Tina Knowles-Lawson is mother to not only Grammy Award-winning daughters Solange and Beyoncé, but she is also mother-in-law- to revered rapper Jay-Z, whom the former fashion designer often has spoken highly of and defended against public criticism. Over the last few weeks, the entrepreneur has been out promoting the new docuseries “Profiled: The Black Man,”…

An inside source told The Hollywood Reporter that Williams is “very grateful to everybody who guest hosted” in her absence. Talk show host Wendy Williams has reportedly given Sherri Shepherd her blessing to be the permanent interim host of her eponymous talk show.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, an inside source said Williams is “very grateful to…

Two politicians, descendants of enslaved African-Americans, are proposing that hundreds of thousands of Black people who fought for the nation during the Civil War be honored. The legislators state that these soldiers should receive “the recognition they deserve.” Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), both members of the Congressional Black Caucus,…

Attorneys for Dr. Phil and the executive producer have denied the allegations in the latest report from Buzzfeed News According to a recent report, the Dr. Phil show has been accused of a toxic work environment, with former employees speaking out about their experience on the popular show. Dr. Phil, which is currently in its…

Tesla has denied allegations of racial discrimination and harassment, calling the California DFEH’s lawsuit “misguided.” A lawsuit by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing says it has uncovered a persistent pattern of ongoing racist behavior at Tesla’s Fremont factory.  As previously reported, the agency is suing the automobile manufacturer for alleged racial discrimination and harassment. …

Two teenage boys were arrested this week after a probe determined they made bomb threats to seven mostly Black Washington, D.C. schools. Two teenage boys were arrested this week after an investigation determined they called in bomb threats to seven predominately Black schools in Washington, D.C.  Four public high schools and three charter schools were…

Tamera Mowry joined the TikTok drop challenge on Tuesday, Feb. 8, after a video of her twin sister, Tia Mowry, went viral. The actress wore a pink tracksuit with pink fluffy house shoes for her version of the TikTok drop challenge. She captioned the video with a message for her husband, journalist Adam Housley. “When…

When theGrio looked strictly at the numbers, we finally understood the NFL’s confounding lack of Black head coaches. The only logical answer is racism.  By every statistical measure, Black coaches in the National Football League have outperformed white coaches.  In 1989, when the Oakland Raiders made Art Shell the first Black head coach in the…

Monique Miles, who called the Jan. 6 insurrectionists “patriots,” was Virginia’s deputy attorney general for government operations and transactions. A recently appointed deputy attorney general in Virginia has resigned after a report revealed social media posts praising January 6th insurrectionists. Until Thursday, Monique Miles was the state’s deputy attorney general for government operations and transactions….

A former La Mesa, California, police officer who was fired and charged after being accused of lying on a police report about his confrontation with a young Black man he arrested in 2020, says his life has been destroyed by the aftermath of the incident. Amaurie Johnson (left), Officer Matthew Dages (right) In a recent…