Former Olympic medalist in fencing, Peter Westbrook models the Team USA Tokyo Olympic opening ceremony flag bearer uniform, that features cooling technology, at the Ralph Lauren SoHo store on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) Peter Westbrook was the first African-American and Asian-American to medal in Olympic fencing, later launching…
Source: Michael Tullberg / Getty With diversity and inclusion initiatives facing increasing challenges with a second Donald Trump presidency pending, one California lawmaker is acting swiftly to ensure Black students have equal access to education at the University of California and California State University systems. California Assemblymember Isaac Bryan is set to introduce legislation aimed…
(Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) OPINION: Years ago, one of my kids was promised a dog for his 10th birthday. It’s nearing the time to pay the piper. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. At my core, I’m an animal…
Jada Pinkett Smith, 53, once again has people questioning the status of her relationship with her estranged husband, Will Smith, 56 On Dec. 1, the “Set It Off” actress shared an Instagram post featuring a seductive photo of herself in a bathtub as she gazed out the window. Jada Pinkett Smith’s cryptic new post has…
Sean “Diddy” Combs surprises students at his Capital Preparatory School in the Bronx on October 18, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs) Fashion designer Bryana “Bana” Bongolan has filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs for sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment and more….
The parents of a 12-year-old Black girl who attempted suicide last year are suing her teachers and the school district in Greenville County, South Carolina, for negligence in how they responded to alleged bullying and harassment of their daughter. Ty Turner says she found her daughter Kelaia hanging from a belt in her bedroom on…
Tiff Massey poses with a Cadillac to promote her exhibition about metalsmithing, jewelry and the city’s streets. Detroit Institute of the Arts “7 Mile + Livernois” at the Detroit Institute of Arts celebrates Detroit as a place for Black women to live and create by elevating both the work of the featured artist, Tiff…
Actor Sean Penn, 64, made his red carpet debut with his new much-younger girlfriend at the Marrakech Film Festival. Penn and 30-year-old actress Valeria Nicov showed up together on the second day of the event in Marrakesh, Morocco on Nov. 30, where the Oscar-winning actor received the Festival Star Award. Nicov posed for pictures wearing…
(L-R) Eric Murphy and Jasmine Page Lawrence attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix’s “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on June 20, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images) Three years after announcing their relationship, Eddie Murphy’s eldest son proposed to Martin Lawrence’s eldest…
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is seen is seen during the first hearing held by House Oversight Committee in impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden at Rayburn House Office Building in Capitol Hill of Washington D.C., United States on September 28, 2023. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) “[For] anyone that wants to clutch their…
