One source said the “threatening” message essentially meant “make do with what you have to get more arrests.” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reportedly warned Chicago police leaders that they will be demoted or lose their lose jobs if they fail to increase arrest numbers. During the closed-door meeting, Lightfoot and Chicago Police Supt. David Brown…
Jim Jones’ new year is already off to a heroic start after the Dipset co-founder reportedly saved his friend’s life after performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the photographer’s life. “Inside Edition” reported last weekend that the Harlem-born rapper and his photographer friend Jerry Flete, were in Florida for a cryptocurrency event for Jones’ Capo Coin. NEW…
EXCLUSIVE: theGrio has a new clip from the premiere for the eight-episode series that follows Black businesswomen in the Atlanta real estate market. OWN is dropping your next favorite reality TV series, just in time for the new year. theGrio has an exclusive clip from the upcoming premiere of Ladies Who List: Atlanta. From shows…
Morgan Wallen faced controversy after video of him saying the N-word went viral in February 2021. Last year, country star Morgan Wallen was riding high from the success of his second album, Dangerous: The Double Album, which went number one on the Billboard 200 chart. But a viral video of him saying the N-word tarnished…
There is a problem in Buckeye Nation. Former Ohio State cornerback Marcus Williamson exposed the famed football program on Twitter and was then joined by others. Ohio State defeated Utah in the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Williamson then took the time to spark controversy about his experience when he was a part of the Buckeyes. It makes…
Good has had a busy professional year, including starring in “Harlem” on Prime Video. In a recent appearance on The Real, Meagan Good reflected on her year of “transitions” amid her highly-publicized divorced with DeVon Franklin. As theGrio reported in December, after over nine years of marriage, Good and Franklin decided to end their marriage…
“He never said a peep about it. He just did his job,” said Washington about the actor’s cancer battle. Denzel Washington says the late Chadwick Boseman “suffered quietly” while filming his final film role, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Boseman starred opposite Viola Davis in the Oscar-winning 2020 Netflix movie that Washington produced. The Black Panther…
Porter’s father spent more than four years in prison for shooting a teenage girl in 1994. LeBron James wants a Washington Wizards announcer fired for his now-viral remarks about Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr., though it appears the reference was to a former NBA player he thought was the young star’s father. Wizards broadcaster Glenn…
Fifteen-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys stopped wearing makeup in 2016 to prioritize her skin and health, and she hasn’t looked back. The “Here” singer is known for encouraging others to find beauty within themselves, including their natural hair. On Tuesday, Jan. 4, Keys paired an Instagram video of herself next to a video of a…
Booooy, these Karen videos keep getting wilder and wilder while offering more proof that Black people can’t mind their own business in peace without the entitled and privileged whites trying to assert their perceived authority over us. In the latest episode of The Wild And Washclothless, a white couple got all in their feelings when…
