The former Miss North Carolina was crowned Miss USA in May 2019 The mother of Cheslie Kryst will join Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris at the red table on Wednesday to talk about her daughter’s Jan. 30 suicide. As reported by PEOPLE, in the May 4 episode of Pinkett Smith’s Red Table…

Young Thug has some strong beliefs about people in low-income communities who decide to become parents. While sitting in the studio, the Atlanta-based rapper went on a rant about how he feels there should be a rule to ban “broke” people from creating families. In a clip that has since been circling social media, Thugger,…

OPINION: The GOP’s opposition to student debt relief is just the latest example of white America’s hypocrisy on the policies that created their economic advantage. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Hey Michael, I heard that you were some kind of ecologist who…

Another day, another chapter in the developing drama surrounding NIL deals. This time it was about a player feeling his NIL compensation wasn’t on par with an incoming transfer to his team. So now we have battles in practice for starting positions and players compete and catch feelings about who’s getting the bigger bag to attend…

Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has become a mastermind at wishing happy birthday to some of the biggest celebrities in Hollywood with baby pictures and brief messages on her website. Still, nothing could’ve prepared singer-songwriter Lizzo for her celebratory post, which left the “Truth Hurts” musician and all of social media wondering…

The city came to an agreement after suing the inaugural committee for overpaying for events at his hotel that financially benefitted Trump and his family Former President Donald Trump’s businesses and inaugural committee have reached a deal to pay Washington, D.C., $750,000 to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the committee overpaid for events at his…

OPINION: As a freedom-loving, Christian conservative, I cannot abide an America where we force women to have babies and then not provide for the care of those women and their children. Overturning Roe v. Wade would bring us closer to making that America a reality. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the…

Minnesota just got its first Black-owned bank as First Independence Bank opens in Minneapolis. Detroit-based First Independence Bank has opened its first-ever branch outside of Michigan. The Black-owned bank has just opened the first of two planned locations in Minneapolis. Grand opening of First Independence Bank, Minneapolis (photo from Facebook @firstindependence) The bank opened its first Twin Cities branch…

Veteran comedian Dave Chappelle and legendary rapper Busta Rhymes are co-headlining a tour.  Over the weekend, Busta revealed in an Instagram video post that he and the “Closer” performer would be embarking on a tour that will combine hip-hop and humor for an entertainment experience that even Dave and Buster’s couldn’t have conjured up.  Busta…