OPINION: As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close and after two traumatic mass shootings in the past weeks, Sophia Nelson offers some life lessons on self-care. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. This has been a rough Mental Health Awareness Month…
New York Attorney General Letitia James Source: Pacific Press / Getty Former President Donald Trump keeps grasping at straws, trying to escape accountability for business dealings under investigation in the Empire state. A federal judge in New York ruled that New York Attorney General Letitia James‘ investigation into the Trump Organization could proceed. Trump…
The massive estate belonging to rapper Rick Ross soon will become home to exotic animals. For months, Rozay has been steadily populating a portion of his more than 200-acre plot of land with cows, buffalos, and soon, a lion and lioness. The “Diced Pineapples” rapper shared videos of his exotic cats along with their handler…
On the latest episode of Facebook Watch’s “Red Table Talk,” host Jada Pinkett Smith got transparent about her non-tactile relationship with her mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, noting that her mom “never cuddled with me.” In the Wednesday, May 25, episode titled “How Destructive Mothers Damage Their Daughters: Could This Be You?” Banfield-Norris admitted. “One of the things…
Choreographer Brown is the creative force behind the ‘for colored girls’ revival When choreographer Camille A. Brown is asked to describe her kind of movement, she uses an analogy from the kitchen. “It’s everything. It’s modern, it’s hip-hop, it’s tap, it’s jazz, it’s ballet, it’s social dance. I call it a jambalaya. You stir it…
In celebration of both her 50th birthday and history-making Barbie, Laverne Cox showed up at her birthday party as a living doll. Who says we’re ever too old to play with dolls? On the sparkly high-heeled debut of a Barbie created in her likeness, Laverne Cox decided to take her triumph to the next level,…
Kandi Burruss has a brand new hit on her hands with an eight-year-old song that has gone viral, thanks to TikTok From Survivor crowning their second Black female winner ever to more insight into Kim and Kanye’s relationship on The Kardashians, theGrio is back with your Reality Roundup of the week. Maryanne Oketch wins Survivor…
“I just want to know what she did to be a victim,” the grieving father said. Medical aide Angel Garza was at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday following the mass shooting when he learned his own daughter was among the victims. “One little girl was just covered in blood head to toe. I thought she…
OPINION: What these corporations don’t understand is you cannot ‘uplift’ and ‘celebrate’ Blackness if you are ignoring Black people and leaving them out of the equation. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing in May 2020, many…
Seasoned comedian Tiffany Haddish is getting honest about working in a male-dominated industry. During a recent appearance on “Nappy Boy Radio Podcast!” with host T-Pain and friends, the “Night School” star covered a wide range of topics, including how her haircut influenced her strategy when venturing into the male-led industry. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY…
