India.Arie is not backing down from calling out cultural appropriation in the music industry.  The Grammy award-winning artist unloaded her displeasure after rapper Jack Harlow admitted he had no idea Brandy and Ray J were siblings. Harlow’s ignorance of the family ties was made worse when he failed to recognize the singer’s vocals while testing…

“I’m most proud of the fact that in all honesty, people who look like me connect to the characters I play,” the actor said. Jay Ellis is speaking out about the meaningful impact his Insecure role has had on his career and the culture. The actor caught up with PEOPLE at CultureCon Atlanta on May…

The new Disney+ film is the latest adaptation of Cinderella, gender-swapping the roles Get ready for Sneakerella! The new Cinderella adaptation has officially dropped on Disney+ and theGrio sat down with stars Chosen Jacobs and John Salley to talk about the film. The original film takes the story of Cinderella and drops it right into…

Lincoln College attracted students from around the state, country and world to the town of 13,500. After 157 years historic Lincoln College closes its doors today, forcing students to look elsewhere for an education and leaving the town without a major employer, The Chicago Tribune has reported.  “Lincoln felt like a home to me,” Lincoln…

President Joe Biden signed a law this week to add additional sites to the park commemorating the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision The Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is expanding with the signature of President Joe Biden as of this week. The additional sites will now include schools associated with the five cases…

A Black Texas woman sentenced to five years in prison for voting when she was ineligible will have a new chance to get her conviction overturned. Texas law allows people who have been “fully discharged” from their sentence or have been pardoned to vote after a conviction. Crystal Mason was on supervised release for tax…

Tiffany Haddish has found a way to keep millions of her followers on their toes regarding her love life.  Last month, a single Tiffany shared details on what she would want in a potential suitor during her appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” after also sharing that she’s been attracting rappers following her split with Common….

Source: youtube / Youtube It’s been shown time and time again that cops should not be called to the scene when Black people are experiencing a mental health crisis. Let’s just be real: To most police officers, a Black person acting up is a Black person acting up, and, regardless of the circumstances, it requires…

The deeds “document the institutionalized racism of the past that we must live with today,” says Arizona State professor Rashad Shabazz. Housing advocates in Arizona maintain that racist language written in the deeds of homes in the state should remain as a reminder of injustice experienced by minority communities for decades.  A Sunday opinion piece…

A child diagnosed with ADD and ODD was handcuffed and detained by police, his parents say  A new lawsuit was filed in the case of a 10-year-old disabled boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold when a Louisiana deputy responded to his school on May 13, 2021.  The boy’s parents, Ashley Hutchinson-Harper and Terry…