CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 25: The USMC Silent Drill Team performs in the Fanzone prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 25, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Kyle Bibby of Black Veterans Project tells theGrio that the new guidance represents “another…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 28: Mo’Nique attends Lee Daniels’ “The Deliverance” Los Angeles Premiere at Netflix Tudum Theater on August 28, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Netflix) In 2024, Mo’Nique’s son took to social media to discuss his estranged relationship with his mother but his tune has changed…
Two North Carolina state troopers won’t face criminal charges even after local prosecutors discovered they lied and mishandled a case involving a Black man who died in a single-vehicle car crash last year. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman has decided not to pursue prosecution against Trooper Garrett Macario and Sergeant Matthew Morrison with the…
Alex Fine and Cassie attend the MobLand Premiere after party at The Twenty-Two on March 31, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Paramount+) Cassie Ventura gives birth after being taken to an undisclosed labor and delivery unit in New York City on Tuesday, May 27. Cassie Ventura is now a…
With Donald Trump, seemingly everything is personal, leading some to wonder if his war against Harvard was prompted by the university denying admission to his son Barron, who recently finished his freshman year at New York University’s business school. The president targeted Harvard and several other leading universities, alleging they did not do enough to…
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 30: Drake speaks onstage during Drake’s Till Death Do Us Part rap battle on October 30, 2021 in Long Beach, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) Drake recently surpassed Garth Brooks and Post Malone for the most Diamond certifications ever when two of his singles hit the 10 million mark. …
Lauren Sánchez is getting hitched to one of the world’s wealthiest businessmen this summer, but scores of people are convinced she has the hots for another man. The author former journalist is engaged to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. The couple are rumored to be inching towards an Italian wedding in the coming weeks after six…
Source: Riska / Getty Welcome to the other side of 40, fellas. We made it. Not necessarily intact, not exactly thriving, but here we are. Still standing, still stubborn, still trying to figure out if our cholesterol numbers are good or just “good for now.” Middle-aged Black manhood is an oxymoronic state. One foot planted…
Source: Gary Hershorn / Getty Several companies have learned the hard way that the Trump administration isn’t as “pro-business” as it claimed. The administration’s pronounced crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives has resulted in several companies rolling back, if not outright ending their DEI programs, which in turn has inspired consumer boycotts that…
Source: Reach Media Inc. / Getty / Reach Media Inc./ Getty Radio executive Colby “Colb” Tyner joined Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell to talk about a powerful new project: Altadena After the Fire, a podcast produced by Urban One that sheds light on the recovery of a historic Black community devastated by wildfire. Altadena,…
