Comedian Amanda Seales has gone viral several times throughout her 20-year career. One instance came during an intense exchange with reality star Caitlyn Jenner during Katy Perry’s four-day live stream in June 2017. The “Insecure” star, the only Black woman among the guests, delivered the ultimate clap back and lesson after the former Olympian described…
OPINION: Failing to extend TPS to majority-Black nations only reinforces the disparate treatment of Black migrants in the United States. A recent letter from more than 280 leading national groups—including the Black Alliance for Black Immigration (BAJI), the nation’s largest Black migrant advocacy organization—implored the Department of Homeland Security to prioritize Temporary Protected Status (TPS)…
Sometimes reality television isn’t trash TV. Just ask track and field Olympian Al Joyner, who recently received a gift from Rene Nezhoda, the host of the A&E show “Storage Wars.” The athlete would tell you he just made a new friend with one after the star gave him a treasured and heartfelt “blessing.” US-Sprinterin Florence…
On the heels of the contentious hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, theGrio explores what Republicans describe as “court-packing” with U.S. Congressman Mondaire Jones and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown. The topic of “court-packing” was a recurring theme in the contentious days-long Supreme Court confirmation hearings last week for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Jackson, who…
A Black British man, in desperate need of monthly blood transfusion, was turned away from an airport in Jamaica because airline officials rejected his passport, and died days later. The staffers determined his identification was invalid because parts of it were damaged. According to Metro News UK, British Airways in the Montego Bay airport denied Chaz Carl…
Malia Obama has started working on her first real job after graduating from Harvard, scoring one of the hottest positions in the industry. According to Vanity Fair, the graduate will be a writer on the new Donald Glover Amazon series tentatively titled “Hive.” Glover said he was impressed by her writing skills, ability to communicate her vision clearly, and her…
OPINION: He has spent decades carefully cultivating the image of a super-nice guy, and at the moment when he finally got the ultimate trophy for acting, he put that image in jeopardy. I’m still processing what happened at the Will Smith Oscars. Can several things be true at once? In a moment that perhaps revealed…
During his speech, Smith said “love will make you do crazy things” as an explanation of slapping Rock over a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith Will Smith won the Academy Award for Best Actor and addressed his altercation with Chris Rock during his acceptance speech on Sunday. Smith, who won for his portrayal of…
Chris Rock and Will Smith onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022. | Source: Myung Chun / Getty Call it the slap heard ’round the world. At least, that’s what it appeared to be after Will Smith confronted comedian Chris Rock…
The shocking moment happened during the ceremony’s third hour, leading Smith and Rock to almost immediately trend on Twitter The 94th annual Academy Awards took quite the turn in its final hour when Will Smith appeared to strike Chris Rock during the televised ceremony on Sunday. Comedian Rock presented at the Oscars this year, and…
