When the coronavirus pandemic hit, fashion brands canceled orders and factories across Africa and Asia went belly up. MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Vekile Sesha stood outside the rusted gates of a garment factory in the industrial district of Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, willing her luck to change. Four months earlier, the blue jeans factory where she…
Source: Charles Beason / Facebook By day, Rada Griffin works long hours as a software engineer for NASA, toiling away at the agency’s top-secret project that will send the first woman to the moon in 2024. By night, the Huntsville, Alabama-based space worker uses her spare time to expand her bustling wine business, Anissa Wakefield…
In the past, Reginae Carter has been known to clap back at individuals on social media who threw gibes or spewed negative comments at her, her former relationship with rapper YFN Lucci, or family members. On March 29, the 23-year-old explained during an interview with “The Breakfast Club” why she recently decided to turn the other cheek…
Staffers who witnessed the gruesome death said the teenager came out of the seat during the ride’s descent The Missouri teenager who fell to his death in an Orlando amusement park last week was wearing a safety harness that was still locked when the ride stopped. New details have emerged in the tragic death of…
After first filing for divorce in 2015, Alvina Stewart has again petitioned to separate from her husband, Emmy-nominated actor Anthony Anderson. Many assumed the couple reconciled after Alvina rescinded her first divorce petition in 2017. But it now seems she’s had a change of heart. According to The Blast, Alvina filed for divorce from the…
A man who spent 28 years in prison for murder until DNA evidence cleared him as the perpetrator has died before a jury could decide the fate of his wrongful conviction lawsuit. His attorney and loved ones are vowing to continue to seek justice in his name. William “Ricky” Virgil’s 2016 federal civil case against…
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith shared an Instagram post on March 29, which seemingly referenced the slap heard around the world during the Academy Awards on Sunday night. Pinkett Smith attended the awards show with her husband, actor Will Smith, who won the award for Best Actor for his performance in “King Richard” as the father…
Director Camille A. Brown, and members of the cast speak to theGrio about the forthcoming Broadway revival of Ntozake Shange’s famous choreo-poem. Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf has been inspiring and captivating audiences for nearly 50 years. Since its Broadway debut in 1976, Shange’s choreo-poem that chronicles the stories and pathways…
Following Smith’s assault on Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, he won the Best Actor award for his performance in King Richard. Will Smith’s mother is speaking out about him slapping comedian Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday over a G.I. Jane joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, whose head is…
LSU men’s basketball is going through a plethora of changes, and multiple players have just entered the transfer window to leave LSU, including the son of NBA legend and former LSU legend Shaquille O’Neal. LSU’s Shareef O’Neal is portaling, the portal told @Stadium. — Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 28, 2022 Reportedly, Shareef O’Neal, a 6-10 forward, will be…
