Source: Imeh Akpanudosen / Getty The drug fentanyl became a top trending topic on social media in the hours after news broke on Monday that Michael K. Williams was found dead in his apartment as people worked to determine the celebrated actor’s cause of death, which was not immediately confirmed. Friday my friend Fuquan Johnson…
Chrisette Michele is once again opening up about the downturn of her career since her 2016 performance at Donald Trump’s inauguration. Michele responded to a tweet of pop culture commentator Jawn Murray’s take on Michele being canceled versus the celebration of Kanye West and his newly released album “Donda.” West angered many members of the…
In the latest proof that police responses depend on the color of a suspect, a white man who admitted to killing four people, including a baby, a mother and a grandmother before shooting at police and later separately attacking a different officer, was notably alive after law enforcement managed to take him into custody alive…
Time’s Up said that they are ready for “new leadership” and a “reconstituted board” Several members of the Time’s Up board — including producer Shonda Rhimes and actresses Eva Longoria and Jurnee Smollett — are stepping down after the organization’s leadership, including Tina Tchen, former chief executive, and Roberta Kaplan, a licensed attorney who co-founded…
In 2020, roughly 8.5 million people purchased their first firearm. The National Shooting Sports Foundation said that that amount was nearly 40 percent of the total gun sales. Experts say the increase was influenced by three major events in a year that could only be described as uncertain and unprecedented: the coronavirus pandemic, national protests…
Television talk show host Scott Zolak is walking back the critiques he made about New England Patriots star Cam Newton and his appreciation for hip- hop music while on the football field. Last week, the Patriots radio broadcaster came under fire for saying rap music was “distracting” to the Black star quarterback during the team’s…
Moriba shed light on her career so far, and what she is most excited about for the future of programming at theGrio In a recent episode of The Storytelling Revolution at MediaVillage, theGrio’s Geraldine Moriba spoke about new programming on the website and creating change as the Senior Vice President of News, Entertainment and Empowerment. Esteemed…
The man, identified in court as “Louis,” said Kelly asked him what he was willing to do for a career in music after he met him at 17. A male witness testified in the federal sex crime trial of disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly. The man — who has been identified in court as “Louis”…
“The Taliban made a commitment that they would not shoot at Americans. They’ve lived up to that commitment,” Chairman Greg Meeks exclusively told theGrio President Joe Biden will be addressing the nation on Tuesday a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the United States has shifted from a military stance to a…
Kandi Burruss candidly discussed how she almost considered taking her own life back in middle school. She opened up about this part of her life on Sunday, Aug. 29, during the recent episode of “Speak on It.” Burruss’ YouTube series, which is on part three of the Body Work theme, talked about many topics including…
