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Son of Buffalo shooting victim to senators in hearing on domestic terrorism: ‘What are you doing?’
A Senate Judiciary Committee about racially motivated domestic terrorism after the Buffalo shooting gave grieving loved ones the chance to urge action.
Read MoreStudents of color push back on calls for police in schools
While some people call for more cops in school after the Uvalde shooting, students of color argue this won’t make them safer in school.
Read MoreDisneyland Presents New Adaptation of A Film Favorite Centered on Black Culture
The latest show at Disneyland’s Fantasyland Theatre retells the story of Simba and the Pride Land, this time with more Black representation.
Read MoreREPORT: Senior Black Americans Three Times More Likely to Die from Exposure to Pollution Than White Americans
According to an Environmental Defense Fund report, senior Black and Latino Americans are more likely to die from air pollution than white Americans.
Read MoreBlack Covid Patients Were Delayed Life-Saving Care Due To Faulty Medical Device
Research shows that devices that measure oxygen in blood don’t work as well for people of color, leading to delayed COVID-19 treatment.
Read MoreDemocratic Senate candidate wears noose around his neck in ad opposing Senator Rand Paul
Charles Booker (D, KY), Democrat U.S. Senate nominee, released a powerful ad against Rand Paul (R), who opposed an anti-lynching bill.
Read MorePride, Black History Month book displays among those no longer allowed at Lafayette public libraries
Fears of backlash against inclusive books have led to the banning of books about Black and LGBTQ+ communities in one Louisiana library system.
Read MoreBlack America: It’s time to stop taking care of everyone but you
By Sophia A. Nelson, The Grio OPINION: As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close and after two traumatic mass shootings in the past weeks, Sophia Nelson offers some life lessons on self-care. This has been a rough Mental Health Awareness Month for America, but particularly for Black and brown Americans who, in just…
Read MoreJustice Prevails: Descendants of enslaved people at historic plantation win bruising battle to tell their stories
The Montpelier Descendants Committee scored a win enabling them to tell history of the former plantation and its enslaved population more accurately.
Read MoreFor Black Mothers, Breastfeeding Isn’t Always An Option
Like COVID-19, the baby formula shortage has highlighted disparities between Black and other Americans–this time emphasizing medical racism.
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