Taraji P. Henson to host BET Awards show from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles The BET Awards return Sunday with a live show that could see Doja Cat, Drake and Ari Lennox snag some trophies. Doja Cat enters the show as the leading nominee with six. The chart-topping performer is up for best female…
Advocates say greater accessibility to doulas could help lower maternal mortality rates, especially for Black mothers. California will cover doula services for low-income residents at more than twice the state’s initial proposed rate under a spending plan lawmakers passed last week. Some advocates welcomed the new benefit in Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid health insurance program,…
Trading card features the NBA logo patch from three of LeBron James’ jerseys Someone has paid $2.4 million for a one-of-a-kind LeBron James trading card, a purchase price that fell well short of what some expected. The auction of the “Triple Logoman” card ended Saturday. Officials at the collectibles marketplace Goldin, which ran the auction, suggested…
East London, South Africa. | Source: Google Maps Nearly two dozen young people died stemming from an event at a popular night spot in South Africa. Videos claiming to show footage from the venue have gone viral and support early reports that the establishment was overcrowded before a deadly stampede ensued. However, there was no…
Singer Chris Brown is setting the record straight following a claim made by rapper Bow Wow. The 35-year-old rapper, whose birth name is Shad Moss, claimed he was supposed to rap on Brown’s first single, “Run It.” Brown addressed the claim during the June 21 episode of “Drink Champs” after Noreaga told Brown that Juelz Santana,…
Plaintiffs seek to overturn a 2021 law cracking down on protesters in Oklahoma Six Oklahomans have filed two federal lawsuits that challenge a state law intended to crack down on protesters and that allege their civil rights were violated when they were arrested in Oklahoma City in 2020. The anti-protest law is unconstitutionally broad and…
A spokesperson for the Illinois congresswoman says it was “a mix-up of words” U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois, speaking at a rally Saturday night with former President Donald Trump, called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade a “victory for white life.” Miller’s spokesman said the Illinois Republican had intended to say the…
NBA player Pascal Siakam is using the off-season to drive impact in the city of Toronto. According to Complex, the Cameroon-bred Raptors star recently donated free laptops to youth in underserved communities. Pascal Siakam is helping young girls have an advantage in tech https://t.co/j1YqbpKzZI — AfroTech (@AfroTech) June 24, 2022 Toronto’s digital divide has had…
OPINION: For Black Music Month, theGrio featured a weekly series in which our writers name the songs they believe best represent the Black experience. Today, the readers weigh in with their favorites. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Now it’s time to let the…
A resurfaced interview has reignited the debate regarding who is the father of Black television. Over the years, legendary producer Norman Lear has always been credited with the title thanks to hit television shows such as “Good Times,” “Sanford and Son,” “What’s Happening,” and “The Jeffersons.” However, longtime writer Eric Monte claims Lear was a…
