Officials declared a “mass casualty incident;” Saturday Astroworld performances canceled At least eight people died and numerous others were injured in what officials described as a surge of the crowd at the Astroworld music festival in Houston while rapper Travis Scott was performing. Officials declared a “mass casualty incident” just after 9 p.m. Friday during…
“I would like black kids to be completely empowered, to know that they are beautiful in their blackness, but, in order to do that, I don’t have to make white kids feel bad for being white.” -Condoleezza Rice on The View 10/20/21 Recently, a white Virginia mother went viral for comments she made at a…
At least eight people died at a popular rapper’s music festival in Texas on Friday night from apparent overcrowding in an event that also saw throngs of fans break through barriers outside and trampling people in the process, prompting speculation and accusations about who was responsible for safety. Nearly two dozen others were hospitalized amid…
Moneybagg Yo shared his future plans regarding the land his girlfriend Ari Fletcher gifted him for his birthday. The rapper, who turned 30 in September, was given 28.8 acres of land in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee, in honor of his special day. Moneybagg Yo says he will create a community center with the land…
“Some ignorant, sick person decided to shoot at kids,” the victim’s mother said. An Indiana man was charged with murder Wednesday in the death of 13-year-old Thomas DeLaCruz Jr. who was killed while trick-or-treating on Halloween. “He was being a kid out with his aunt trick-or-treating, walking with a group of kids,” DeLaCruz’s mother, Jasmine…
The Tony Award-winning actress is the host of “Being Seen’s” third season, which focuses on the Black female experience In a recent appearance on TheGrio‘s Acting Up podcast, multi-talented performer Anika Noni Rose sat down with Cortney Wills and opened up about her career and hosting of the third season of the Being Seen podcast….
Tracy Morgan is opening up about his daughter helped him to come out of a coma seven years ago. The comedian shared about his experience during an appearance on the “TODAY Show.” Morgan was in New Jersey traveling on the New Jersey turnpike when a Walmart truck hit his limousine bus on June 7, 2014….
theGrio has the latest in reality TV news from the week With the Potomac reunion just a few days away, and major news happening with The Real Housewives of Atlanta, theGrio is back with your Reality Roundup of the week! Potomac for Life After weeks of anticipation, The Real Housewives of Potomac reunion is finally…
Source: MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images / Getty In a poor attempt to spark a dialogue, CBS News ran a story essentially asking when young children should learn about race. Several Twitter users responded with accounts of being called the n-word as young children — an example is that children are bringing racism into…
The creator will work alongside the acclaimed David E. Kelley Regina King‘s next project is on the way. The actress, director, and producer is teaming up with television creator David E. Kelley for an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel, A Man in Full for Netflix. King signed a first-look deal with Netflix, with her set…
