Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith. (Photo credit: Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith) Scholar Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith discusses why his first novel “Sylvie’s Love and Loss” is relevant now more than ever. The novel “Sylvie’s Love and Loss” by Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith chronicles the story of Sylvie, a Caribbean woman who embarks on an epic journey to triumph over her…
Shadel Compton Nyack is the co-founder of Belmont Estate in Grenada (Source: Belmont Estate/Design: theGrio) A former lawyer revived her family’s crumbling estate, turning it into a thriving Black-owned agricultural and ecotourism hub. Now, she wants more Black Americans to experience Grenada’s history and culture. When Shadel Compton Nyack left her native country of Grenada…
Pat McGrath arrives ‘Prelude To The Olympics’ at Fondation Louis Vuitton on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images for LVMH x Vogue x NBC) Makeup artist and innovator Pat McGrath is ready to unlock a new level in luxury beauty as La Beauté Louis Vuitton’s creative director. When we talk…
There was a time not long ago when Americans on the left and right shared the belief that Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis cop who placed George Floyd in a 9-minute chokehold, had responded too forcefully. Floyd’s death ignited nationwide protests in 2020, after video footage was widely circulated showing Floyd plead, “I can’t breathe,” as…
Severance, the mysterious sci-fi thriller featuring Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, and Brit Lower, is now in its second season on the Apple TV+ streaming platform. Fans of Severance almost got a cool treat after series director and producer Ben Still asked President Barack Obama to voice the role of the Lumon Building as seen in…
Bill Murray finally set the record straight about his rumored romance with R&B singer Kelis. During an interview on “Sway in the Morning” while promoting his new film “Riff Raff,” the 72-year-old actor admitted that while the speculation boosted his reputation, it wasn’t true. Murray expressed that while the dating rumors gave him “cool points,”…
Source: pcess609 / Getty For some wild reason, the Los Angeles Times thought it was a good idea to use an artificial intelligence feature to inform its readers on subjects like American history. Predictably, the use of this feature backfired horribly and the Times ultimately had to nix the feature just 24 hours after it…
A Black contractor said he was booted from an apartment complex where he was assigned to work one day because a manager falsely accused him of smelling like marijuana smoke. In a viral video posted on Feb. 21, TikTok creator James Bannister posted his encounter with a white female manager at an apartment complex in…
FOREVER. (L to R) Michael Cooper Jr. as Justin Edwards and Lovie Simone as Keisha Clark in Episode 101 of Forever. Cr. ELIZABETH MORRIS/Netflix © 2024 The series is a modern-day reimagining of Judy Blume’s 1975 book “Forever…” centering two Black teenagers set in Los Angeles in 2018. Netflix has set a May 8 date for the…
Source: Jason Armond / Getty The wildfires that scorched large parts of Los Angeles County in January are estimated to exceed $250 billion in total damage and economic loss. Aside from the emotional and mental toll that this disaster left behind, by this estimate, the Los Angeles wildfires will go down as the costliest natural…
