Will Smith joined Instagram in 2017, giving people an intimate glimpse into his humor, his fearlessness, and his love for family. Now, an Illinois actor and comedian is accusing Smith of not being as authentic as some might have thought, and that he hired people to write his Instagram “dad jokes.”  Langston Kerman took to…

Dr. Dre and Xzibit‘s have reached the “healing and moving forward” part of their divorce journeys and have the shirts to prove it. The 47-year-old rapper and 56-year-old producer met up and appeared to bond over moving on from their respective failed marriages. In the photos shared by Xzibit, the former “Pimp My Ride” host…

Source: Douglas Sacha / Getty Often overlooked, odd-year elections are equally important as even-year federal election cycles. This year has been full of important local elections, but they rarely yield the same attention and coverage as Congressional elections. While pundits predict that the upcoming midterm elections will be a “blood bath,” there is still some…

Jonathan Holloway became the New Jersey school’s first Black president in its 250-year history Rutgers University inaugurated its first Black president earlier this month, the first Black president in the school’s 250-year history. Jonathan Holloway, who was announced as the school’s 21st president last year, celebrated the historic moment with faculty and students during a…

Black student athlete Tony Humphrey said he withdrew from Iona Preparatory School in New York after administrator Bernard Mahoney asked him if “running from the cops” helped improve his speed Students at Iona Preparatory School in New York state walked out of class on Tuesday in support of a Black student who transferred after a…

OPINION: TheGrio’s Senior Vice President Geraldine Moriba shares her story battling the same rare cancer that took the life of Abloh at 41. Reading the news of Virgil Abloh’s death gave me chills. According to reports, he died at age 41 after battling a rare, aggressive form of sarcoma cancer for two years. This could…

Ever since it opened its doors in 2016, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has emerged into an institution that poignantly captures the essence of the Black experience. The museum is ensuring the rich history encompassed within its walls can reach the masses through the creation of a new digital project,…

Morocco kept its borders closed for months in 2020 because of the pandemic Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant, the Foreign Ministry announced Sunday. The ministry tweeted that the decision was taken to “preserve the…

A myriad of stars from the worlds of fashion, music and more offered their condolences after Abloh died of cancer on Sunday The death of renowned designer and generational icon Virgil Abloh, 41, sent shock waves far beyond the world of high fashion on Sunday. For a sense of the late visionary’s monumental impact, look…