TheGrio got a sneak peek at the first two episodes of the highly anticipated series and attended a panel with the show’s star and the series creator. “A League of Their Own” is back for a new generation. The beloved 1992 film has been adapted into a series from Prime Video and the first two…
MoveOn activists call for the impeachment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on March 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C. | Source: Paul Morigi / Getty The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that is expected to make it easier for Americans to carry concealed weapons in public was…
Francia Márquez has overcome racism and classism to become Colombia’s first Black vice president. Márquez was a teen mom who once worked as a housekeeper. Now she will be second-in-command to the president after she and her running mate won the country’s election on Sunday. An activist for Afro-Colombian and environmental rights, Márquez worked the…
For girls of color, some women’s college sports, such as lacrosse, equestrian, rowing or even softball, are ones they are unlikely to be exposed to in grade school. Once Tina Sloan Green took over the lacrosse program at Temple University in the years after the passage of Title IX, the landmark gender-equity law, she never stopped thinking…
Steve Harvey took a break from his many jobs as a host and TV judge to give back to his community. The 65-year-old coached a basketball game that took place earlier this week. Steve Harvey’s outfit at a basketball games left fans scratching their heads. Photo:@iamsteveharveytv/Instagram The event –a part of the Steve Harvey Boys…
While it had long been less common among Black women, the rates are climbing and proving more deadly. Cancer of the uterus — also called endometrial cancer — is increasing rapidly and may become the third most common cancer among women, and Black women die of it at twice the rate of white women, the…
The world was shocked this month to learn that Lori Harvey and Michael B. Jordan had split. Harvey and Jordan, who were together for over a year, went their separate ways allegedly because the model didn’t want to settle down. Immediately following the revelation of the news, Harvey would clear all photos of Jordan from…
OPINION: We chatted about Black music, culture and the legendary music festival with artists and festival-goers alike Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’ve said it once but I’ll say it again, I love The Roots Picnic. It is, by far, my favorite…
The Duchess of Sussex sent the women of the group a care package of treats along with a personal note praising their efforts. Meghan Markle showed some love to the volunteers with Moms Demand Action for their relentless campaign for safer gun laws. The Duchess of Sussex sent the women a care package of treats…
Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty So, a video has been floating around the interwebs recently that, according to a post on Reddit, shows a “young Black police graduate getting profiled by Josua PD cops” in the state of Texas. Young black police graduate gets profiled and harassed by Joshua PD cops in Texas pic.twitter.com/UGk51mbDLp —…
