The Savile Row pioneer returned from a 12-year absence with a star-studded celebration of Black British excellence. At 28, Ozwald Boateng became the youngest tailor to open a shop on London’s renowned Savile Row. On Monday, February 21, the now 54-year-old designer returned to where it all began, ending a 12-year hiatus from London Fashion…
The actor has been making music for years, having performed at the Coachella music festival in 2019 Idris Elba fans, get ready for a new era. Elba, among other celebrities, is featured on this year’s Hollywood Issue of Vanity Fair. The acclaimed actor recently told the publication that he plans on fully leaning into his…
Last year, Virginia ‘Ginni’ Thomas wrote an email to her husband’s clerks apologizing for supporting the Stop the Steal rally The conservative wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas allegedly had ties to organizers of the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The New York Times reports that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas…
Veteran comedian Tommy Davidson recently revealed that since the release of his 2020 memoir “Living in Color: What’s Funny about Me,” in which he blasted his former “In Living Color” cast mate Jamie Foxx, he has not heard from the Academy Award-winning actor. During a recent interview with Page Six, the 58-year-old told the publication,…
Some new light was shed on the drama behind the split between “I AM ATHLETE” founder Brandon Marshall and Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor. Appearing on “Bussin’ With The Boys,” Taylor and Crowder alluded to business arrangements not being clearly set up as the main reason for the split. Fred Taylor (left), Channing Crowder (right) – “Bussin’ With The…
The Hampton Police Department told theGrio on Tuesday they don’t have any updates on Bigsby’s whereabouts. The child was was last seen in the home of his father, Cory Bigsby, at 2 a.m. on Jan. 31. Authorities in Hampton, Virginia are still searching for Codi Bigsby, the four-year-old boy whose father reported him missing more…
TheGrio spoke with Sounds of Blackness about their NAACP Image Award-nominated single, ‘Time For Reparations.’ The 2022 NAACP Image Awards will air on Feb. 26, the climax to the final weekend of this year’s Black History Month. Up for Outstanding Gospel Song is the legendary musical collective, Sounds of Blackness, for their single, “Time for…
OPINION: The infectious disease specialist—a fierce champion of health equity whose work spanned from Haiti to Rwanda—was an example that one person can make a difference, but also a reminder that it shouldn’t have to be that way. The world of medicine is reeling after the sudden passing of one of its giants. Dr. Paul…
Structural inequities and disparities in health and preventative care have left African Americans most vulnerable during the pandemic. Last week, the United States hit one million “excess deaths” since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Scholars and demographers define “excess deaths” as the number of deaths that happen within a specific timeframe outside of what…
Toya Johnson and Robert “Red” Rushing‘s adoration for each other overshadowed her boot camp post on Feb. 21, after fans solely focused on a special moment that occurred during the workout session. The couple began dating in 2017, and got engaged two years later, in 2019. Johnson and Rushing’s proposal ceremony ultimately aired on television the following…
