Thousands of jobs will be created in Bryan County once the buildings are completed Hyundai Motor Group confirmed Friday the company will spend $5.5 billion on a huge electric vehicle plant near Savannah that will employ thousands — a deal Georgia’s governor called the largest economic development project in the state’s history. Hyundai Motor Group…
Walker’s candidate documents filed five months later changed his original income figure to over four times the amount. Georgia Republican Herschel Walker, currently leading its race for the U.S. Senate, failed to disclose over $3 million in earnings in his last federal disclosure form. As reported in Business Insider, the former standout University of Georgia…
Singer Rihanna has given birth to her baby with rapper A$AP Rocky in Los Angeles. The 34-year-old mom reportedly gave birth to a boy on May 13, months after the couple announced in January that they were expecting. Congratulatory messages have been pouring in for the couple including from Rihanna’s ex-boyfriend, singer Chris Brown. He…
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…
