Jeezy explains what kind of anthem he would write for Hillary Clinton if she wins the presidency. He also explains why he thinks its crucial for people to vote, especially if you don’t think Donald Trump should win. He talks about raising his son, and teaching him to work hard and build a business of […]
On Friday, X sang a song of gratitude to the Yonkers, New York cops who saved his life following a reported overdose back in February.
While plenty of black NFL players have come out in support of Colin Kaepernick‘s national anthem protest, LeSean McCoy doesn’t appear to be one of them. In fact McCoy is taking things a bit further by bringing a group of 15 to 20 cops to the Buffalo Bills’ next game. McCoy said that it has yet to be […]
A Los Angeles police officer fatally shot and killed a 16-year-old boy in South L.A. on Thursday after the teen reportedly called 911 himself before the shooting and left his family a “farewell note.”
Cedric The Entertainer discusses being out on the road for “The Get Down Comedy Tour” with heavyweights George Lopez, D.L. Hughley, Eddie Griffin, and Charlie Murphy. He talks about being tasked with making people laugh in a time of fear and violence, especially in black communities, and his duties as a comedian when addressing these […]
https://twitter.com/theGrio/status/781502443628683265 There have been a lot of outrageous excuses for police officers shooting and killing unarmed black men in this country, but Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby‘s has to be the worst. After killing 40-year-old Terence Crutcher last week, Shelby’s attorney Scott Wood revealed that the officer had a temporary loss of hearing during the confrontation with […]
Right on the heels of the murder of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, another man named Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina. While law enforcement in Tulsa, Oklahoma quickly released footage of the incident and charged the officer who shot Crutcher with manslaughter, law […]
It’s been about a year since Tory Lanez, rapper behind the number one hit “Say It,” first came to the studio to visit “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show!” He talks about the cinematic quality of his album, and talks about his city of Toronto in comparison to life in the United States. He remarks on the […]
One man took a stand for the racially profiled kids in his neighborhood.
Yet again, an unarmed black man met his death on a day he didn’t have to, because police arrived on a scene about which they knew little to nothing. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man named Terence Crutcher met his end after his car stalled in the middle of the road. Police showed up and instead […]
