Arsenio Hall and Murphy in the 1988 movie, “Coming to America.” | Source: Everett Collection In all the years I’ve called Hollywood home, I have never once heard anyone say, “James Earl Jones is an asshole.” That is a rarity in a town where friends and enemies too often wear the same faces. These hills,…
Civil rights advocate and legal scholar Kimberle Crenshaw speaks after she received her medal during the Harvard University Hutchins Center Honors W.E.B. Du Bois Medal Ceremony on October 1, 2024, at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, Masachusetts. | Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Congratulations are in order for the esteemed Kimberlé Crenshaw. This week, the world-famous…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 15: Gina Torres attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) From “Afro-Latinx Revolution: Puerto Rico” to “Black Mexicans,” there is a wave of new television and films that illuminate the diverse experiences of Afro-Latinos and…
The streets are flooded near Peachtree Creek after hurricane Helene brought in heavy rains over night on September 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Kobe Williams, 27, and her infant sons, Khyzier and Khazmir, died while sheltering in their trailer home in Thomson, Georgia, during Hurricane Helene. Obie Williams could hear…
The celebration was short-lived for two former Kentucky cops recently cleared of felony charges in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor — only to be indicted again by the U.S. Department of Justice this week. Now former Louisville Police Detective Joshua Jaynes and former Sgt. Kyle Meany are once again facing life in prison if…
A sign is seen outside the federal courthouse during the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley…
With the Country Music Awards approaching in November, the debate about whether Beyoncé was snubbed by the award show or not has been ongoing. Two-time Country Music Award winner Luke Bryan has been on a press run to promote his newly released album, “Mind of a Country Boy,” and is one of the latest celebrities…
Rapper and entrepreneur Fat Joe stopped by theGrio to discuss ‘Fat Joe Talks’ on Starz, what talk show host is the “GOAT” and more. Every time you look, it seems like Fat Joe is dominating another industry. He’s had a successful rap career for over three decades, he’s been a recurring host of the BET…
Source: WES BRUER / Getty The NAACP has filed its fourth lawsuit in Georgia to protect thousands of voters’ access to the Ballot Box come November 5th. According to a press release, on Wednesday, the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP filed a Motion to Intervene (MOI) in Quinn v. Raffensperger within the United States…
Kyle Rittenhouse is having a hard time making and keeping friends. Two months ago, Rittenhouse — who became a national figure in 2020 after fatally shooting two men during a Kenosha, Wisconsin, protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake — lost considerable street cred with the MAGA movement when he announced he would be writing in…
