OPINION: I’m not even joking a little bit when I say this might be one of the greatest cinematic achievements in Black history. One of my favorite pastimes is firing up Amazon Prime and perusing the collection of Black films available. And baaaaaaby, Amazon Prime has a treasure trove of pure foolishness; I love it….
Closing arguments set for Monday as prosecutors tie racist statements to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery Witness testimony concluded Friday in the hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery with final prosecution witnesses saying they heard two of the defendants make racist statements, including crude sexual remarks directed at a woman who had…
CBS interview with Byron Allen, whose media empire owns theGrio, to air Sunday For Byron Allen, owning a major media company is about more than making money. As a Black man, it also comes with the responsibility of being a role model to Black entrepreneurs and using one’s platform to push for greater diversity in…
Source: Tom Williams / Getty Advocates and members of Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to roll back harsh immigration policies that disproportionately impact Black immigrants. Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Cori Bush led 100 members of Congress in an open letter to the president requesting that he reverse “inhumane immigration policies,” including the…
Rick Ross caused a commotion on social media after the rapper revealed he had purchased a bull. The price of an Angus bull can range from $5,000 to $8,000. Ross’ latest purchase joins the collection of horses he owns in his Promised Land residence in Atlanta, Georgia. Ross bought the property in 2014, from Evander Holyfield for…
Tiffany Haddish‘s future love Instagram filter game took an unexpected turn on Feb. 17 after the feature mentioned the actress’ ex. In the social media post, Haddish, who appeared to be on a plane to an undisclosed location, seemingly tried to occupy her time during her moment of leisure by participating in a game called…
“We are in absolute love and utter appreciation that Goose chose us. Welcome to the fam SON,” the couple said. WNBA star and broadcaster Candace Parker announced Friday that she and her wife Anya Petrakova have welcomed their first baby together, son Airr Larry Petrakov Parker. Their baby boy was born on Friday, Feb. 11,…
The actor’s character was written off of ‘9-1-1’ last year following the COVID-19 protocols implemented by 20th Television and Disney Following his very public departure from the Fox show 9-1-1, Rockmond Dunbar is now suing 20th Television and Disney for discrimination over their vaccine mandates, per Deadline. As theGrio previously reported, Dunbar was written off…
The comic/actor’s forthcoming EP “It’s Time to Get Black, Y’all” uses music to call for Black History Month to move to March If you enjoy Craig Robinson on the Hulu series Your Attention Please, then you might enjoy his upcoming EP, It’s Time to Get Black, Y’all. Taken from his catchphrase as the host of…
The investigation comes after one of the alleged victims sued Brown for $20 million Chris Brown is under investigation for two separate battery incidents involving two women in Miami over a year ago. As reported by Uproxx, one of the alleged victims claims she was assaulted on Dec. 30, 2020, on a yacht “docked near…
