Exclusive: Rasheda Ali Walsh tells theGrio that she was drawn to this project because it depicts him as “a Muslim, a father, a brother, husband, a poet, a patriot, and an ambassador of peace.” Muhammad Ali is one of the most charismatic trailblazers in history whose every move has been documented in and out of…
Two Chicago police officers are facing possible termination after nearly seven years following an investigation into a parking garage fight involving the two cops was said to have been started after they allegedly used a racial slur. The two men had been on desk duty in the interim. Not much has been public about the…
Jennifer Hudson is one step closer to EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony). The singer-actress ended her Thursday right by celebrating her Emmy win with her followers. Hudson earned the award for her executive producer role in the interactive fairytale story called Baba Yaga. She was one among several on a team that worked on…
Black ownership in the NFL has been an ongoing conversation in the sports industry for some time now, and one name that constantly gets mentioned as the one to make it a reality is none other than Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter. However, it looks like Hov may be closer to achieving what many thought would never…
Draya Michele has made her official return to the small screen after taking a years-long hiatus. Her first episode of her reality TV series “Doses of Draya” premiered Sunday, Sept. 12, and in it Michele reacts to the news that her comment about about Megan Thee Stallion cost her the Fenty endorsement deal. It’s been…
There were concerns that the U.S. Open Women’s championship would lose its appeal because of early exits by the game’s most recognizable brands. Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, Sloane Stephens — all of the young guns who had captivated Flushing, Queens, audiences in the past — failed to even reach the semis. Queen Serena took a…
The victim’s teen daughters witnessed the killing A Harlem family is shattered after a pregnant woman was fatally shot while attempting to intervene in a fight between her ex and boyfriend. Shanice Young, 31, was shot in the head allegedly by her ex-boyfriend following her baby shower early Sunday, the New York Daily News reports….
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, made history by becoming the youngest person to ever win an MTV Video Music Award The Knowles-Carter camp received a major victory last night as the couple’s eldest child, Blue Ivy Carter, made history for being the youngest MTV VMA winner ever. The 9-year-old daughter of superstars Beyoncé…
Minaj called the popular MSNBC host an “uncle tomiana” and accused Reid of being “thirsty” to “spread a false narrative about a black woman.” Nicki Minaj slammed MSNBC’s Joy Reid after TheReidOut host called out the rapper on her primetime show accusing Minaj of encouraging the Black community to not get vaccinated. Nicki Minaj called…
A group of six Black farm workers from Mississippi claim their former employer, Pitts Farm Partnership, brought white workers over from South Africa and paid them more to do the same work. The suit was filed on Wednesday, Sept. 8, by the Mississippi Center for Justice and Southern Migrant Legal Services. Pitts Farm Partnership is located…
