The new caucus, chaired by members of Congress Stacey Plaskett, Ritchie Torres, and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, aims to close the economic gap for Black entrepreneurs in tech and innovation. A new congressional caucus aimed at closing the economic gap for Black entrepreneurs in tech and innovation was launched on Capitol Hill. Dozens gathered at the…
Ntozake Shange‘s ‘For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf’ is back on Broadway. The revival of the groundbreaking story continues to uplift and empower Black women’s voices just as the play did 46 years ago. Award-winning choreographer and director Camille A. Brown brought the classic “choreopoem” back to the Booth Theatre…
The petition comes after the U.S. State Department swapped a Russian drug lord for a former U.S. Marine A petition has been launched calling for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian jail where she has been detained since February. As reported by Yahoo, news of the petition comes after the U.S….
OPINION: A Juneteenth celebration hosted by a group of well-meaning white people has been called off after an outcry by cancel culture warriors on social media. 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 love Black Twitter. I love the way it can mine…
Source: Bill Clark / Getty At this point, it’s baffling that anyone would believe a word that comes out of the mouth of Senate candidate and Sunken Place HOA president Herschel Walker. Actually, it’s not that baffling. Walker is a GOP frontrunner because the GOP deals in misinformation, propaganda, and whitey placating and all Black…
As the Philadelphia 76ers try to close the Toronto Raptors out for the third time and avoid becoming the first NBA team in history to blow a 3-0 series lead, Doc Rivers and coaching has been a topic of discussion. What role does a coach play in a blown series lead? TNT’s “Inside the NBA” crew discussed this on…
“I feel about Genesis the same way I feel about myself when I look at myself when I (was) younger,” Davis said about her daughter Award-winning actress Viola Davis is the proud mother of 11-year-old daughter Genesis, whom she says has been a source of healing from her own childhood trauma. “I feel about Genesis…
Over the past several months, Cynthia Bailey has made headlines for various events in her life. It includes her departure from “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” after 11 seasons, the demise of her friendship with her former co-star Kenya Moore and her heated argument with “Diff’rent Strokes” star Todd Bridges. Bailey and Bridges were competing on CBS’ “Celebrity Big Brother” at…
Comedian CP and Isha Blaaker also join the Starz series in brand new roles Run the World season 2 is on the way, and bringing some new faces along with the second season. Sumpter, Comedian CP, and Isha Blaaker are joining the cast in recurring roles. As theGrio previously reported, the Starz series was a…
The family of a 15-year-old New Orleans boy is heartbroken after he went missing while trying to save his girlfriend who fell into a river. As reported by WWL-TV, Kevin Poole was visiting a New Orleans park near the Mississippi River with his girlfriend, Brandy Wilson, 14, and her sister, Ally Wilson, 8, on Saturday,…
