CHAMPAIGN, IL – APRIL 12: Sacha Jenkins attends day three of Ebertfest on April 12, 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for Roger Ebert’s Film Festival) Sacha Jenkins’ family shared a heartfelt and emotional recounting of his final days with them on social media. Jenkins, a renowned storyteller, passed away on May…
Source: JEFF HAYNES / Getty Ten days after a bold escape from the Orleans Justice Center rocked New Orleans, two fugitives remain at large — one of whom carries a legacy of one of the city’s darkest chapters. Among the remaining escapees is 27-year-old Derrick Groves, the grandson of Kim Groves, a woman whose 1994…
Serena Williams’ eating habits are being called into question. The tennis legend got some side eyes after she put her own spin on a classic stadium food. She was at the BottleRock fest in Napa, California, on May 24 as a guest for the Williams Sonoma Culinary stage. During the festivities, she and her elder…
Source: jmu.edu / jmu.edu A historical marker in downtown Dallas, Texas, that tells the story of a Black man who was lynched by a white mob in 1910 was vandalized, and now an organization dedicated to preserving Black history is making plans to replace it. According to KERA News, the marker commemorated Allen Brooks, a…
He was tired of constantly getting pulled over, so when the Hendersonville, North Carolina, man noticed a cop was tailing him the unidentified Black motorist pulled off into a parking lot … still followed by the cop, raising an interesting question in the driver’s mind. “So I’m getting pulled over for pulling over?” said the…
Hugh Jackman’s estranged wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, finally filed official divorce papers after leaving the “Deadpool & Wolverine” movie star two years ago. Furness filed the complaint in New York’s Suffolk County Supreme Court on May 23. According to reports, specific details for the divorce had already been finalized beforehand. Paperwork filed by Furness’ attorney featured…
Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty On Monday, May 19, Tina Knowles (affectionately called Mama Tina) graced the stage at the Brooklyn Paramount, dipped in Lorraine Schwartz diamonds and a bejeweled Bibhu Bespoke dress for the last U.S. leg of her international Matriarch book tour hosted by family history partner, Ancestry.com. Gayle King moderated the star-studded…
(L-R) Shaboozey and Megan Moroney speak onstage during the 2025 American Music Awards at BleauLive Theater at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) After going viral at the AMAs, Shaboozey reminds fans that “the true history of country music” is “so powerful that it cannot…
Getty From historic arches to sweet pastéis de nata, TheGrio’s 24-hour guide to Lisbon shows you how to explore Portugal’s capital with culture, flavor, and #TravelingWhileBlack ease. TheGrio Green Book is a modern-day twist on the historic African American Green Book, which guided Black travelers to welcoming and safe places across the country. We continue…
A fight between former President Barack Obama’s Secret Service agents in the middle of the night outside his Washington, D.C., mansion last week was caught on camera and published Tuesday. The agency suspended the two female agents after the incident. Surveillance tape shows the two federal agents punching and shoving each other next to a…
