In the wake of the stir caused by the hard-to-watch footage of Chris Lollie’s arrest in the First National Bank Building skyway while he waited to pick up his kids from school, the St. Paul Police Department took to Facebook in an attempt to justify officers’ conduct.Lollie, however, tells us the PD’s version of events isn’t accurate, […]

Despite all the talk about our supposedly post-racial society, friend groups among Americans remain starkly segregated. A recent study conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute showed that 91 percent of the average white American’s friends are white, and just 1 percent of their friends are black. While black Americans tend to have a more diverse social network, they don’t fare much … Read More »

 

Literature—regardless of how it is delivered, whether in song, sermon, novel, short story, poem or essay—has the unique ability to inform, to uplift, and to shape our opinions and worldviews. At least that’s how James Basker, the Richard Gilder Professor of Literary History at Barnard College at Columbia University, sees it. It’s a crucial point and […]

The current Ebola outbreak may ultimately infect as many as 20,000 people and a disproportionate number of those cases will be women, experts say. Since this strain of the disease first hit Guinea in May, 1,552 people have succumbed to Ebola, which has been rapidly making its way through four countries in West Africa, the Associated Press reported. More […]

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams have cut Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. The 7th-round draft pick has been outspoken and confident as his progress was watched as closely as any rookie in the league. He has been cheered by athletes and celebrities. In the end, […]

CHICAGO (FOX 32 News) – The video of an unarmed man being shot and killed by an off-duty Chicago police officer has caused an outpouring of comments on social media. More than 600 people commented on the FOX Chicago News Facebook page. It has also given the victim’s girlfriend her first look at what she […]

Here’s why 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather are beefing: It’s all about $2 million unpaid dollars

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This story about the homeless Chicago child who just played in the Little League World Series should infuriate anyone who understands the massive financial windfall that comes from national television appearances.  The league signed a…

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71-year-old bodybuilder inspires at health and fitness expo

Sam “Sonny” Bryant Jr. is a rarity. He is a champion bodybuilder, and at the ripe old age of 71, he is still going strong. “I just keep competing,” Bryant said in an interview with theGrio.com’s Kunbi Tinuoye at the I’m The Biggest Winner Family Health & Fitness Expo in Austell, Georgia. “I love it. It’s a lifestyle.” […]

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Ridley Scott tries to explain his whitewashing of ‘Exodus’ 

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LAPD Officers Sharlton Wampler, Antonio Villegas were the ones involved In the Ezell Ford Shooting

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Worried About Ebola? Here are Some Answers

By Staff Blogger We are currently in the midst of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. There are two patients that are being treated in Atlanta, Georgia at…