By Viviane Faver About 850 members from nearly four dozen Brazilian indigenous communities are camped in Brasilia to fight for indigenous land rights currently under consideration in the courts and Congress of Brazil. While lawmakers still debate the issue, indigenous peoples continue to be forcibly […]
The publication of the letter to her estranged father has damaged their relationship Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex has scored another legal victory in her civil suit against a British newspaper over the publication of a personal letter she wrote to her estranged father. AstheGRIO previously reported, […]
The ‘Power Book III‘ star teamed with Google to celebrate his mother via a touching video tribute Quincy Brown is celebrating Women’s History Month by paying tribute to his late mother, model Kim Porter. On Nov. 15, 2018, Porter was found unresponsive at her residence in Toluca […]
By Yasin Muhammad When I was a young boy, eating with my father, in my mind the first to finish their food was considered “the big man”. Who could eat the most, and maybe get another serving? I had learned this from living with my […]
NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson is one of the nation’s hidden figures. She made history as one of the first Black women to work as a NASA scientist. In 1961, Johnson calculations put the first U.S. astronaut in space, Alan B. Shepard. For over 30 years, […]
*R&B songstress, recording artist, and performer Jhene Aiko has recorded three studio albums under her name, which include “Souled Out” in 2014, “Trip” in 2017, and “Chilombo” in 2020. She has also recorded collaboration albums, including Twenty88 in 2016 with rapper Big Sean. While the Los Angeles […]
Ballerina Chloé Lopes Gomes, the first Black ballerina to join Berlin’s principal ballet company, the Staatsballett, has after going public in 2018 with racism allegations against her company. Last October, the company opted not to renew her contract for the summer. Lopes Gomes believed she was […]
*(Burbank, CA) – The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today that award-winning actress and activist, and current Critics Choice Award nominee, Zendaya will receive the fifth annual SeeHer Award at the 26th annual Critics Choice Awards. The honor will be presented by her “Malcolm & Marie” co-star John […]
By Joséphine Li Daniel Obasi is Nigeria’s fast-rising Instagram fashion sensation. The multi-talented young creative, at merely 25, has already shot portraits for Billboard and the New York Times, and styled fashion editorials for Dazed and Vogue Portugal. Through Instagram, Obasi has established relationships with […]
Few words are more heart-wrenching to hear from your child than “I wish I didn’t look the way I do” or “I wish I wasn’t my race.” Those words can spring from a variety of painful experiences: A taunting on the playground for having “different” […]
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