EXCLUSIVE: “The work that we’re doing, and its connection to his legacy, is ensuring that the power belongs with Black communities and Black-founded nonprofits,” said Aisha Alexander-Young, CEO of Giving Gap. Reginald F. Lewis became the first Black American to build a billion-dollar company and rose to prominence with his autobiography, Why Should White Guys…

Troupe will discuss his decades-long writing career in a virtual roundtable with friends Danny Glover and Terry McMillan on Feb. 10. As a poet, author, editor, and educator, Quincy Troupe has chronicled the stories of some of America’s most striking figures. Among the biographies and tributes he has edited or co-written are James Baldwin (editor:…

OPINION: Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg play weed-smoking roommates who work at a car wash together, and it’s a recipe for hilarity. 2001 was a sweet year for Dr. Dre. (The Chronic) 2001 was still riding the music charts. His recent Up In Smoke tour had been a huge success, and he was still a…

The engaged internet sensations share their story as part of theGrio’s “Mighty Love” series on Black love, romance and relationship resilience. This is the second installment in theGrio’s series “Mighty Love,” running through February. Read our first couple’s story here. Yoe Apolinario and Sheopatra (She) are all about movement; it’s what they do. Each of…

Hours after hosting this year’s Oscars nominee ceremony, actress Tracee Ellis Ross took down her hair and makeup to reveal her natural self. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, the “black-ish” star shared a stunning short video of herself looking into the camera, admiring her natural beauty. She captioned the two-second clip with a cloud emoji. The…

Law enforcement is now investigating DaBaby for assault with a deadly weapon DaBaby and Brandon Bills, the brother of the rapper’s ex-girlfriend DaniLeigh, got into a brawl at a bowling alley in Los Angeles that was captured on camera.  The footage is making the rounds on social media, showing DaBaby and Bills exchanging words before…

The rapper launched the official ‘Mom’s Spaghetti’ restaurant back in fall 2021, after a successful run of pop-up shops in Detroit We are just days away from the Super Bowl, which will include a major half-time show with some big names in Hip-Hop and R&B, including Eminem. Ahead of the major musical event, the rapper…

If there’s one thing that Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson does best aside from football, it’s seemingly saving a buck or two. Father to now to five children, after welcoming his daughter with his fiancée, Sharele Rosado, last month, the former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver knows how expensive the cost of raising a kid can get.  On…

EXCLUSIVE: Bush, who was propelled to Washington through the Black Lives Matter movement, vowed to continue her fight for the granular causes in Black and Brown communities. U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush on Tuesday convened a gathering of 10 mostly Black journalists in her office in the Cannon Building on Capitol Hill adorned with pictures of…

Black businesses, which already have major challenges in getting funding, have been hard hit by the pandemic. They also failed to receive pandemic government funding on the same level as white businesses. Yet Black-owned companies received just 1.9 percent of Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic while white-owned businesses received 83 percent, reported Business Of Business. Acknowledging that…