DuVernay will produce and oversee writing for a half-hour drama series starring Lauren Ridloff and Joshua Jackson. Writer, producer and director Ava DuVernay is developing a romantic drama series for Starz. The network announced the news at its inaugural #TakeTheLead Summit, which is centered around allyship and representation in TV and film. The untitled series…
OPINION: Tech sites and social media platforms have been slow to respond to hate speech, violence and organizing by white supremacists. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The Buffalo, N.Y, shooter used tech platforms to plan his mass murder of 10 Black people…
When you owe money it’s not just your finances that are affected Being in debt feels like you’re always a step behind. It doesn’t help that debt is spoken about as something that’s your fault — too much online shopping, or too many pricey pitchers of mimosas at brunch. “In our culture, in our country,…
The music icon responded to the clip with a simple “I luv it” retweet Eagles fan Marybelle Alston of Riverview, Florida went viral this week after a video of her dancing to Janet Jackson’s “All For You” caught the attention of the music icon. Alston, 88, is seen in the footage wearing Eagles sweatpants while…
Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis spoke about racism in Hollywood at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 18, and she revealed a director once confused her with his maid. Davis was speaking during the Women In Motion Talk with Variety. Davis recalled working on a film when she was around 30 years old and…
Issa Rae’s Rap Sh!t, Aftershock, and more take center stage at this year’s festival The American Black Film Festival is weeks away, and on Thursday they announced their official lineup of 12 spotlight screenings. As theGrio previously reported, the American Black Film Festival is gearing up for its 26th year, which will include a hybrid…
A Black man falsely accused of attacking a white woman while he was birdwatching in Central Park has now landed a TV series on a major network. After the woman called the police on him, Cooper emerged as a stand-up by not pressing charges against her for falsely accusing him of a crime. National Geographic…
Kimberly Johnson, of Buffalo, places her hand on a photo of the late Hayward Patterson, at a makeshift memorial across the street from the scene of a mass shooting at Tops Friendly Market at Jefferson Avenue and Riley Street on Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Buffalo, NY. | Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty There are…
Fans first fell in love with Phaedra Parks after she graced their television screens in 2010, when she joined the third season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The self-proclaimed Southern belle was a regular cast member until she was fired in 2017, during the show’s ninth season. Parks was given the boot after admitting that she falsely…
The ruling said the law’s 15-week ban on abortions would remain blocked until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a related case in Mississippi. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking key portions of a new Kentucky abortion law that had forced the state’s two clinics to temporarily halt…
