Source: ljubaphoto / Getty A new trend is sweeping across TikTok, and it’s not another dance challenge—it’s sleepmaxxing. Part self-care movement, part tech-fueled biohacking, sleepmaxxing is all about optimizing your sleep to get the most rest, recovery, and performance out of every night. According to Healthline, sleepmaxxing involves using a combination of strategies, gadgets, and…
Actor Denzel Washington’s wife of 41 years, Pauletta Washington, has reacted to her husband’s Broadway performance in “Othello” getting snubbed for a Tony Award nomination. Denzel, 70, is starring as the title character in the current revival of the William Shakespeare tragedy at New York City’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre. In addition to the two-time Oscar…
A Shreveport mother is facing six counts of aggravated assault after allegedly trying to run over a group of elementary school children with her car following a schoolyard dispute involving her child. Lejonkica Sharp, 36, was arrested on May 1, two days after the April 29 incident outside Pine Grove Elementary. The Shreveport Police Department…
Source: Radio One / General Another TikTok prank has turned fatal, but the conversation surrounding it is more than just another cautionary tale of social media gone wrong. The story takes us to Spotsylvania County, Virginia, where 18-year-old Michael Bosworth Jr. was shot and killed while participating in a “ding dong ditch” prank — a…
Source: The Washington Post / Getty Look, we didn’t need any more evidence that President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI agenda is really just white supremacy reinforcement disguised as a fight against anti-white discrimination, but the commander-in-segregation-policies has just declared that high-speed internet is “racist,” presumably against white people. Actually, according to the New York Times, it’s…
OPINION: With Mother’s Day on Sunday, these mothers in television also deserve some flowers for the life lessons they helped to impart. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Mother’s Day is upon us yet again. It’s the joyous time of…
A school bus driver in St. Louis, Missouri, was charged after police say he pulled over, punched two students in the face, and then left all the children on his bus on the street. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 51-year-old Lamar Murray with two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a…
Gabrielle Union attends the 2025 Met Gala Celebrating “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 05, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Actress Gabrielle Union opens up about her motherhood journey, surrogacy, and more with a vulnerability and transparency that may inspire others to feel less alone….
Malia Obama’s directorial debut for Nike has stirred backlash in the filmmaking community, with accusations she stole the idea from another rising filmmaker. The former first daughter, who professionally goes by Malia Ann, recently directed two commercials for WNBA star A’ja Wilson’s first signature Nike sneaker line, A’One. However, what should have been a celebrated…
(Getty Images/Family Photo via ABC News) The first American pope, Pope Leo XIV’s ancestry reveals that he may be the first Black pope, with roots tying back to Haiti and New Orleans. When white smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel and Robert Francis Prevost emerged as Pope Leo XIV, making history as the first American…
