Stacey Abrams, the voting rights icon whose hard work organizing contributed to a blue wave of key and historic Democratic victories last year, has officially launched her campaign to be governor of Georgia and said she will run in the 2022 mid-term elections. Nearly four years after falling victim to Republicans’ coordinated voter suppression while…
Abrams narrowly lost her first bid in 2018 to now Gov. Brian Kemp amid allegations of voter suppression Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation’s first Black woman governor. Without serious competition in a Democratic primary, the announcement sets up…
The fate of the court’s ’73 Roe v. Wade decision and its ’92 ruling in Planned Parenthood v. Casey probably won’t be known until next June The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled it would uphold Mississippi’s 15-week ban on abortion and may go much further to overturn the nationwide right to abortion that…
Taraji P. Henson isn’t taking her casting as Miss Hannigan in NBC’s “Annie Live!” lightly. The “Hidden Figures” actress has been rehearsing diligently for her turn as the iconic booze-loving owner of the girls orphanage in the cast, which also features newcomer Celina Smith as Annie, Harry Connick Jr. as Daddy Warbucks, Tituss Burgess as…
Dr. Anthony Fauci told reporters the person was a traveler who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and tested positive on Nov. 29 A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue…
With her directorial debut hitting top streaming numbers, Berry and the company “look forward to telling more stories together.” Fresh off the heels of her directorial debut, Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry has inked a multi-picture partnership with streaming giant Netflix. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bruised hit No. 1 in the U.S. on the…
Williams also shed light on her own holiday traditions and how they’ve shifted and evolved over the years. The holidays are officially underway, and Vanessa E. Williams is bringing the cheer in a brand new Lifetime film, Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion. In an exclusive interview, theGrio sat down with the actress to break…
Following a vigorously fought run-off, the city of Atlanta, Georgia is waking up to a new mayor. Andre Dickens, a former City Council member, has defeated his opponent Felicia Moore, the woman who led him as president on the council. Late Tuesday evening, the Associated Press called the race, anointing the 47-year-old with the victory of one…
OPINION: Holding the Soul Train Awards at the Apollo Theater for the first time illustrates how much Black artists still need a shared, safe space. On a brisk Saturday evening in November, as the sun was setting, a parade of sharply dressed Black folks made their way to the world-famous Apollo Theater for a night…
Friday’s show in downtown Houston was set to be a hometown celebration of the rapper’s graduation from Texas Southern University. Houston native Megan Thee Stallion has canceled a concert in Space City out of respect for the victims of last month’s Astroworld Festival tragedy. Her show was scheduled for Friday, Dec. 3, at 713 Music…
