NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 04: Brandy and Monica perform onstage during 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® at Caesars Superdome on July 04, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for ESSENCE)Photo by: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Images Leon Thomas channeled a young D’Angelo, Patti LaBelle checked…
Rapper and actor Vic Mensa stopped by theGrio to discuss his role on Peacock’s ‘Bel-Air,’ what artists he has his eye on, and more. Vic Mensa is speaking out on behalf of Megan Thee Stallion, arguing she’s become a test case for how society treats Black women who are victims of violence. Vic Mensa is…
Keri Hilson poses for a portrait on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton) Keri Hilson music can harm tweet: The “Pretty Girl Rock” singer addressed her cryptic post on X at the 2026 Essence Festival, stopping short of naming Yung Miami’s “Spend Dat” but making her position on music’s influence…
Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. has tried to shut down negative chatter claiming he’s broke and owes millions to other people. The boxing legend is facing several lawsuits alleging fraud and breach of contract over fights that were expected to be big paydays. Mayweather kept quiet in recent months, letting the headlines speak for him until…
President Donald Trump is still trying to weasel out of a multi-million-dollar judgment in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case, even after the U.S. Supreme Court slammed the door on his appeal. The court issued a ruling June 29, declining to hear Trump’s case and allowing the verdict and judgment to stand. But in a…
Independence Day came and went as President Donald Trump turned another holiday into a humiliating spectacle for others. After the chaos surrounding his Great American State Fair earlier in the day, Trump made his supporters wait hours before he came onstage for his final address at Washington’s National Mall. But when it came time to…
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – JULY 05: Folarin Balogun #20 of the United States attends a training session ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match at University of Washington on July 05, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Photo by: Jamie Squire / Getty Images FIFA invoked Article 27 of its…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a shocking slip, reportedly admitted during a private briefing with lawmakers that former President Barack Obama’s peace deal with Iran is better than President Donald Trump’s agreement. In fact, Rubio admitted that the Memorandum of Understanding with Tehran to end Trump’s unapproved war isn’t really an agreement at all….
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 09: Marcellus Wiley attends Netflix’s Receiver Premiere at Netflix Tudum Theater on July 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix)Photo by: Charley Gallay / Getty Images Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley was arrested in Florida on a domestic battery charge and is being held…
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 29: GloRilla poses for a photo during the second half between the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans of an Emirates NBA Cup game at FedExForum on November 29, 2024 in Memphis, Tennessee. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User…
