New songs, series, and livestreamed performances will premiere on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel as part of its “Black Music Is…” initiative. Amazon Music has announced that it will celebrate Black History Month with a flood of content, including new music, playlists, and live streams as part of its new “Black Culture Is…” initiative. Among the events…
Roots founders Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter will co-executive produce the documentary about the descendants of the last slave ship to reach America. Fresh from its premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, Participant’s feature documentary, Descendant, has been acquired by Netflix for worldwide distribution with Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company,…
The award-winning host will provide perspective on sports-related matters of race and culture and social justice issues Award-winning host Angela Rye has joined ESPN as a special correspondent. ESPN today announced, per press release, that Rye will contribute topical features, commentaries, and essays across various shows and platforms. Rye will provide perspective on sports-related matters…
On the latest episode of “The Real,” Beauvais revealed that Jayne called her “something she did not like.” Production on season 12 of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is currently underway, and Garcelle Beauvais isn’t holding back when discussing the current status of her friendship with her co-star Erika Jayne. As theGrio reported in…
EXCLUSIVE: “We know that Dr. King’s home was bombed. We know that the home of Fred Shuttlesworth was bombed. This is a trend and it’s a practice of intimidation.” Black leaders are calling the recent series of bomb threats against several Historically Black College and University (HBCU) campuses “terrorism.” There have been threats to several…
India Arie is the latest musician to join the group of singers and songwriters threatening to pull their catalog from Spotify. The streaming giant and home to Joe Rogan has come under fire after the controversial podcaster has repeatedly made false claims on several issues involving COVID-19 and race. Earlier this week, the Grammy Award-winning…
The song is from the animated film, ‘Encanto,’ currently streaming on Disney+. Disney’s latest animated film, Encanto, has hit big with fans, and so has its music. One of the film’s songs, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” has become a surprise hit, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, becoming Disney’s…
Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton and John Mayer also appeared at the tribute to Saget, who passed away in January. Many are still grieving the sudden and tragic loss of Bob Saget last month. A group of comics, singers and some of his talented friends gathered to celebrate his life at a farewell concert in Los…
This year marks the 10th annual celebration honoring the hijab and combatting anti-Muslim sentiment, now recognized in over 150 countries. “Hijab is our crown, not a crime.” That is the tagline of World Hijab Day, established in 2012 by Nazma Khan in an effort “to fight discrimination against Muslim women through awareness [and] education.” Now…
The theme for 2022 focuses on Black health and wellness. I was today years old when I learned each Black History Month has a theme. I called my grandmother and asked her why no one had ever told me; she didn’t know either. I’ve been celebrating Black History Month all my life and never knew…
