appeals court has ruled that a Baltimore County judge was wrong to overturn a jury verdict…