Photo: Hxdbzxy (Shutterstock) Updated as of 3/15/2022 at 3:30 p.m. ET A North Carolina school superintendent has responded to parents’ concerns after a biracial student shared he was sold in a ‘mock slave auction’ at school, reported ABC News. A coalition of local groups demanded disciplinary policies in the student …
Read More »Polo Ralph Lauren’s New HBCU Capsule Collection Highlights Black Influence in Style Trends
Polo Ralph Lauren teamed up with two prominent HBCUs to release a capsule collection highlighting the history of Black people serving as style trendsetters. Ralph Lauren collaborated with an all-Black team of creators to capture their new collection that serves as an ode to 1920s to 1950s collegiate style. The …
Read More »‘Women Talk Money’ is the book we all need this Equal Pay Day
Eighty-three cents on the dollar. That’s the wage disparity reported this year for Equal Pay Day, which represents the date a woman working full-time could hypothetically “catch up” to what her male counterparts earned the previous year. For Black and brown women, the gap is significantly wider; 58 and 49 …
Read More »Two Former HBCU Football Coaches Land NFL Jobs
Isaac Williams, formerly a coach at North Carolina Central and Morgan State, was hired as assistant offensive line coach with the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. The NFL is still being sued by Brian Flores over alleged racial discrimination in its hiring of head coaches. Flores is also now a Steelers assistant …
Read More »Costume designer Paul G. Tazewell talks Oscars with theGrio
Reimagining a beloved classic is no small feat. When Steven Spielberg decided to try his hand at a reboot of West Side Story, he no doubt knew the vision was dependent on a design team who could bring it to life. Among them was Paul G. Tazewell, the veteran costume …
Read More »The Internet Reminds Khloé Kardashian How She Treated Jordyn Woods After She Says How ‘Hurtful’ It Is to Blame Women For Men Cheating
Old tweets have come back to haunt Khloé Kardashian once again after she recently expressed how “hurtful” it is for women to get blamed for men cheating. Between her failed marriage to Lamar Odom and the countless cheating scandals Tristan Thompson put her through, Khloé has faced harsh judgment from critics …
Read More »Suspect Arrested in Shootings of 5 Homeless Men in New York City and DC
New York Mayor Eric Adams, left, and Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee, right, listen as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference about the search for a gunman that has been targeting homeless men sleeping on the streets of Washington, and New York City, Monday, March 14, …
Read More »A new Ralph Lauren collection honors the ‘Spelhouse’ legacy
One of America’s legacy luxury brands is honoring the legacy of some of our greatest American institutions. On Tuesday, Ralph Lauren announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration with two of the most revered of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities: The Polo Ralph Lauren Exclusively for Morehouse and Spelman Colleges Collection. …
Read More »The Goon Squad Gets Old
In 2010, Jennifer Egan published A Visit From the Goon Squad. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, suggesting esteem among populists and highbrows alike. Commentators praised its combination of technical virtuosity—the intricate cogs and wheels that connected plotlines across time and geography—and sentimental …
Read More »Ursula Burns, The First Black Female Fortune 500 CEO Says ‘Being In The Minority Can Be A Career Advantage’
When Ursula Burns became the CEO of Xerox in 2009, she didn’t consider it a milestone achievement; then, she began receiving calls from Magic Johnson, Al Sharpton, and others. It wasn’t long before she realized she was the first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Although Burns felt …
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