TheGrio OPINION: In this clip from “Masters of the Game,” the founder of Carol’s Daughter discusses how appearing on Oprah’s show changed the course of her business. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Back in the day, there was nothing…
(Left to Right) Zoë Kravitz and Tracee Ellis Ross, like many women, are unapologetic about their decision not to have kids. (Photos: Getty Images) Zoë Kravitz and Tracee Ellis Ross, like many women, are unapologetic about their decision to not have kids. From a young age, society programs women to aim for marriage and children….
Singer Jennifer Hudson recently celebrated her son’s birthday, marking the milestone with a game that showcased the young man’s basketball skills and height. The Spider-Man-themed event, which included family and friends, featured the young man sporting his signature afro and a black-and-red J-shirt emblazoned with his initials, D.O.J., and his favorite Marvel superhero. Jennifer Hudson…
A Georgia couple is still seeking justice nearly seven years after the FBI mistakenly raided their home when agents showed up at the wrong address. Curtrina Martin and her then-fiancé, Hilliard Toi Cliatt, were unintended victims of the raid at their Atlanta home in 2017, but their quest for accountability has been complicated by qualified…
Nurses attend to patients in this historical photo of the children’s ward inside Wheatley-Provident Hospital, a Black hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. It opened in 1918, but, like most Black hospitals, it closed following the federal campaign to desegregate hospitals in the 1960s. (Missouri Valley Special Collections, Kansas City Public Library) When Jim Crow laws…
Not all of Steve Harvey’s fans believe that he is living happily ever after with his wife, Marjorie Harvey. For a year, the couple has been plagued by rumors that the fashionista had an affair with a bodyguard and a personal chef. The “Family Feud” host has denied the hearsay while Marjorie has largely ignored…
Jordan Chiles (right) and Simone Biles (left) of the United States celebrate after the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Biles won the silver medal and Chiles the bronze medal, but an arbitration panel’s decision dropped Chiles out of the bronze medal position. (Photo:…
Then-free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrives for a workout for NFL football scouts and media in Riverdale, Georgia in Nov. 2019. (Photo: Todd Kirkland/AP, file) L.A. Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh admitted earlier this week that he reached out to Colin Kaepernick about joining his Chargers’ staff shortly after being named coach on Jan. 24. EL SEGUNDO,…
A recruit for the Jackson Fire Department carries a case of bottled water to a resident’s car in August 2022 as part of the city’s response to longstanding water system problems in Jackson, Miss. (Photo: Rogelio V. Solis/AP, file) Tens of thousands of people were left without safe drinking water for weeks in 2021 and…
Michael Rubin speaks as the United Justice Coalition hosts the Inaugural Social Justice Summit with acclaimed activists, entertainers, attorneys, experts and more at Center415 on July 23, 2022, in New York City. | Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty By the time Michael Rubin said “I’m probably going to get killed for saying this because I’m…
