Black businesses are on the rise again. After the nation witnessed countless closures of Black businesses during the pandemic, Black entrepreneurship now reportedly is on the upswing. This shift, experts say, can be attributed to a number of factors. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/cheerful-black-waitress-standing-at-counter-3801426/ The number of Black small business owners was 28 percent higher…
Nylah Anderson died in December during the dare, which gets social media users to try to choke themselves until they pass out. The mother of a 10-year-old girl who died while trying a viral challenge is suing TikTok and its parent company in federal court. According to The Miami Herald, Nylah Anderson tried the “Blackout…
TheGrio was in the briefing room to ask Jean-Pierre about the significance of her being the first Black American, gay woman, and immigrant to serve as press secretary. “Representation matters,” said Karine Jean-Pierre on a historic day at the White House during Monday’s press briefing, which marked her first official day on the job as…
Torrei and Kevin Hart‘s daughter Heaven Hart is growing up and fans can’t seem to wrap their minds around it. The 17-year-old recently attended her junior prom and her mother, Torrei, gave fans a glimpse of the special day on May 15. Torrei Hart’s fans bring up how much her daughter Heaven Hart has grown…
The rapper showed up at Cierra Bosarge’s graduation from Rowan University years after highlighting her high school ceremony. J. Cole recently showed up again to support a fan he met nearly 10 years ago. Cierra Bosarge called in to a radio station in 2013 and asked the rapper to wish her a happy birthday. According…
The viral video captures the girl’s mom opening her front door and saying: “Little boy, you better get your [expletive] from off my porch.” A video is going viral of a 9-year-old white Texas boy coming to the home of a Black female classmate and beating on her front door with a whip in hand. …
A New Jersey county has settled a lawsuit for $10 million with a man paralyzed after an encounter with police. Still, the county is not accepting any responsibility for his injuries, according to reports. While the settlement is considered one of the largest of its kind in the state and one of the largest in…
OPINION: If being petty were an Olympic sport, journeyman and pest Pat Bev would be a gold medalist. 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 haven’t been in the market lately for a mentor, but should I ever decide that I need one…
Reginae Carter has made quite a few headlines over her body, including over how the reality star maintains her curvy physique. In the past, Carter ultimately revealed that working out with a personal trainer, having a balanced diet and a consistent exercise routine helped her drop the unwanted weight. Carter’s workout regime would consist of, among other…
FBI agents look at bullet impacts in a Tops Grocery store in Buffalo, New York, on May 15, 2022, the day after a gunman shot dead 10 people. | Source: USMAN KHAN / Getty In an ironic twist, the suspected white supremacist in custody following this weekend’s deadly shooting rampage in Buffalo that’s been widely…
