Source: Jason Armond / Getty Two books from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones are the gifts that keep on giving. Twitter users excitedly showed off their copies of “The 1619 Project” and “The 1619 Project: Born on the Water.” Jones tweeted she was touched by the posts. Seeing all of you excitedly posting your…
“When I was growing up, it’s either you sell drugs, play basketball or you rapped; that’s no longer true for Black kids, there’s too much opportunity out here,” said Reco Oxendine, an entrepreneur and financial literacy advocate in the Philadelphia suburb of Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Oxendine has made building generational wealth and closing the racial wealth…
Source: valentinrussanov / Getty Each season, the celebration of Christmas has religious leaders and conservatives publicly complaining about the commercialization of the holiday and the growing lack of Christian sentiment. Many people seem to believe that there was once a way to celebrate the birth of Christ in a more spiritual way. Such perceptions about Christmas celebrations…
AUP EP#33 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 12/25/21 Cortney Wills [00:00:03] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture, and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio, and today we are talking to Kerri Grant….
Tiffany Haddish disclosed in a recent interview with Fox Soul’s “Hollywood Unlocked Uncensored with Jason Lee” how saddened she was over her ex Common’s public remarks regarding their breakup. Haddish and Common reportedly split last month after dating for more than a year. Sources supposedly close to the exes claimed that busy schedules were the reason behind…
A Black TikToker was allegedly threatened with legal action after calling out a model for failing to see her privilege as a white woman in the fashion industry. According to a report from the Daily Dot, 22-year-old Anna Gantt threatened to seek legal against another person on the TikTok platform, user Sevyn Sativa (@sevynsativa), after…
Source: Bill Ingalls/NASA / Getty NASA gave the gift that will keep on giving for generations. Saturday marked the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, an event 25 years in the making. “Merry Christmas! We got you a new telescope, “tweeted NASA. “The James Webb Space Telescope launched today, beginning a one-million-mile journey to…
It was the Thursday of Christmas week, and, to celebrate, Tia Mowry decided to share a throwback photo of herself and her sister, Tamera Mowry, as babies. The Dec. 23 post featured a picture of the twin sisters seated happily wearing their white dresses decorated with yellow flowers and bows. It’s not clear who they…
Two fifth-graders from Augusta, Georgia are living proof that you’re never too young to drive impact in your community. Jordan Wilard and Jordyn Walker wanted to ensure children facing hardships had a glimmer of joy this holiday season, so they hand-delivered gifts to a local shelter, WRDW reported. The youngsters—who are presidents of their fifth-grade…
Songstress Ciara and her husband NFL player Russell Wilson have been dedicated to ensuring youth from underserved communities have access to high-quality education. This holiday season, the couple advanced their efforts to inspire and empower children. The Wilsons made a visit to their Des Moines-based Why Not You Academy charter school to surprise students with…
