Why does the world love, Will Smith? Because one of the most recognizable men on the globe, an enterprise that rakes in seven and eight digits per film, doesn’t take himself that seriously. The rapper-turned-actor took to social media to participate in the “Not My Name” TikTok challenge that has exploded over the last month…
“She’s free to do her social media posts as she has done in the past,” an NBC Sports spokesman said of Jones Monday. Former Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones has delighted fans with her live tweets of the Olympics since 2016. An avid devotee herself, the comedienne live-tweeted the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in…
Minneapolis police are under public scrutiny after a video of officers shooting a Black man after bursting into the apartment he was staying in while executing a no-knock warrant was made public last week. The 22-year-old’s parents say he was “executed” while stumbling to defend himself after suddenly being awakened from his sleep. Police say…
The hilariously funny commentary provided by actress Leslie Jones during the Olympic Games may be no more after the comedian revealed that she is rethinking doing her narration videos. Jones has been living-tweeting the longstanding sporting event over the years and was even invited by NBC to be a part of its 2016 Olympics coverage…
OPINION: Tired of seeing the Magical Negro trope? Don’t want to watch Black bodies being brutalized? TheGrio Test, much like the Bechdel Test for women, seeks to let Black filmgoers know what movies they can trust. The whole hubbub around the Oscars always reminds me of the power of cinema and its ability to shape how…
Source: yulkapopkova / Getty Black podcast shows have taken the entertainment industry by storm over the last decade and the growing audio platform sector doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), reported in 2020 that podcasts generated a whopping $842 million in revenue, despite the pandemic causing…
Source: Nathan Howard / Getty Last week, Minneapolis police killed 22-year-old Amir Locke showing it’s not enough to “reign in” no-knock warrants. The practice needs to end. Associate director-counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Jani Nelson said Locke’s killing might have been prevented had Congress passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing…
AUP EP#39 TRANSCRIPT Transcribed: Cameron Blackwell Completed: 2/7/22 Cortney Wills: [00:00:03] Hello and welcome to Acting Up the podcast that dives deep into the world of TV and film that highlights our people, our culture and our stories. I’m your host, Cortney Wills, Entertainment Director at theGrio. And this week we’re sitting down with Gerrick…
Gabrielle Union took to Instagram on Feb. 6 to showcase what a typical Sunday is like with her daughter Kaavia James Union Wade. In the social media post, the pair, who are dressed in their pajamas with beverages at hand, are dancing in what appears to be their living room to Curtis Mayfield’s 1970 single…
Source: Megan Varner / Getty Black school board members and education professionals across the country are under attack for their commitment to equity and justice. Approximately two weeks after one of Georgia’s most diverse school districts elected its first Black woman chair, Tarece Johnson, Ed.D., finds herself under attack by conservatives for her commitment to…
