US National Fatally Shot After Attempting To Hijack Plane In Belize
by Mary Spiller April 18, 2025 Akinyela Sawa Taylor drew a knife on the plane and injured three people before being shot. Akinyela Sawa Taylor was fatally shot in the chest after attempting to hijack a Tropic Air plane in Belize April 17 with a knife. According to officials, the incident began when authorities declared […]
Grit Meets Grown Man: David Yurman Taps NBA Stars Carmelo Anthony And Jaylen Brown For Bold New Chain Campaign
by Keka Araújo April 18, 2025 The campaign will be featured on social media and through advertising throughout the year. Luxury jeweler David Yurman has announced its latest men’s campaign, featuring NBA legends Carmelo Anthony and Jaylen Brown, who showcase the brand’s signature Curb Chain collection. Building on a previous campaign featuring prominent NBA players, […]
Florida State University shooting suspect thought Rosa Parks was ‘wrong’ and Black people were ruining his neighborhood
The suspect in a mass shooting yesterday at Florida State University opened fire on the college campus at 11:50 AM local time, but according to his classmates, he had crossed the line before. After officials identified the shooter as the son of a sheriff, Phoenix Ikner, 20, who killed two and left six injured in […]
New York AG Letitia James hits back at Trump amid criminal referral: ‘I will not bow’
New York State Attorney General Letitia James isn’t flinching amid a criminal referral letter recently sent to the U.S. Department of Justice over claims about her personal real estate properties. “The allegations are baseless,” James told Spectrum News NY1. “The allegations are nothing more than a revenge tour.” James pointed to her successful prosecution of […]
Will Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ see $45 million for its opening weekend?
After weeks of trailers, interview teasers, and sexy social media promos, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” starring Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, and more, is screening in movie theaters around the world. For its opening weekend, the vampire horror film could see $45 to $50 million in ticket sales for its domestic debut, according to independent tracking […]
These days, my Easter ‘suit’ includes Jordans
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I have vague a recollection of my first “Easter suit.” Almost everybody in the Black community, regardless of what kind of church you go to (or if you even celebrate Easter) is aware of […]
Little Caesars Brawl Lands Teen Siblings In Jail With Mother After Police Find Drugs, Alcohol, Guns In Georgia Home
by Stacy Jackson April 18, 2025 The teens’ mother will not being charged in connection to the Little Caesars attack, but faces separate charges related to the police raid Sha’nayih Landers, 17, and her older brother Javaris Landers, 19, were arrested alongside their mother Jasmine Landers, 35, after a brutal attack inside a Little Caesars […]
Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce, 8x Olympian, Smoked Fellow Parents At Son’s School In Old-Fashioned Foot Race
by Kandiss Edwards April 18, 2025 The 8x Olympian added another gold medal to her collection at her son’s Sports Day at school. Sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce may have wrapped up her Olympic career, but her competitive fire is still burning, this time, on the playground. The eight-time Olympian gold medalist recently stole the spotlight […]
Michael Ealy Takes On Role Of Malcolm X In Upcoming Prime Video Series, ‘The Greatest’
by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton April 18, 2025 The actor joins the cast that features Omari Hardwick, Dana Gourrier, and Kai Parham. Michael Ealy will play civil rights leader Malcolm X in the Prime Video series The Greatest. According to Deadline, the actor from Power Book II: Ghost has been cast in a series chronicling […]
Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar. Currencies rise and fall all the time because of inflation fears, central bank moves and other factors. But economists worry that the recent drop in the dollar is so dramatic that it reflects something more […]
