Jones, 31, is the first African American to hold the position and serve as an advocate for poetry in the state Magic City Poetry Festival founder Ashley M. Jones has been named the first Black poet laureate of Alabama. According to information released by the festival, Jones, an Alabama School of Fine Arts faculty member,…
Chloe Bailey had many convinced that her singing group ChloexHalle made up of her and her sister Halle Bailey may be breaking up on Wednesday, Aug. 24, after announcing she would be performing solo at the MTV Video Music Awards. The duo, who initially began singing online on YouTube in 2011, didn’t get their start…
Audio of Nichols criticizing the network’s choice of a Black colleague to host an NBA Finals show was leaked in July It appears longtime ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols’ time with the network is over. They announced today they are removing Nichols as host from all NBA programming, as well as canceling her popular show The…
Osaka told People magazine that she ‘couldn’t say no’ to working with the star athlete Naomi Osaka has been in the headlines for most of 2021, making news with her impressive talent, dedication to her platform and for spreading mental health awareness. Now, she has announced a partnership with fellow sports star Tom Brady, who…
Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley embodies the spirit of his grandfather’s song “Three Little Birds.” The free-spirited 30-year-old son of Stephen Marley approaches life in a carefree manner, and it shines through his music. Growing up as reggae royalty, Jo Mersa started appearing on stage at 4 years old alongside Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers,…
theGrio’s Matthew Allen highlights artists who have covered, sampled, or borrowed from the essence of the late singer Music has a way of changing over time. The further along we get, the faster trends and fads come and go. So, whenever an artist has the ability to shine and influence from one era to the…
Keziah London Taylor was born in May 2021 and spent several weeks in the NICU before joining the Barrino-Taylor family at home in North Carolina Fantasia is proudly showing off her three-month-old bundle of joy, daughter Keziah London Taylor. Keziah, who she shares with her husband Kendall Taylor, was born on May 23 but the…
Hochul will make a “special announcement” with Benjamin on Thursday in Harlem, according to a public schedule New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has selected Brian Benjamin, a state senator from New York City, as her choice for lieutenant governor, according to a person familiar with the administration’s internal discussions. The person spoke Wednesday with The…
Jamaica’s bobsled team is determined to get the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, and they have come up with an innovative way to raise the money to do it. In an Aug. 12 press release, the team issued more details on its plan to use proceeds from selling non-fungible tokens to finance their Olympic campaign….
Delvin White reportedly called a student the N-word while he was arresting him A Black Florida police officer who was fired by the Tampa Police Department earlier this year after being caught saying the N-word is now back on the job. Delvin White, who worked as a school resource officer at Middleton High School, was…
