EXCLUSIVE: Cooper sat down with theGrio and broke down her career and colorism in Hollywood. Asjha Cooper is killing it right now, starring in two films on two of the biggest streaming services on the planet. The actress has roles in a vampire flick and a slasher movie under her belt, but as Hollywood shifts…
Marlon Wayans is beginning to groom his young nephew into becoming a true member of the Wayans family. The comedian-actor recorded himself on a video call with his nephew, who appears to be under 8 years old, and the two had a bonding moment that consisted of a lot of profanity. The video starts in…
On Nov. 4, Finurah will present its inaugural one-day virtual wealth summit. We will bring together thought leaders, proven experts, and the community for lively discussions on creating generational wealth, financing and more. Get access to the Finurah Wealth Summit 2021 here and click “Going”. In today’s financial climate, Black startups continue to find it challenging to attract…
Viola Davis has a good sense of humor toward TikTok fans who imitated her character’s walk on “How To Get Away With Murder” in a viral challenge. In the ABC series, which aired from 2014-2020, Davis played Annalise Keating, a cutthroat lawyer and professor who left viewers laughing at her signature staggering walk. Using captions…
Nine months before Rosa Parks gained notoriety for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white woman, there was Claudette Colvin. “People said I was crazy because I was 15 years old and defiant and shouting, ‘It’s my constitutional right!’” said Colvin to CNN about the March 2, 1955, incident that…
OPINION: U.S. Congressman Bobby Scott touts Democrats’ Build Back Better Act for its “transformational” impact on the nation’s historically Black institutions With razor-thin margins in the House and Senate, and a Republican Party intent on obstruction, Democrats in Congress have been forced to make hard choices in search of a final agreement that fulfills President…
Pastor Darien Bolden of Baptist Ministers Conference says while “one shooting is too many,” the rampant gun violence in the city “needs to stop.” Black pastors in Jacksonville, Florida are imploring their community to help bring gun violence to an end. There have been over 360 shootings in the city this year, and Pastor Darien…
The rapper, whose legal name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, is among six charged with conspiring to distribute and possess controlled substances. Fetty Wap was arrested by the FBI on Thursday on federal drug charges in New York. The rapper, whose legal name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, was a performer at the Rolling Loud…
Florence “Flo-Jo” Giffith Joyner shocked the world with her record-breaking speed during the July 1988 U.S. Olympic trials in Indiana. The 5-foot-7, 130-pound sprinter blazed through the track in just 10.49 seconds, beating Evelyn Ashford’s previous world record of 10.76 seconds in the 100-meter race. Time Magazine notes that the announcer during the race looked…
Isaiah Andrews, 83, maintained his innocence when his wife was slain weeks after they wed in 1974. “I’ve become free,” said Andrews after new trial. An 83-year-old man who maintained that he did not murder his wife in 1974 has been found not guilty after spending 45 years in prison. Isaiah Andrews of Cleveland was…
