Sean “Diddy” Combs’ twin daughters found themselves at the center of an unexpected controversy during what should have been a typical night out at the Orange County Fair in Los Angeles. Jessie James and D’Lila Combs, both 18, were captured on video being asked to leave a roller coaster on Saturday, Aug. 16, around 9…
Photo by Getty/Collage by TheGrio While speaking at a conference in Florida, Michaels addressed her recent controversial comments on NewsNight with Abby Phillip, digging herself even further into hot water. It might be time to put Amanda Seales and Jillian Michaels across the table from one another. After comments Michaels made last week on CNN’s…
A deadly crash on Florida’s Turnpike that killed three people has spiraled into a high-stakes political fight between Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, with each side blaming the other over how the driver — a migrant who entered the U.S. illegally — was allowed behind the wheel of a commercial…
Source: Visions / Getty Running a household — from heating and cooling to keeping the lights on — is an expensive necessity and according to recent research, those costs don’t impact all Americans equally. A groundbreaking national analysis led by George Homsy, Associate Professor at Binghamton University, sheds light on a long-overlooked inequity: Black Americans…
Audra McDonald on June 08, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) Audra McDonald gave her PSA after a fan followed her home just days before she closed “Gypsy” on Broadway. Audra McDonald has some thoughts on boundaries she’d like to share. In a video shared to her Instagram Reels on Saturday,…
Cover by Penguin Random House Grio Book Club Excerpt: In his new book “Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy,” Tre Johnson shares the story of his Uncle Alan, who coined “streemal education” to describe the brilliance it takes for Black kids to thrive between “street” and “formal” worlds. Editor’s note: The following is an…
A resurfaced video of Ben Affleck has fans claiming there’s a shift in his mood without his ex-wife Jennifer Lopez on his arm. “The Accountant” star was recorded leaving restaurant Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica and was met outside with a bunch of flashing lights and shouting voices coming from photographers. The video, which was…
Indiana police said they were only looking out for the safety of a young Black girl after a cop was caught on video holding her face down on the ground with her hands behind her back as she cried out for her mother. “I didn’t do nothing,” the girl repeatedly yelled as the cop held…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty The Texas redistricting saga takes another turn as state Republicans have confined Democratic Rep. Nicole Collier to the state House after she refused to sign a “permission slip” requiring she be surveilled by local police until a vote on the new map passes. According to NBC News, Rep. Collier will…
Atlanta rapper Jonathan “Lil Jon” Smith, 54, is wowing his online followers by showing off his muscular build in the gym. On Aug. 18, the widely known ‘King of Crunk’ uploaded footage of himself working out in the gym to his Instagram page with OutKast’s classic “B.O.B” song playing in the background. Award-winning recording artist Lil…
