Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to the media following a bill signing as Texas senators debate a bill on a redrawn U.S. congressional map during a special session in the Senate Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Texas Republicans pushed through the mid-decade redistricting despite Democratic…
Damola Adamolekun, CEO of Red Lobster (Photo via YouTube/RedLobster; Collage by TheGrio) Red Lobster CEO Damola Adamolekun discusses how he’s returning the seafood chain to its glory days with the help of Black America. Red Lobster’s triumphant return to the cultural mainstream is owed squarely to Black America, whose love, nostalgia, and joy have reignited…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty This week, we watched Donald Trump, a racist white man convicted on 34 felony counts in New York in 2024 for falsifying business records, attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud. Trump is the most documented financial criminal in presidential history, and he is…
Ice-T thought he was dropping gems about what makes his decades-long marriage to Coco Austin work, but his fans weren’t buying it. After the rapper-turned-actor shared a post about the secret to marital happiness, fans quickly shifted the conversation, bringing up old rumors of infidelity that once threatened to derail the couple’s relationship. Ice-T’s marriage…
Music fans are asking what happened to Meghan Trainor after seeing her dramatic weight loss. The “All About That Bass” singer attended “The Paper” on Aug. 27 in Los Angeles at the Harmony Gold theater, and fans were shocked to see how thin she was. According to Hello Magazine, the 31-year-old underwent a breast augmentation,…
(L-R) Charlamagne tha God, Angela Yee, and DJ Envy, winners of the Best Pop Culture Podcast award for ‘The Breakfast Club,’ attend the 2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards at the iHeartRadio Theater on January 17, 2020 in Burbank, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for iHeartMedia) During a recent interview with DJ Vlad, Charlamagne Tha God…
Source: Apple TV+ / Apple TV+ I used to make fun of my mom for making us see every Black film, regardless of quality, when I was growing up. Her reasoning was always, “We have to support ourselves.” Fast forward some 20-plus years, and I have gladly taken on the tradition. I make an effort…
Usually when a married couple decides to grow their family it’s a moment of celebration and rejoicing. That is not the case for Travis Hunter and his new wife Leanna Lenee Hunter. The Hunters, who are keeping their child’s name anonymous for now, surprised the world on Aug. 27 after announcing that they welcomed their…
Ben Affleck has surprised fans with a dramatic makeover months after his breakup with Jennifer Lopez, this time opting for a completely clean-shaven look that has social media buzzing about the actor’s post-divorce glow. According to the Daily Mail, the 52-year-old Oscar winner was spotted around Los Angeles sporting a fresh face, having shed the…
(Photo: Getty Images) Former President Joe Biden signed an order that extended Harris’s Secret Service detail for an additional year. President Donald Trump has revoked the Secret Service protection of former Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the 2024 presidential election. While former presidents receive Secret Service protection for life, former vice presidents receive…
