Photo: Thaninee Chuensomchit (Shutterstock) Another day, another mediocre white man joins the “You Bout to Lose Your Job” chorus line because he couldn’t keep his racism to himself. A high school baseball coach in Kansas has been placed on administrative leave and is facing the possibility of losing his job …
Read More »Vivica A. Fox Slams Ivanka Trump’s ‘Articulate’ Comment
Vivica A. Fox is recalling an offensive exchange she had with Ivanka Trump during her time on Celebrity Apprentice. On Thursday (May 6)’s episode of For Real: The Story of Reality TV, the actress said that during a board meeting, Trump thought she was complimenting Fox and Keisha Knight Pulliam …
Read More »Pop Smoke’s Brother Speaks Out
Pop Smoke’s murder case has taken all types of twists and turns, including its motive and even the basic details of what happened the night he was killed. On Thursday (May 6), Los Angeles Police Department detective Christian Carrasco delivered pre-trial testimony, relaying the account of a woman who was …
Read More »'New Central Park Karen' Swipes Black Woman's Charger, Tells Cops She's Being 'Threatened' and 'Beaten.' Video Shows She Lied
Screenshot: Lena Cole/ YouTube First, let me just say that I refuse to call this one a “Karen.” The internet has already dubbed her the “New Central Park Karen”—meaning she’s the uninspired sequel to Amy “Central Park Karen” Cooper that nobody asked for—but in this America where Black people have …
Read More »Meet Two Women Fighting To Prove Black Moms' Lives Matter
Written by Dawn M. Baskerville Having a baby is generally touted as being one of the most momentous and enriching milestones in a woman’s life. The miracle of birth, and the sweet bundle of joy that results, conjure images of glowing mothers, flowing fashions, and juicy, adorable babies, all typically …
Read More »Travis Stackhouse Convicted Of Murdering 5-Year-Old Son Over Cheesecake In Milwaukee
A Milwaukee man faces up to 37 years in prison after being convicted of murdering his 5-year-old son over a slice of cheesecake. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Travis Stackhouse, 30, became enraged when his son, Sir Amer Stackhouse, and his other children ate a cheesecake that was a …
Read More »Mitch McConnell's Own Alma Mater Knows He Doesn't Know WTF He's Talking About When it Comes to The 1619 Project
Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) By now, you must be aware of what I call the Republican war on blackness in education. GOPropagandists with GOPoor critical thinking skills have been GOPushing white fragility bills across the nation that would bar institutions of learning from implementing Critical Race Theory and/or The …
Read More »What the Bidens Understand About Community College
In the last week of April, Joe Biden gave his address to a joint session of Congress, which is of course what first-year presidents do, instead of an official “State of the Union” message. In the first week of May, both he and Jill Biden spoke at Tidewater Community College, …
Read More »Cynthia Bailey crafted a ‘Momosa’ for ‘bada** moms’
Cynthia Bailey added to her longstanding partnership with Seagram’s Escapes by creating a new cocktail recipe she hopes all mothers will enjoy. The Mother’s Day refresher is made with Seagram’s Escape, champagne and fresh fruit. The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member opened up to theGrio’s Stephen James about the …
Read More »New Details Emerge Surrounding Pop Smoke’s Death
An LAPD detective testified on Thursday (May 6) that Pop Smoke was taking a shower at an Airbnb he was staying at in Los Angeles last year when masked intruders came through the curtains of a second-story balcony. The New York Daily News reports that the detective’s account involved one …
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