Source: picture alliance / Getty Serena Williams has quietly been inching closer to making tennis history amid all the drama surrounding Naomi Osaka‘s withdrawal from the French Open. While much of the discussion surrounding the French Open has been about players’ mental health and the mandatory media duties that have played a role in the former…
It’s been a year since a young woman by the name of Johniqua Charles went viral for her hilarious “You About to Lose Yo Job” video and apparently she has more to celebrate than just a year of her video circulating. On Thursday, June 3, she told her Instagram followers in a video that Saturday,…
A Black former employee of a suburban Detroit Red Robin has filed a suit alleging she found a razor blade in her food after she complained to managers at the restaurant that her co-workers frequently used racial epithets in her presence. In the suit filed in Oakland County Circuit Court on June 3, 26-year-old Zenarra…
Luckett announced her new project on Instagram writing that her heart is ‘full of gratitude’ after working and praying ‘for an opportunity like this’ The cast of Fox’s Our Kind of People series continues to round out. Per Deadline, LeToya Luckett has officially joined the cast of the upcoming Fox drama. As theGrio has previously…
A Florida teen officially has broken a record set by Olympic champion Usain Bolt. Erriyon Knighton, who turned professional in January 2021 while still a junior at Tampa Hillsborough High School, broke the 34-year-old’s U18 200m record on Monday, 31, during the American Track League meet in Jacksonville, Florida. The 17-year-old sprinter clocked in at…
“Have a great one, truly appreciate the support and I hope to see you at a MAGA rally in the near future. Happy birthday buddy!“ Trump wrote in one post. Donald Trump Jr. is now offering personalized video messages to people through Cameo. According to Trump’s Cameo profile page, the executive vice president at The…
Smith wrote, “Hey Naomi. You are Right. They are Wrong! I am with You.” He ended his note with a heart and his signature. Multi-hyphenate entertainer Will Smith penned a note of support for tennis star Naomi Osaka, which he shared on his Instagram page. In his note, Smith wrote, “Hey Naomi. You are Right. They…
On Friday, May 21, the Georgia Historical Society announced the unveiling of a new historical marker in Richmond County that honors one of the richest Black women of the 19th century. The marker, recognizing Amanda America Dickson Toomer, is located at her final home at 448 Telfair St. in Augusta, Georgia, where she spent the…
“What I say to Black America is that we have to get a calculator and hold folks accountable,” media mogul Allen said. Marc Lamont Hill dished with media mogul Byron Allen about the lawsuit he filed against Mcdonald’s for $10 billion for racial discrimination in advertising sales. As theGRIO reported, Allen Media Group divisions Entertainment…
“Today I’m happy in ways I don’t think my kid self could imagine. I get to be exactly who I want to be,” Shipp wrote on Instagram. Alexandra Shipp has plenty to be proud about this June. In a recent Instagram post, the actress officially came out to her fans and followers, writing in her…
