A new book covering the “inside story” of the “Real Housewives” is causing shockwaves in the reality TV world. From the release of a bombshell book spilling all of the Real Housewives juiciest secrets, to the current state of Eboni K. Williams’ relationship with her Real Housewives of New York castmates, theGrio is bringing you…
“I celebrate the courage that it took for all those brothers and sisters to fight against this system,” Mike Africa tells theGrio about The Black Panther Party The revolutionary Black Panther Party was founded 55 years ago this month and its ideals are not only still vital but celebrated. Fredrika Newton, the widow of Huey…
A memorial for Leneal Frazier on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, in Minneapolis. | Source: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty The Minneapolis police officer who killed the uncle of a key figure surrounding George Floyd’s death is facing up to 20 years in prison after being formally charged for his role in the death….
A pair of alcohol-impaired elementary school P.E. teachers entered the wrong Florida home, and one eventually shot a man who lived there. Two Florida elementary school physical education teachers have been accused of entering the wrong apartment, and one of the intruders shot an actual tenant who lived there. According to the Indian River County…
Halle Berry’s intensity on-screen as Storm in the X-Men films was just as fiery on set at least on one occasion, says a former co-star. Alan Cumming, who starred in “X2: X-Men United” alongside Berry, claims the actress had a single memorable outburst during the arduous process of filming the 2003 Box Office Hit. Cumming…
“I was so happy when Beyoncé called,” Smith says of her interest in participating after she saw the film about Venus and Serena Williams’ dad. Beyoncé’s new song, “Be Alive,” has been teased in a new trailer for the pending Will Smith-led film, King Richard. Iconic athlete Serena Williams shared the official trailer on Twitter…
EXCLUSIVE: Orji opens up about saying goodbye to the iconic role and series on “Acting Up.” In a recent episode of theGrio‘s Acting Up podcast with Cortney Wills, Yvonne Orji dove deep on the final season of Insecure, set to premiere on HBO this weekend. Insecure may be all about Issa Rae‘s character, Issa Dee,…
OPINION: U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush makes the case for why federal agencies must publicly release all files related to J. Edgar Hoover’s racially-targeted COINTELPRO It was 1966 and the civil rights movement had been slowly building steam for more than a decade when the Black Panther Party emerged on the national stage: strident, confident,…
Du Nord Craft Spirits, the first Black-owned distillery in the nation, was struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic. Now the award-winning distillery based in Minneapolis has partnered with a national airline. Du Nord Craft has teamed up with Delta Air Lines to serve its Foundation Vodka on flights. The airline began offering Du Nord’s…
In response to Spicer’s tweet, the singer-songwriter brought up the former White House staffer’s shaky relationship with truth-telling. Acclaimed singer-songwriter John Legend took exception to Sean Spicer’s critique of his ad about voting rights, bringing up the former Trump adviser’s own shaky relationship with the truth. Spicer, who served as White House communications director under…
