NBA Foundation commits $300M to Black economic growth
An overview of the basketball court shows the NBA logo and Black Lives Matter before the start of a game between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat at HP…
NJ teen allegedly kills neighbor to gain TikTok fame
(Credit: Cumberland County DOC) An 18-year-old New Jersey resident faces murder charges in the death of his neighbor and lawyers claim the violent act was committed for TikTok notoriety. READ…
The Voting Rights Act is still under siege 55 years later
FLORISSANT, MO – AUGUST 04: Voters wait in line to vote inside the gymnasium at Halls Ferry Elementary on August 4, 2020 in Florissant, Missouri. (Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty…
Lena Waithe prepping Amazon project on open marriage : TheGrio
(Photo by Tasia Wells/Getty Images for MACRO Lodge) Lena Waithe continues to make big moves in Hollywood, recently being named TV Producer of the Year by The Hollywood Reporter. Now,…
A’ja Wilson talks WNBA’s fight for social change, life inside the ‘Wubble’ : TheGrio
A’ja Wilson is pictured in an undated photo. (Credit: A’ja Wilson) Two-time WNBA All Star and Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson has certainly made a name for herself and…
Black LGBTQ community hit hard by virus’ economic impact : TheGrio
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 28: (l,R) Dede Hodge, Keke Bankz, Amanda Rodriguez and Damaries Rodriguez await the arrival of the Pride Without Prejudice march on June 28, 2020 in Chicago,…
Facebook removes troll farm masquerading as Black support for Trump : TheGrio
Facebook has taken action against a foreign troll farm posing as pro-Trump Black Americans. On Thursday, the social media platform removed hundreds of accounts linked to troll farm in Romania…
See Daniel Kaluuya as Hampton in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ trailer : TheGrio
(Center front-back) LaKEITH STANFIELD as William O’Neal and DANIEL KALUUYA as Chairman Fred Hampton in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo by…
Residents who host large parties can have utilities shut off, LA mayor says : TheGrio
Getty Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has authorized the Department of Water and Power to shut off utilities to homes or businesses that host “large” parties during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Twitter, Facebook censor Trump accounts over coronavirus misinformation : TheGrio
Facebook censored a video post on the personal page of President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The video included a clip of an interview where Trump claimed that children should return…