Nationwide — Calvin D. Lawrence, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, is a Distinguished Engineer who has been working at IBM for the past 25 years. In his new book, Hidden in White Sight: How AI Empowers and Deepens Systemic Racism, he reveals startling evidence of the technology used by policing and judicial systems that Read More…
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Dad Upset After Police Handcuff 12-Year-Old Black Boy, Taking Out the Trash
Nationwide — Tashawn Bernard, a 12-year-old African American boy from Lansing, Michigan, was reportedly handcuffed and put into a police car by mistake as he was taking out the trash at his home. The incident has led to a public outcry, forcing the police department to issue apologies. According to ABC News, a police officer Read More…
When Mississippi Once Banned “Sesame Street”
Credit: Children’s Television Workshop / Courtesy of Getty Images. Since it began airing in the fall of 1969, Sesame Street has become an indelible part of millions of children’s formative years. Using a cast of colorful characters like Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar the Grouch, along with a curriculum vetted by Sesame Workshop’s Read More…
A Judge Sentenced a 72-year-Old Black Woman to 6 Months
Sybil Garbow. Courtesy of Emily Baxter. A judge sentenced an older Black woman to 6 months after a jury convicted her of assault. Sybil Garbow, 72, said she acted in self-defense against a white coworker. Garbow lost her nursing job as a result and says she’ll struggle to pay the $50,000 in restitution. Get the Read More…
An Interview On The Montgomery Melee With Black Ancestors
(South Central Heaven, Paradise) — On Sunday morning, theGrio began receiving preliminary reports that the secret naval unit of Black America had been dispatched to Riverfront Park in Montgomery, Ala. The unit was responding to a skirmish that the Montgomery Advertiser would later describe as “racially divided,” after a dockworker asked pontoon boaters to move Read More…
Cop Follows Woman’s Screams, Puts Her In Handcuffs
Share When West Virginia police got a call about something odd going on in a Kroger grocery store bathroom, they assumed it would be just another routine response. But when they got there and heard the noises coming from the restroom stall, one cop came out of it much different than when he entered. Employees at Read More…








