Markle shared a video with actress Melissa McCarthy detailing her plans to give back to women who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic The Duchess of Sussex is ringing her milestone birthday in a big way. In a video on the Archewell website Wednesday, Meghan Markle celebrated her 40th birthday with the…
NBA sharpshooter Stephen Curry is making money moves — historic ones at that. The Golden State Warriors star signed the second $200 million-plus contract of his athletic career with his team on Tuesday, Aug. 3. At $215 million, the four-year extension, Curry is slated to rock the Dubs’ blue and gold straight through the 2025-2026…
Obama has scaled back his birthday bash due to the surge of COVID-19 infections Former first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday wished former President Barack Obama a happy 60th birthday, sharing a loving photo on Instagram of them with daughters Malia, 23, and Sasha, 20. “Of all of your accomplishments, I know that being a…
Markeisha Harris-Minor has always liked helping people. So when she started connecting local businesses in her Richmond, Virginia, community that required each other’s services, she was just being herself. What Harris-Minor didn’t know was the network she was building would turn into a vital resource for Black-owned businesses. Enter Blocal Search, a nationwide directory and…
“I don’t know that as a woman alone in a park that I had another option,” Amy Cooper said in a new interview. Amy Cooper, famously known as “Central Park Karen,” is speaking out about her headline-making encounter with a Black male birdwatcher last May. Speaking on the podcast “Honestly with Bari Weiss,” Cooper said…
OPINION: House candidate Nina Turner out-raised, out-organized and outspent opponent Shontel Brown and yet still came up short. The conventional wisdom about the Ohio 11th congressional district Democratic primary was always wrong. After Marcia Fudge vacated the seat to become President Joe Biden’s HUD Secretary, the race to replace her didn’t suddenly become a battle between Progressives and…
“We know this explosion would never have happened in a more affluent community,” Ron Gochez, the Vice President of the South Central Neighborhood Council, said. The Los Angeles Police Department shattered a South LA neighborhood in June when a bomb squad vehicle exploded with seized illegal fireworks inside. Two men died and 17 people were left…
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was criticized on Tuesday for pardoning the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters last year while declining to pardon a Black man who has served 40 years in prison for a crime prosecutors say he didn’t commit. Parson pardoned Patricia and Mark McCloskey, after the couple pleaded guilty to…
Veteran Ad Sales Executive to Represent theGrio — Allen Media Group’s African American-Targeted Website, Television Network, and Free-Streaming App Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) announced on Wednesday the hiring of Jocelyn Langevine as Vice President of Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships. Langevine will represent all platforms of AMG’s African American-targeted brand, theGrio – which includes theGrio website, the broadcast and…
Rihanna is not only making history (again) as the richest female musician, but today Forbes announced that the Barbados native is now a part of the billionaire club. The outlet says the entertainer-turned-entrepreneur is worth $1.7 billion, with $1.4 billion of that coming from her makeup business that she owns 50 percent of. After spending…
