Tracee Ellis Ross, Barack and Michelle Obama. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Tracee Ellis Ross reveals she seeks dating advice from Barack and Michelle Obama while discussing her latest romantic prospects. Ever wondered what it would be like to have Barack and Michelle Obama on speed dial for dating advice? Just ask Tracee Ellis Ross. During…
A man who was tased, injured and arrested by police in front of his 6-year-old daughter after crashing his car during a diabetic emergency is suing the city of Sebastopol, California and three of its officers for excessive force and false imprisonment, among other claims. In his lawsuit filed in federal court in California on…
Courtesy A24 Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright talk with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford about how the film turns a friendship into a mirror for America’s economic and moral truths. At the center of Spike Lee’s newest film “Highest 2 Lowest” is a friendship between two Black men that crosses multiple dividing lines. Denzel Washington (“David…
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 05: Gladys Knight performs onstage during the 2024 Carousel Of Hope Ball at The Beverly Hilton on October 05, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for the 2024 Carousel of Hope Ball)Photo by: Joe Scarnici / Getty Images The 81-year-old singer said that she is “healthy…
Source: AFP Contributor / Getty A Los Angeles museum exhibit will display four of Baltimore’s Confederate statues eight years after their removal. According to WBFF, Baltimore’s Confederate statues will stand alongside removed Confederate monuments from Richmond, Charlottesville, New Orleans, and Raleigh. The exhibit, simply titled Monuments, is curated by Hamza Walker, Director of The Brick;…
Texas State Senator Carol Alvarado, a Democrat, speaks in a crowd of other Democratic state lawmakers outside the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 in Boston. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham) Texas’ mid-decade congressional map changes spark calls for similar moves in states from California to Florida, raising the stakes ahead of the 2026 midterms….
A Black man fired by a Des Moines, Iowa, storage systems manufacturing business in 2022 has won a verdict of $205,000 after a Polk County jury found the company and one of its managers racially harassed and then retaliated against him for complaining about a hostile work environment. Devin Ellis started working in December 2021…
Jamie Foxx has got some explaining to do, according to fans, after the Oscar winning actor was seen leaving a Hollywood party with a group of women. Foxx attended Gunna’s album release party in Los Angeles on Aug. 13. While many were happy to see him out and about after suffering a stroke in 2023,…
With “Magic City: An American Fantasy”on Starz, Jermaine Dupri tells the story of the legendary strip club through the lens of family, history, and hip-hop. It didn’t start with pole tricks and dollar bills. It didn’t even start with “Magic City.” Jermaine Dupri says the seed for the new “Magic City: An American Fantasy” documentary…
Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The Texas redistricting saga is winding to a close. The Texas House Democrats who fled the state to prevent a new electoral map from passing have signaled their intent to return to the state this weekend. According to ABC News, the Texas Democrats feel they have accomplished what they set…
