LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 08: Big Tigger speaks onstage at 106 & Park “Reunion” during the BET Experience Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET) The former BET host faces aggravated battery and child cruelty charges as an ongoing…
At a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on June 2, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) didn’t ease into it. The Oregon Democrat opened with a number and forced Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sit quietly while he put a human scale on what the sudden gutting of U.S. foreign aid under President Donald Trump has…
Getty Images The actress says the experience was rewarding but also came with creative challenges she couldn’t ignore. Comedian and actress Leslie Jones is opening up about her experience on “Saturday Night Live” (SNL), saying she was frequently expected to play the stereotypical “angry” Black woman. Speaking during a recent interview, Jones said the recurring…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 03: Romeo Miller attends BET+ “Brewster’s Millions: Christmas” Los Angeles Premiere at Harmony Gold on December 03, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BET+) The actor and father of three is opening up about the faith journey that led him to be baptized again. Romeo…
Source: June is, among other things, Black Music Month, and if we’re going to talk about Black music, we have to talk about protest music. But if we’re going to talk about protest music, we have to talk about sacrifice, and if we’re going to talk about Black music, protest music and what was sacrificed…
Donald Trump has spent years proving that criticism rarely goes unanswered. Whether it comes from a pop superstar, a governor, or a late-night comedian, he responds with Truth Social posts, interviews, or flagrant insults. After Beyoncé backed Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, Trump lashed out at the Grammy winner before alleging that entertainers…
(L-R) Darializa Avila Chevalier, Mayor Zohran Mamdoni, and Rep. Adriano Espaillatt theGrio,com NYC mayor Mamadani condemned efforts to use “Haitian” as a slur against Rep. Espaillat’s challenger, Darializa Avila Chevalier. Ahead of the New York City primaries on June 23, Mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the anti-Black narratives that affiliates of Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s campaign have…
A Georgia teenager’s family is suing Grady Health after an ambulance never arrived to take her to the hospital. Amanda “Mandy” Sylvester was just 15 years old when she died in 2024. Atlanta Black Star obtained the lawsuit that her family filed, which laid out what happened. The 15-year-old collapsed during volleyball practice at the…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty A federal judge has, once again, disallowed the Trump administration from turning its thoroughly debunked election fraud propaganda into an excuse to violate the constitutional rights of eligible voters. According to the New York Times, on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ordered the Department of Homeland Security…
The race to become Donald Trump’s political heir has become one of Washington’s favorite guessing games. Republicans are still years away from choosing their next nominee, but insiders are already debating who will inherit the MAGA movement. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio remain the leading contenders. Trump, however, continues to…
