“I just reflected on just the magnitude of strength of these people resilience that they had to have had to overcome these horrific circumstances,” Pierre told theGrio’s Cortney Wills. Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad series on Amazon chronicles the life of a slave named Cora as she tries to make her way to freedom. Based…
America has undoubtedly made progress when it comes to diversification, but in truth, there is still has a long way to go. However, a new study shows that while the rest of the nation is seemingly putting in the effort, one city is lagging tremendously. A study released on Monday, June 21, from the University…
“For all my melanated brothers and sisters of the African diaspora, we are on strike,” says one TikTok creator Black TikTok creators have refused to post their choreography to Megan Thee Stallion’s new song “Thot Sh–” after their dance routines continue to be co-opted by white creators who are then given all the credit. TikTok’s…
Anyone who has watched “The Bernie Mac Show” remembers Jeremy Suarez, who played Mac’s nephew Jordan Thomkins. Suarez went on to use his voice in animated movies like “Brother Bear” and “Treasure Planet.” However, it’s been quite some time since the world has seen Suarez involved in a TV show or film, and now he’s…
The chorus of the song breaks down the phrase, ‘reclaiming my time,’ made popular by the California congresswoman Jazmine Sullivan continues to shine. The singer released her latest single, “Tragic” featuring Maxine Waters on Thursday, which she calls a continuation of the “conversation around Heaux Tales.” As theGrio has covered, Sullivan has had quite the…
Norman, Oklahoma, police officers are investigating a couple for false reporting after they called 911 and claimed a Black man pulled a gun on them during a road rage incident, although a search by police yielded no weapons. “There’s repercussions for false reporting of a crime, so that’s something that we’re definitely going to take…
Source: Bloomberg / Getty Candace Jackson-Akiwumi will be added to the list of prominent Black judicial nominees to take the bench in the federal courts after the Senate confirmed her to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago with a 53-40 vote on Thursday. Jackson-Akiwumi is the first ex-public defender…
“We are thrilled to present this year’s Governors Awards to four honorees who have had a profound impact on both film and society,” Academy president David Rubin said. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday that Danny Glover, Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann will receive honorary Oscars at the…
The Grammy-winner recounts her turbulent upbringing and heartbreak that inspired the creation of her 1994 sophomore album The ability to take pain, heartbreak, depression, frustration and turn it into something beautiful, uplifting, and empathetic is a power that Black artists and creators have possessed since the dawn of this nation. From field hands singing in…
Source: andreswd / Getty Earlier this year Black farmers felt a form of reparations was possible as the federal government rolled out a $4 billion loan forgiveness program included in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, titled the American Rescue Plan Act that passed Congress in March. But weeks later, five white farmers sued the…
