Tyrese's Album Hit #1 on Billboard Charts - theGrio's Daily Digest - July 20, 2015

This is what's going on at theGrio. View this email in your browser   Daily Digest Here's What's Happening Tyrese lands his first No. 1 Billboard album in 20 years of music With the album Black Rose, Tyrese has scored his first Number 1 album on the Billboard charts since he began his music career 20 years ago. Read here... Fantasia Barrino marries fiancé Kendall Taylor Fantasia Barrino took to social media to share the story of her special day as she got married to fiancé Kendall Taylor over the weekend. Read here... Riley Curry celebrates 3rd birthday with 'Whip/Nae Nae' Riley Curry celebrated her third birthday Sunday and provided her fans with yet another adorable moment. Read here... Black Mississippi flag supporter dies in traffic accident, allegedly chased off road OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A black Mississippi man who often dressed in Confederate regalia to support the state flag has died in a one-car accident. Read here... Trending Stories 50 Cent blasts AT&T: 'These people are racist' Two black strippers file lawsuit, allege they were barred from club's 'VIP' areas Rachel Dolezal doubles down on her black identity: 'I'm not confused about this' Ava DuVernay's advice on Hollywood: "Follow the white guys; they've got this thing wired" Chris Rock hits the right tone with Chicago youth Detention Center Editor's Picks 'Trainwreck' sees huge LeBron James boost in Cleveland Justin Timberlake, Alfonso Ribeiro do 'The Carlton' at golf tournament Detroit rapists forced victims' boyfriends to watch sexual assaults Ghostface Killah to Action Bronson: 'Don't let me hang you from a rope and gut you like a pig' Black officer helps white supremacist suffering from heat exhaustion, photo goes viral Rob Godfrey tweeted out an image of a black police officer helping a white supremacist who was suffering from heat exhaustion during a Ku Klux Klan rally. Read here... Mother of two charged with abandoning children to go to job interview A college student and mother of two was charged with child abandonment after leaving her kids near a mall food court to go to a job interview. Read here... Officials recover body of pilot killed in Alaska plane crash ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of the pilot who died in a plane crash in a rugged area of southeast Alaska. Read here... Cigarette sparked dispute with trooper in Sandra Bland traffic stop According to the lawyer representing Sandra Bland's family, the encounter between Bland and a Texas state trooper escalated because she wouldn't put her cigarette out. Read here... Friend: Sandra Bland 'in good spirits' before jail death HEMPSTEAD, Texas (AP) — Friends' recollections and Sandra Bland's own words present a picture of a young woman on the cusp of finding her niche in life. Read here... Copyright © 2015 D2M2 LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our weekly newsletter on our website. Our mailing address is: D2M2 LLC 601 W.26th st Suite 325 New York, NY 10001 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences