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Vanessa and Kobe Bryant’s 7-year-old daughter trains with former WNBA star Candace Parker
At just seven years old, Bianka Bella Bryant could be following in the footsteps of her late father Kobe Bryant and sister Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. On Sunday, July 14, retired WNBA star Candace Parker revealed she has been coaching Kobe and Vanessa Bryant’s daughter Bianka Bella. In an Instagram post recapping the various ways she’s been keeping herself busy since retiring, Parker shared a photo of herself with Bianka on the basketball court.
Jumping into Prime Day 2024? Black-owned brands are delivering some great deals
Amazon Prime Day 2024 is here, now through July 17, and the company is promoting deals on several Black-owned brands from its Buy Black Store. Among the many offerings is Elle Olivia, an apparel company dedicated to inspiring mothers and daughters with messages of hope, launched with a very special inspiration of its own. Its founder conceived the brand after dealing with stereotypes and biases too often experienced by Black mothers in hospital settings when her daughter was diagnosed in utero with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died, his alma mater announced Tuesday. Bryant, who spent eight seasons in the NBA with three different franchises, was 69. The Philadelphia Inquirer, citing La Salle coach Fran Dunphy, reported that Joe Bryant recently had a massive stroke.
The Trump memes were funny, but a second Trump presidency is no laughing matter
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. As a whole, Black America is very unserious. No matter what the topic is, we will find a way to bring the funny out of it, and Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump is no exception.
President Biden calls out media ignoring Trump’s lies in new interview with Lester Holt
In a new interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, President Joe Biden had some pointed words for media critics who hyperfocused on his debate performance at the expense of holding Donald Trump accountable for lies he’s told. After Holt opened the interview by asking whether the president called Trump...
Georgia county says slave descendants can’t use referendum to challenge rezoning of island community
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Zoning changes by a Georgia county that some residents say threaten one of the South’s last Gullah-Geechee communities of Black slave descendants can’t be challenged with a referendum, an attorney said Monday in a letter to the judge considering a petition by local voters.
Judge removed from long-running gang and racketeering case against rapper Young Thug and others
ATLANTA (AP) — The judge overseeing the long-running racketeering and gang prosecution against rapper Young Thug and others has been removed from the case after two defendants sought his recusal, citing a meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a state witness. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural...
Tuskegee syphilis study whistleblower Peter Buxtun has died at age 86
NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Buxtun, the whistleblower who revealed that the U.S. government allowed hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in what became known as the Tuskegee study, has died. He was 86. Buxtun died May 18 of Alzheimer’s disease in Rocklin,...
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Davis says he was unjustly handcuffed and ‘humiliated’ on a flight
DENVER (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis said Monday he was “humiliated” after being handcuffed and removed from a United Airlines flight, then later apologized to by law enforcement, over the weekend. Davis, who previously played for the Denver Broncos, wrote in an Instagram...
Plaskett calls out ‘hypocritical’ Republicans, condemns Trump for telling supporters to ‘fight’ after shooting
Democratic Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett slammed Republicans for suggesting Democrats were to blame for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Plaskett, a former House impeachment manager in a case against Trump, also called out the Republican presidential nominee for telling his supporters to “fight, fight, fight” just moments after a nearly-deadly bullet grazed his ear.
Could Trump shooting embolden white extremist groups?
Amid continued calls for peace and calm following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, leaders and experts have expressed concern for retaliatory actions, particularly among extremist groups and the safety of Black and brown communities leading up to and during Election Day. “It’s been documented over the last...
Black women in Puerto Rico suffer painful racism against natural hair. Will new law change things?
When Cynthia Collazo Pacheco was a 5-year-old girl growing up in Puerto Rico, she begged for a perm. After being called names like “monkey” in school, she’d come to think of her natural Afro-textured hair as a problem. But even a perm didn’t fully resolve the hate.
Almost half of adult cancers are preventable through lifestyle changes
More evidence has been found to back up long-held beliefs that lifestyle can greatly impact a person’s risk of certain cancers. A new American Cancer Society study published last week estimates that 40% of new cancer cases and 44% of cancer deaths in people 30 and over could be prevented if people avoid certain high-risk lifestyles, including smoking and drinking alcohol.
Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former President Donald Trump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, picking a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders.
Remember that viral video of Michael Ealy hugging Meagan Good while ignoring Jonathan Majors? Here’s what really happened
Meagan Good is speaking out after a video went viral of actor Michael Ealy picking her up for a hug while seemingly ignoring her boyfriend, Jonathan Majors. In the video, which has been viewed over 16 million times on X (Twitter), Good’s “Think Like a Man” co-star, Ealy, is shown picking her up and giving her a big hug at the PowerPlayers Mix & Mingle event in Los Angeles. He then walks past Majors to greet rapper D Smoke and his wife, Angelina Sherie. The interaction, which occurred on July 10, has sparked a debate not only about Good and Majors’ relationship, but also the right way to greet someone’s significant other.
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor’s appointment
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. The decision by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, which...
Wiz Khalifa arrested in Romania, charged with illegal drug possession
Rapper Wiz Khalifa has been arrested and charged with illegal drug possession after headlining a music festival in Romania. Khalifa performed at “Beach, Please!” festival in Costinesti, Romania, where he allegedly consumed cannabis on stage, according to French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP). Authorities arrested the rapper after allegedly finding cannabis in his possession in the early hours of Sunday, July 14, AFP reported.
I read the entire Project 2025. Here are the top 10 ways it would harm Black America
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. If you frequent Black Twitter, visited a barbershop recently or could hear the BET Awards over your uncle yelling: “If God made something finer than Taraji P. Henson, he must’ve kept it in heaven,” then you know about Project 2025.
Study finds toxic metals in tampons, including ‘organic’ brands
Anyone who has raised an alarm about the materials used to make menstrual products, specifically tampons, may just have a point. Several brands of tampons, including organic brands, have been found to contain toxic metals. According to a new study published in the August 2024 edition of Environment International, a...
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