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Timberland celebrates Black History Month 2022 “From the Root”Photo: 13th & Create Timberland is launching a new “From the Root” campaign for Black History Month to celebrate Black creatives. The campaign is focused on cultural unity and connections with nature as they bring together a collection of designers, craftsmen and …
Read More »6-Year-Old Alabama Boy Hailed A Hero After Getting Hit By Car While Saving His Sister
A 6-year-old boy who was hit by a car while saving his sister was hailed a hero after returning home from the hospital. Kayden Reid was hit by a car last month in Mobile, Alabama after saving his two-year-old sister Kaycee after she ran into the street. “My momma called …
Read More »Father & Son McMichael Go to Trial for Federal Hate Crime Charges in Ahmaud Arbery Killing
Defendant Gregory McMichael looks on during his trial along with and his son, Travis McMichael, and a neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, in the February 2020 slaying of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, on Nov. 19, 2021, at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Greg McMichael won’t plead guilty to a federal …
Read More »Want to save our books from censorship? George M. Johnson explains how we can fight back
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part interview with George M. Johnson; read the first segment here. It’s also the first installment of theGrio’s series on the book ban debate, You Can’t Ban Black. Screenshot: NEON x GLAAD (YouTube); Photo: The “First Banned Books Read Out” in New …
Read More »Family of Slain Black Man Demands Resignation of Missouri Coroner After Racist Social Media Posts Uncovered
The family of 28-year-old Justin King is calling for the resignation of Crawford County coroner Darren Dake for allegedly displaying “preconceived biases” towards Black people. The family’s lawyer Rod Chapel sent out a letter Wednesday to multiple Missouri state coroner oversight boards detailing how Dake’s social media posts are “overtly …
Read More »Detroit chefs create African diaspora lunches for Black History Month
Taste the Diaspora is a grassroots initiative that celebrates the cuisines of the African diaspora. For the second year in a row, the Detroit-based collective will sell healthy “shoebox lunches” during Black History Month to highlight the often overlooked Black contributions to American cuisine. The initiative also supports local chefs and …
Read More »Black Woman Who Served 26 Years for Murder Battles to Clear Her Name
Laquanda “Faye” Jacobs was arrested at 16 and ultimately convicted for a killing she and others claim she did not commit. Now, after serving 26 years in prison, Jacobs is looking to clear her name. Jacobs could join the growing number of Black people who have gotten their names cleared …
Read More »The ancestors love our food
Food has always connected us and told the story of who we were, who we are and who we will be. Multiple books and creative projects speak to this; perhaps the most recent example many of us loved was Netflix’s High on the Hog, which told the story of Black …
Read More »The Problem With the Genius Myth
In her debut novel, The Vexations, the author Caitlin Horrocks fictionalizes the life of the precocious French music composer Erik Satie. In her telling, Satie was talented and successful—and entitled. He made waves in music circles across Paris, but was also immature and cruel to many of the women in …
Read More »Homeownership is elusive for Black Americans, but tech entrepreneurs are working to change that
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Racism in the housing market is not new, but the ways entrepreneurs are using technology to overcome it are groundbreaking. Blockchain technology offers a digital ledger system that can streamline the home lending process. Bryan Young, CEO and co-founder of Home Lending Pal, developed a website to …
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