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A Philadelphia-area woman is recovering in the hospital after being tackled by multiple security guards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, in an incident captured on video that has gone viral and prompted the hotel to suspend several staff members. As theGrio has reported on similar incidents,
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is unveiling a new initiative on Tuesday aimed at advancing his goal of improving housing in the world’s largest city, which, for decades, has left Black New Yorkers in disparate conditions. TheGrio obtained a portion of Mamdani’s comprehensive “Block by Block” plan, which spotlights
Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist widely considered America’s greatest living jazz musician and the last of the bebop era’s true giants, has died. He was 95. His publicist, Terri Hinte, confirmed that Rollins died Monday at his home in Woodstock, New York. No specific cause of death was given, though
George Clinton has filed a federal lawsuit against UMG Recordings, accusing the music giant of improperly withholding more than $1.1 million in royalties connected to decades of recordings tied to Parliament-Funkadelic and other projects, according to The Detroit News. According to a complaint filed in federal court in Detroit on
Drake has made chart history as the first artist to have three albums top the Billboard 200 simultaneously. The 39-year-old rapper released his highly anticipated album “Iceman” on May 15, and then surprised fans with two additional albums, “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour.” He revealed that the other albums were
A new court filing from Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole claims that she is $4 million in debt. The Atlanta Business Chronicle, which first broke the news that Cole filed for bankruptcy in February, reported that the amended claim comes after Cole hired a bankruptcy attorney, Jamie Christy of Schreeder,
Cheyenne Bryant’s month-long internet firestorm does not appear to be slowing down. An older clip from Fox Soul’s “Truth Talks” featuring Bryant and journalist Touré has resurfaced online amid weeks of scrutiny over Bryant’s credentials, her lack of a therapy license, and her work as a public-facing wellness and relationship
Pope Leo XIV is making history with an apology that goes further than past papal statements on slavery. The pope apologized Monday for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery and for the Catholic Church’s failure to condemn it for centuries. Leo called that record a “wound in Christian memory,” ABC
When the University of Missouri moved to cut designated funding for its historic Black student government, help did not come from campus leadership. It came from a Black church nearly 900 miles away. Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, announced Sunday that it will fund the Legion of Black
A Philadelphia-area woman is recovering in the hospital after being tackled by multiple security guards at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, in an incident captured on video that has gone viral and prompted the hotel to suspend several staff members. As theGrio has reported on similar incidents,
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is unveiling a new initiative on Tuesday aimed at advancing his goal of improving housing in the world’s largest city, which, for decades, has left Black New Yorkers in disparate conditions. TheGrio obtained a portion of Mamdani’s comprehensive “Block by Block” plan, which spotlights
Sonny Rollins, the tenor saxophonist widely considered America’s greatest living jazz musician and the last of the bebop era’s true giants, has died. He was 95. His publicist, Terri Hinte, confirmed that Rollins died Monday at his home in Woodstock, New York. No specific cause of death was given, though
George Clinton has filed a federal lawsuit against UMG Recordings, accusing the music giant of improperly withholding more than $1.1 million in royalties connected to decades of recordings tied to Parliament-Funkadelic and other projects, according to The Detroit News. According to a complaint filed in federal court in Detroit on
Drake has made chart history as the first artist to have three albums top the Billboard 200 simultaneously. The 39-year-old rapper released his highly anticipated album “Iceman” on May 15, and then surprised fans with two additional albums, “Habibti” and “Maid of Honour.” He revealed that the other albums were
A new court filing from Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole claims that she is $4 million in debt. The Atlanta Business Chronicle, which first broke the news that Cole filed for bankruptcy in February, reported that the amended claim comes after Cole hired a bankruptcy attorney, Jamie Christy of Schreeder,
Cheyenne Bryant’s month-long internet firestorm does not appear to be slowing down. An older clip from Fox Soul’s “Truth Talks” featuring Bryant and journalist Touré has resurfaced online amid weeks of scrutiny over Bryant’s credentials, her lack of a therapy license, and her work as a public-facing wellness and relationship
Pope Leo XIV is making history with an apology that goes further than past papal statements on slavery. The pope apologized Monday for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery and for the Catholic Church’s failure to condemn it for centuries. Leo called that record a “wound in Christian memory,” ABC
When the University of Missouri moved to cut designated funding for its historic Black student government, help did not come from campus leadership. It came from a Black church nearly 900 miles away. Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, announced Sunday that it will fund the Legion of Black