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…
The victory marks Osaka’s first since she left major competition in May after her first-round play at the French Open. Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka has clinched a first-round victory at the 2021 U.S. Open. Osaka won two straight sets 6-4, 6-1 over 87th-ranked Marie Bouzková of the Czech Republic. The victory marks Osaka’s first since…
Brooklyn federal court, where R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking trial is being held. | Source: KENA BETANCUR / Getty The latest in a parade of witnesses at R. Kelly‘s federal sex trafficking trial testifying that the disgraced singer sexually abused told a similar story to the others who have already taken the stand, except…
Television news reporter Shaquille Brewster was covering the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Gulfport, Mississippi, when a white man got out of his white pickup truck and charged toward him shouting. As Brewster, an NBC News and MSNBC correspondent gave an update on the area, a white pickup truck could be seen in the far…
The “Martinsville Seven” were all convicted of raping Ruby Stroud Floyd, a white woman who had gone to a black neighborhood in Virginia to collect money Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons Tuesday to seven Black men who were executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman, in a case that attracted…
“I can’t tell you when the power is going to be restored. I can’t tell you when all the debris is going to be cleaned up and repairs made,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said Louisiana communities beginning the huge task of clearing debris and repairing the damage inflicted by Hurricane Ida are facing the dispiriting…
Business partner Michael Rubin called Jay-Z, the visionary rapper-entrepreneur, the “most normal, greatest guy on the planet.” Rap mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, his wife, the incomparable Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and dozens of other celebrities turned up in New York City to commemorate the 18th anniversary and the reopening of the iconic 40/40 Club. The venue opened…
