As Broadway begins to reopen, theGrio highlights five current or forthcoming productions created by Black creatives. The presence of Black actors, writers, and directors represented on stages in the hallowed theater district of New York City has always been minuscule compared to that of their white counterparts. For every Purlie, there are 10 South Pacific’s….
Ludacris recently helped out a father-daughter duo in the most heartwarming way. During a recent appearance on “The Ellen Show” with host Ellen DeGeneres, the rapper surprised Jay’Aina “Jay Jay” Patton and her father Antoine with a donation of $10,000 toward their Photo Patch company. Rapper Ludacris (left) used his eponymous foundation to donate $10,000…
The legendary venue will be home to the 33rd annual show for the first time Two legendary entertainment entities are coming together for the first time. BET announced today that the 2021 Soul Train Music Awards will take place at the world-famous Apollo Theater. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic Soul Train show hosted by…
The veteran actress plays Lisa Arthur a powerful corporate attorney who comes into the Roy family’s orbit The hit HBO series Succession is back for a third season and Sanaa Lathan is killing it in her role as a corporate lawyer. Interestingly, the Love & Basketball star almost turned down the chance to appear in…
“His actions reflected what he believed was best for America and the people he served,” Obama said. Former President Barack Obama called Colin Powell an “exemplary patriot” in a lengthy statement shared on social media following the death of the former general on Monday. Powell — America’s first Black national security adviser, first Black Joint…
Source: adamkaz / Getty Building on what they call “positive gains made with Black voters,” the Republican National Committee is opening a Black American Engagement Center outside Atlanta in College Park, Ga. The RNC insists that it is serious about engaging in strategic and sustained Black voter engagement. Speaking with NewsOne, RNC National Spokesperson and…
The film about Serena and Venus’ father, Richard Williams, will be released in theaters and stream exclusively on HBO Max this November American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is gearing up for its 25th year, and just announced that the highly-anticipated film starring Will Smith, King Richard, will officially open the festival in November. The American…
Jackson is seen dancing inside an area at FedExField where the grass was painted with Taylor’s jersey number The brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is under fire for a TikTok video he posted that showed him dancing on Sean Taylor’s retired number at FedExField in Maryland during Sunday’s game. Jackson Mahomes, 21,…
Jamie Foxx is not afraid to share how he has used his star power to embarrass his older daughter, Corinne Foxx. The Oscar Award-winning actor has countless tales of the ways he has mortified Corinne over the years, many of which served as inspiration for the father-daughter duo’s short-lived Netflix series “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me.”…
A group of students at a North Georgia high school say just as they were planning to protest this month against peers caught carrying around a Confederate flag during a school event, their Black organizers were suspended. Meanwhile, students carrying the controversial emblem were let off the hook. “I feel the Confederate flag should not…
