LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 07: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends Annual Fifteen Percent Pledge Fundraising Gala Honoring Ms. Tina Knowles at Paramount Studios on February 07, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Savion Washington/Getty Images) The partnership, which began last year, featured the launch of various items tied to the Dutchess of Sussex…
Judge Glenda Hatchett poses with her upcoming children’s book “Goal Girls.” (Photo courtesy of Judge Glenda Hatchett) Judge Glenda Hatchett is gearing up to release a new children’s book, “Goal Girls,” to guide readers to dream big. Before the Honorable Glenda Hatchett became a legendary and award-winning legal presence on television screens and in Georgia…
The National Association of Black Bookstores is a first-of-its-kind national organization dedicated to uplifting Black-owned bookstores. (Photos: Adobe Stock/ NAB2) This week, the National Association of Black Bookstores launched its National Black-Owned Bookstore Directory. Here at theGrio, spotlighting Black-owned businesses is something we take seriously, but even we can’t catch them all. Fortunately, the National…
Source: Jeffrey Mayer / Getty The 2026 Oscars are set for March 15, and several standout Black stars and films are in the mix for the industry’s biggest prizes. Among them are Michael B. Jordan for his performance in Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster horror hit, and Teyana Taylor for Paul Thomas Anderson’s sweeping political drama…
A Black mother claims she was racially profiled by police when they pulled her over for handing a forgotten coffee cup to her son from her driver’s side window. A viral video from January 15 showed an officer from Fairview County Township in Pennsylvania asking if she had “crack, weed,” or any “illegal substances” in…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 05: Tee Grizzley attends the BMF Season 2 Los Angeles Premiere Event on January 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for STARZ) The rapper, born on the city’s west side, looks to add to a revitalized area of the city which just added a mixed-use…
In her latest video, Oprah Winfrey practically thumbs the world, brushing off years of weight chatter as she steps forward like none of the noise ever mattered. She’s spent four decades being watched, measured, debated, praised, and sometimes picked apart over something as ordinary as body weight. In 2026, she’s sporting a new look, and…
(Photo: Getty Images) “What a great debt we owe to him,” said America’s first Black president, who acknowledged how the civil rights leader paved the way for his historic presidency. President Barack Obama delivered a rousing eulogy for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, praising the civil rights leader for paving the way for his historic…
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 17: Shawna Thomas attends The Hollywood Reporter Most Powerful People In Media Presented By A&E at The Pool on May 17, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter) “Y’all, this is not a bad thing. I’m going to miss everyone, but I…
A Texas woman and U.S. native who has spent years battling severe diseases is fighting to get her social benefits back from federal officials who removed them after challenging her citizenship. Ramona Rakestraw was born in 1966 in Dallas County, Texas. The 59-year-old was stricken with kidney disease at age 28. She received a transplant,…
