EXCLUSIVE: Kendrick Sampson, Storm Reid, Quinta Brunson, and Javicia Leslie discussed their projects and using their careers to bring attention to a social issues Black filmmakers came together to celebrate the projects they’ve created at this year’s American Black Film Festival. Segments of the festival included HBO‘s short film competition as well as different panels….
Shaunie O’Neal said “Yes!” The 46-year-old is now engaged to her boyfriend, Pastor Keion Henderson, after he romantically proposed to her on Thursday, Nov. 11. In a video, released by People magazine, Henderson explained why Nov.11 is an important date to them. Paster Keion Henderson and Shaunie O’Neal (Photo: @pastorkeion/Instagram) “Every day, you and I…
Source: Tim Mosenfelder / Getty This year is proving to be a challenge for R&B veteran Keyshia Cole. Months after losing her biological mother, the late Frankie Lons, the “Just Like You” singer, is unfortunately now coping with the recent death of her adoptive father, Mr. Leon Cole, Jr. Thank you https://t.co/nvAfnewvgy — Keyshia Cole…
Fans are sharing their condolences to Cole, who also lost her mother, Frankie Lons, earlier this year Keyshia Cole has unfortunately suffered another familial loss this year. She confirmed on Sunday evening that her adoptive father, Leon Cole, Jr., passed away from COVID-19 complications. Cole first confirmed the news by responding to a fan on…
“This is something I’ll have nightmares about for the rest of my life,” said CEO Alex Pollak. The CEO of ParaDocs, the medic company hired by Astroworld organizers, is speaking out about the chaotic concert to “set the record straight” on efforts made by his team of more than 70 people to help save lives…
EXCLUSIVE: The National Council of Negro Women and union groups convened on Tuesday to push President Biden and Democrats to end the filibuster and pass voting rights protections “We are going to get out in this cold,” says activist Melanie L. Campbell in the wee hours of the morning as she prepared for a day…
EXCLUSIVE: Despite an agreement reached between students, legal counsel and the Howard University administration, students tell theGrio they are not fully satisfied with the institution’s response. Blackburn Takeover student protesters have reached an agreement with the administration after a 33-day standstill at Howard University. The terms of the agreement haven’t been made public, however, a…
Dr. Dre‘s ex-wife Nicole Young is serious about getting what’s owed to her from the producer and has involved the police in her latest attempt to collect alleged past-due legal fees. Young’s legal team has filed a writ of execution against Dre, born Andre Young, and are seeking $1.2 million for past court-ordered legal fees,…
Three teenagers, reportedly influenced by problematic behavior, are behind what authorities said were a slew of false 911 calls that triggered a large presence of law enforcement officers to the home of a prominent Black Lives Matter figure in the Los Angeles area. The group is accused of committing two swatting calls — one in…
“I was angry, I was disgusted, I was sad, I was confused,” 14-year-old Nya Sigin told CNN about the vile video activist Shaun King shared. An investigation is underway in a Minneapolis, Minnesota, suburb after a high school freshman was the target of an attack by two classmates, who posted a video full of racist…
