Jada and Shakur attended high school together and had a platonic relationship Actor Will Smith has been transparent about many aspects of his life in his new memoir, Will, which was released on Tuesday. In an excerpt from the book according to USA Today, Smith shared that his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s relationship with the…
The topic of Critical Race Theory being taught in K-12 schools has been a highly divisive one that was amplified by the social justice movement spurred by the murder of George Floyd in 2020. The attempt to take what many feel would be an educational step forward has been met with much resistance, as evidenced…
The two opened up about what it was like making the Netflix western that has generated rave reviews. Netflix’s highly anticipated western The Harder They Fall has gotten rave reviews since it dropped earlier this month. theGrio sat down with stars Regina King and Idris Elba to talk about how they prepared for their roles,…
“It’s been a long journey on a very tough road that only a few arrive to,” the music icon said. Living legend Missy Elliot was immortalized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Nov. 8. After the star was unveiled, the five-time Grammy winner joined several of her A-list peers for a celebration…
Terrence Jenkins, also known as Terrence J, reportedly was a victim of an attempted “follow-home robbery” on Nov. 10. According to Fox 11, the incident reportedly happened before 3 a.m. outside Jenkins’ Sherman Oaks home in Los Angeles, California. Terrence Jenkins was reportedly a victim of an attempted “follow-home robbery” on Nov. 10. Photo:@terrencej/Instagram During…
Source: Jub Rubjob / Getty On August 27, eight-year-old Black girl Fanta Bility was killed by police gunfire in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, outside of a football game at Academy Park High School. A month and a half later, only one person has been charged with murdering Fanta—a Black teenager who didn’t kill anyone. According to…
In 2001, 10-year-old Calhoun portrayed Tyrell Musgrove, the son of Halle Berry’s character; the actress donated over $3,000 to family’s GoFundMe effort. Actor Coronji Calhoun died last month in his native Louisiana. Calhoun, who was 31, reportedly died of congestive heart failure and lung issues on Oct. 13, according to Shadow and Act. In the 2001…
There will be no more wigs for “Love and Hip Hop: Miami” star Princess Love. For Halloween, Love stepped out of her comfort zone with her hair and rocked a candy apple red wig. In addition to that, she wore a green bodysuit and tights to complete her sexy Poison Ivy costume for her Halloween…
TMZ says Scott left the Astroworld Festival Friday night for an after-party, still unaware of the fatalities at his concert. Travis Scott has been under deep scrutiny since the Astroworld Festival he created and produced in his Houston, Texas, hometown turned deadly and hundreds were injured on Friday. A new report from TMZ notes that…
Education pioneer Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will make history next year when a statue of her is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol in 2022. It will be the first time a Black person has had a state-commissioned statue in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. She will be replacing a Confederate general, Edmund Kirby. The 11-foot larger-than-life…
