Sean “Diddy” Combs introduced Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the movie classic. Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs was tasked with introducing Francis Ford Coppola, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino at the 94th Academy Awards in honor of the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed…
For years, Joie Chavis and her daughter Shai Moss have taken social media by storm as the mother-daughter duo has showcased their many talents, including dancing and acting. The pair occasionally participates in dance challenges, comedic skits and reenactments. On March 28, both Chavis and Moss were seen channeling their inner bad girl as they…
OPINION: The takeover of majority-Black towns like Mason is part of a centuries-old tactic of land grabs and power moves to remove Black people from their land. 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 attempted state takeover of a Mason, Tenn., town is…
Source: Bruce Glikas / Getty Listen, when it comes to Will Smith, Chris Rock and the smackdown that has been trending since Sunday night, we’ve all had plenty to say. But there’s a subtle difference in the way Black people have discussed it and how those outside of the culture have. And sometimes it’s not…
Jackson appears to be on a glidepath to confirmation by mid-April, even if she doesn’t receive the bipartisan votes that President Joe Biden has sought The Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing Ketanji Brown Jackson closer to confirmation, setting up a vote next week to recommend her nomination to the full Senate and seat her as…
The gap extends from a little after 11 a.m. to about 7 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, and involves White House calls The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol has identified a roughly eight-hour gap in official records of then-President Donald Trump’s phone calls as the violence unfolded and his supporters stormed…
Che joined “Saturday Night Live” in 2013, and was named head writer along with “Weekend Update” partner Colin Jost in 2017. Michael Che says comments he made on Friday night at a Minneapolis pop-up comedy show about leaving Saturday Night Live were just jokes. “To comedy fans; please stop telling reporters everything you hear at…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation creating the two-year reparations task force in 2020. California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for compensation as atonement for a slave system that officially ended with the Civil War but reverberates to this day. Some…
Source: Anna Moneymaker / Getty President Joe Biden released his 2023 Fiscal Year Budget on Monday. One of the main highlights of the budget was the significant funds that were allocated to fund historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The proposed funding amount has received a lot of support in the HBCU community over the…
A South Florida woman has been appointed to lead a local police department, becoming the first Black chief in the city’s 96-year history. Capt. Harvette Smith was appointed the interim chief of the North Miami Beach Police Department on March 4, after starting in the agency 32 years ago as a typist. Smith is also…
