Source: Change.org / Aliyah Shipman A teenage star Taekwondo fighter who used to compete with Team USA says she is being blocked from fighting in the Tokyo Olympics because she represents Haiti now. Aliyah Shipman, 18, claims that U.S. Olympic officials are trying to sabotage her “dream” of fighting at the Olympics by questioning her…
Marvel‘s upcoming “Blade” reboot has tapped playwright Stacy Osei-Kuffour as the film’s head writer, making her the first Black woman to pen a Marvel movie. Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will star in the film as the half-human, half-vampire vigilante, a role originated by Wesley Snipes in the late ’90s/early 2000s film trilogy, and was…
The 14-part series originally aired on PBS from 1987 to 1990. The critically acclaimed civil rights documentary series Eyes on the Prize has been given the small screen treatment. Directed by Henry Hampton, the 14-part series originally aired on PBS from 1987 to 1990. The first six episodes are now streaming on HBO Max. The…
EXCLUSIVE: The model sat down with theGrio to talk about the differences between judging on ‘Making the Cut’ and being judged on ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Returning after a thrilling first season, Making the Cut is back on Amazon, this time with accomplished supermodel Winnie Harlow joining the judge’s panel. TheGrio caught up with Harlow…
UPDATED: 7:00 p.m. ET, July 19, 2021 Originally published: Jan. 12, 2019 Megyn Kelly is back in the news again for all ther wrong reasons. The one-time TV host-turned disgraced, conservative social media star has already been outed as all but a white supremacist, what with her privileged views on blackface. Now, Kelly is turning…
Fans speculate the music is from his long-awaited album “Donda” which serves as a tribute to his late mother Yeezy fans, rejoice! According to a new report, Kanye West previewed some songs from his new album at a Las Vegas listening event on Sunday. It’s been two years since West’s ninth studio album, Jesus is…
The former NBC host and Fox News star says that the tennis star only wants to respond to questions she can control. Naomi Osaka has fired back at conservative talk show host Megyn Kelly after she criticized the tennis star’s latest promotional efforts ahead of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Kelly took issue with Osaka’s…
After locking a multi-book deal with Scholastic, former NFL player and now civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick is gearing up to release a new book. On Thursday, July 15, Kaepernick announced the news of the deal on his publishing company website, Kaepernick Publishing. Under the partnership, Kaepernick will release several children’s books that center around…
theGrio talks to Cuba expert Dr. Danielle Clealand, who provides perspective on the recent crisis in the island nation Protests in Cuba erupted last week when the island nation expressed its dissatisfaction after food shortages, electricity outages, and rising COVID-19 cases made life there unbearable. In dissent not seen in the last few decades, Cubans…
The video serves as a tease to his next single, “Industry Baby” which was produced by Kanye West Lil Nas X is once again winning the internet. In a new video released on his social media, the rapper pokes fun at the response to his “Satan Shoes” song and coming out as a gay man….
