EXCLUSIVE: TheGrio sat down with the team at BFRJ and broke down the ways in which the fight for equality in the theatre industry is in many ways just getting started After a historic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Broadway is officially back in New York City. Like many institutions, however, the theatre community…
Raven-Symoné is continuing to talk about her long history with weight loss struggles. Throughout her adult life the actress has candidly spoken about the stress of the fluctuating number on the scale. But the angst of being made acutely aware of her changing body dates back to when she was just a preteen. Raven-Symoné. (Photo:…
EXCLUSIVE: Merritt tells theGrio’s April Ryan that “we want to make sure that African Americans are not being struck from the jury pool by basis of race alone.” Ahmaud Arbery, the young Black man slain in South Georgia after taking a peek at a home renovation site during his usual run through his neighborhood, will…
OPINION: Powell called on Republicans to take their message to Black communities versus running away from them and warned that it would soon shrink to the party it is today. The world awakened Monday to the sad news that we had lost a great American soldier, statesman and former US Secretary of State in Retired…
Jai Scott has been charged with five counts of attempted murder. An Alabama teen has been arrested and charged in connection to a shooting during a high school football game in Mobile, Ala. Friday night. Jai Scott, 19, of Semmes, Ala. was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail after being charged with five counts…
Production crew members have reached a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers after threatening to strike over wages and working conditions. An agreement was reached between IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) shortly before the IATSE was to begin an Oct. 18 strike. But how long…
Deion Sanders has been very influential in changing the culture and visibility of HBCU football. He has utilized his celebrity and iconic status to secure five-star recruits and weekly national television appearances while changing the perception that HBCU football is an inferior, unmarketable product. Jackson State Tigers head coach Deion Sanders directs his players during…
Reactions to Powell’s death are pouring in across social media, and his revered name continues to trend and lead news broadcasts. The death of retired Gen. Colin Powell, announced early Monday morning via a post to his verified Facebook page, came as a sad shock to many on these shores and across the world. The…
Source: Paul Morigi / Getty Former Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday morning of complications from COVID-19. The 84-year-old 4-star-general was fully vaccinated, but his COVID-19 infection seemed to be a breakthrough case. His family released a statement on Facebook thanking the medical staff at Walter Reed Medical Center for treating Powell while he…
The Emmy, Grammy and Tony-winning actor/singer says ‘I was the first one doing it and now everybody is doing it.’ Billy Porter has been slaying red carpets for years in provocative dresses and gowns, advancing the taboo conversation of forward-facing non-binary fashion in Hollywood. However, when Vogue Magazine decided to finally put a man in…
