American singer, songwriter and musician Stevie Wonder in the UK, 25th January 1974. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) OPINION: The seven-part series, hosted by the New York Times’ Wesley Morris, celebrates Wonder’s groundbreaking five-album run from 1972 to 1976. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s…
Congratulations are in order as actress Candice Patton and retired NBA player J.R. Smith, who have just welcomed a baby boy into the world. However, the news comes with a twist — as Smith is still married to the mother of his two daughters, Shirley “Jewel” Smith. Patton shared the exciting news on her social…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 05: Jay-Z attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Sony Pictures’ “The Book Of Clarence” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on January 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)Photo by: Phillip Faraone / Getty Images The hip-hop mogul continues to leave an indelible mark on the…
Every week, there seems to be a new revelation that a white politician wore blackface at some point in the past. A photo of a city councillor in British Columbia dressed up as Grammy winner 50 Cent for a 2007 Halloween party is now making the rounds on social media. The photo of Colwood Councillor…
Utility crews repair a line damaged by an outer band of Hurricane Helene on the morning of September 26, 2024, near Crawfordville, Florida. | Source: Sean Rayford / Getty Hurricane Helene left more than 4 million homes and businesses in the dark across Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas after hitting Florida’s Big Bend region as…
Ayesha Curry is getting back to work after she and her NBA star husband, Stephen Curry, welcomed their fourth child, Caius Curry, in May. She appears to be keeping her newborn out of the public eye, which seems to be her No. 1 priority. But now, four months later, the beauty entrepreneur and cooking enthusiast…
The city of Burlington, Vermont, has paid $215,00 to settle a lawsuit accusing a police officer of using excessive force after he grabbed a Black man and slammed him to the ground, knocking him unconscious. In his complaint filed in a U.S. District Court in Vermont in 2019, Mabior Jok, 40, sued Burlington, its police…
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on May 15, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) The woman, identified by the pseudonym Jane Doe, accuses Combs of sexually assaulting her while she was unconscious from drugs, and it alleges Combs and his acquaintances recorded sexual encounters without her permission. Sean…
Source: Emilee Chinn / Getty Fans are eagerly tuning in to watch WNBA players this season, with Nielsen reporting an impressive average of 1.2 million viewers across ESPN’s platforms—an incredible 70% increase from last year. The huge surge can be attributed partly to the excitement surrounding Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark, who captivated audiences during…
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., arrives for a Congressional Progressive Caucus news conference at the U.S. Capitol on May 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) “Let’s be clear: MAGA extremists aren’t misunderstanding this word, they are intentionally weaponizing it against us,” said Lee in an exclusive statement to theGrio. U.S. Rep. Barbara…
