Jordyn Woods became a topic of conversation on Sunday, Jan. 16, after the model responded to her boyfriend, Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl Anthony Towns‘ question about e-dating. E-dating, also known as electronic dating, occurs when individuals get to know one another digitally through instant messaging and other internet communication. The discussion between Woods and Towns…

Artists have often diversified their portfolios by transitioning to other sectors of Hollywood, as seen in examples such as Ice Cube and Jay-Z. Both emcees have seen great success after going into the film industry, with fans eager to see what they’ve created next. However, after Kendrick Lamar announced his debut as a film producer…

OPINION: To celebrate King’s legacy, Bishop Barber and the Poor People’s Campaign are mobilizing the largest mass assembly of poor people and low-wage workers in this nation’s history on June 18, 2022. In his last speech in Memphis, Tennessee, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. placed the movement in a world-historical context, celebrating that he…

From politicians to Stevie Wonder and the NFL, theGrio’s Cleared Up series breaks down the two-decades-long fight to making Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday a federal holiday. Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but with so much of Dr. King’s dream still unrealized, many people feel the holiday was created as merely a…

Last fall, Jalani Lovett, a 27-year-old Black man, died in his jail cell in Southern California. An official autopsy declared his death “accidental,” but a toxicology report showed that Lovett had fentanyl and heroin in his system.  Lovett was in solitary confinement at the time of his death. His family is outraged and wants answers…

In a video address, the president urged the country to live up to King’s ideals Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday. Martin Luther King Day…

OPINION: Both sides of the political aisle love to claim the civil rights icon while failing to live up to his ideals and conveniently sidestepping his more radical politics. “Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God’s children.” —Dr. Martin…

Savannah James has broken the internet with several beautiful looks in the last few months and now she’s serving up another grown and sexy vibe on her Instagram. James uploaded a short video on Jan. 17, of her wearing a black suit dress with fur added to the bottom and on the ends of both…

A new database reveals the number of elected officials in the nation’s history who at some point in their lives owned enslaved Africans: 1,700. This week the Washington Post published a report about its research into which American politicians owned enslaved Africans. Sen. Edward Lloyd V of Maryland is named in report highlighting thousands of…

Tia Mowry dropped a little sugar and spice on fans’ timelines that not only had them begging for more but also wondering whether her husband, actor Cory Hardrict, had anything to do with the sexy images. “The Game” actress showed followers some skin in a series of images she posted while relaxing in bed in…