by Kunbi Tinuoye - theGrio.com Ralph and Tillie Lee Pullin have been husband and wife for an incredible 75 years. They tied the knot in 1938 after two years of dating. Despite inevitable ups and downs, their union is still going strong. Now the couple’s long-lasting devotion to each other is generating unexpected attention. They have received a proclamation from their … [Read more...]
Tips on How to Apply for Obamacare: The Affordable Care Act
There is so much information circulating about The Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare. So, if you want to sign-up, then you want to make sure that you are accessing the official website and that you understand the deadlines. Please check out the video below from, theGrio.com, where Dr.Tyeese Gaines explains how to apply for Obamacare. She provides you with the official … [Read more...]
What Would You Do If You Saw a Man Being Abused By a Woman?
by Theodore R. Johnson, The Grio While at dinner with friends, I noticed a nice-looking, well-dressed couple in the booth adjacent to ours. The conversation at our table, however, was interrupted by the hushed tones of a furious woman. “You’re using the wrong fork, idiot! Daniel — why are you so damn stupid?!” Our table could not believe what we’d just heard. But more … [Read more...]
Oklahoma School Removes Ban on Dreadlocks
Read the original article: Elementary School Forces 7 Year-Old Out Over Dreadlocks TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma charter school has changed its dress code after inciting criticism for telling a 7-year-old girl that her dreadlocks violated the school’s policy. Tiana Parker and her parents said she was summoned last month to the administrator’s office at the Deborah Brown … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Melissa Harris-Perry Encourages Young Girl Removed From School Because of Dreadlocks
MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry dedicated a segment of her show this weekend to Tiana Parker, a 7-year-old student at Deborah Brown Community School in Oklahoma where she was told that her hairstyle was “unacceptable.” Parker’s hair was styled in dreadlocks – however, the school’s policy prohibits such hairstyles along with afros, mohawks, and “other faddish styles.” The … [Read more...]
Elementary School Forces 7 Year-Old Out Over Dreadlocks
Tulsa, Oklahoma – A second grader has been forced to quit her elementary school because of her dreadlocks hairstyle. Tiana Parker, who wears her short locks tied up in bunches, has now enrolled in a nearby school that does not have a problem with her natural hairdo. Speaking to a local television station, her father, Terrance Parker, said he was shocked when officials at … [Read more...]
Must-See: New Film Teaches Youth About Civil Rights Era
If kids aren’t learning their history in school, those behind the new Hallmark movie The Watsons Go to Birmingham intend to bring it to them on screen. Set during the Civil Rights Movement of 1963 and premiering around the 50th anniversary of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing September 20, the television special fictionalizes a day of infamy that would later bring … [Read more...]
More Women Are Deciding to Not Have Children. Is it Selfish?
Sometime when I was around 25, I went on vacation with my parents. There was another family in town, friends of my parents who I have known my entire life. Their son had recently gotten married and his father wanted to know when I would be getting married, and have children too. I guess getting to the altar is a competitive sport. That, or the sheep-logic was that since his son … [Read more...]
Must See: African American History Collection Tours the Country
Hot on the heels of leading a well-received workshop at the National Association of Black Journalists convention, Bernard Kinsey has just hopped on a plane to North Carolina to give a talk on art, history and philanthropy. Mr. Kinsey’s intrepid globetrotting mirrors his passion to showcase African-American achievement and contribution. The sprightly 69-year-old, along with … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Michelle Obama Releases Hip Hop Video Starring Doug E. Fresh & Jordin Sparks
Michelle Obama is adding another fun element to her healthy kids campaign that seeks to tackle the issue of childhood obesity. Like her husband, the first lady has turned to hip-hop to demonstrate a point. She is distributing a hip-hop album complete with 10 music videos and 19 tracks to support her “Let’s Move!” nutrition program. Obama is partnering with Hip-Hop Public … [Read more...]
Essence Magazine Names New Editor-In-Chief
“I’m absolutely thrilled. This truly is my dream job. I’ve lovedEssence since I was a kid,” Vanessa Bush, the new editor-in-chief ofEssence, told theGrio. The new head of the black women’s lifestyle bible has worked for numerous publications over the course of her career, including Life and Glamour, but none other has drawn her passionate devotion. In her new role, Bush … [Read more...]
HISTORY: Morehouse School of Medicine Appoints First Female President
ATLANTA – Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice has made history. The natural born leader has been appointed the new president of Morehouse School of Medicine – the nation’s first African-American woman to lead a free-standing medical school. And when you consider the under-representation of black women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, Montgomery’s … [Read more...]
JET Magazine Relaunches With Fresh Look & Mission
CHICAGO—From the mailboxes of African-American homes and company waiting room tables to underneath the dryers in beauty shops, Jet magazine has been a pillar in the black community for 62 years, and hits newsstands July 22nd with a refreshed design and rejuvenated mission that reaches to grab the attention of new audiences. Readers will immediately notice a new logo, … [Read more...]