Tiffany Haddish has entered the bonnet group chat. Weeks after comedienne Mo’Nique was slammed for her five-minute clip to her “sweet babies,” imploring them to be mindful of how they presented themselves in public — which meant leaving the protective hair caps home — Haddish wants to add her two cents. In this image released…
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Just about one month after President Joe Biden‘s self-imposed deadline to move police reform legislation forward, officials negotiating the terms of the bill have announced Thursday evening that “an agreement” has been reached. But the brief three-sentence announcement from Rep. Karen Bass and Sens. Cory Booker and Tim Scott —…
In another example, that time flies, fans of rapper Bow Wow are seeing that less than a year after he confirmed to the world that he has a son, he is now celebrating his baby boy’s first birthday. In a now-deleted June 23 Instagram post, Bow Wow shared photos from a birthday photo shoot for…
“I celebrate my Blackness by honoring my truth,” Emmy-winning actor Billy Porter said. As a part of our “Black and Proud” series, theGrio caught up with Billy Porter, Rep. Maxine Waters, and Dr. Yusef Salaam for Juneteenth Live!, and they each shared how they celebrate their cultural heritage. Watch their full remarks via the clip…
Wise and Howery, who appear alongside Kevin Hart in the Netflix movie, discuss which stereotypes they believe “Fatherhood” successfully debunks about Black fathers DeWanda Wise and Lil Rel Howery are opening up about breaking down stereotypes in the new Netflix film Fatherhood, which they appear in alongside Kevin Hart. The movie is based on the…
“I just reflected on just the magnitude of strength of these people resilience that they had to have had to overcome these horrific circumstances,” Pierre told theGrio’s Cortney Wills. Barry Jenkins’ The Underground Railroad series on Amazon chronicles the life of a slave named Cora as she tries to make her way to freedom. Based…
America has undoubtedly made progress when it comes to diversification, but in truth, there is still has a long way to go. However, a new study shows that while the rest of the nation is seemingly putting in the effort, one city is lagging tremendously. A study released on Monday, June 21, from the University…
“For all my melanated brothers and sisters of the African diaspora, we are on strike,” says one TikTok creator Black TikTok creators have refused to post their choreography to Megan Thee Stallion’s new song “Thot Sh–” after their dance routines continue to be co-opted by white creators who are then given all the credit. TikTok’s…
Anyone who has watched “The Bernie Mac Show” remembers Jeremy Suarez, who played Mac’s nephew Jordan Thomkins. Suarez went on to use his voice in animated movies like “Brother Bear” and “Treasure Planet.” However, it’s been quite some time since the world has seen Suarez involved in a TV show or film, and now he’s…
The chorus of the song breaks down the phrase, ‘reclaiming my time,’ made popular by the California congresswoman Jazmine Sullivan continues to shine. The singer released her latest single, “Tragic” featuring Maxine Waters on Thursday, which she calls a continuation of the “conversation around Heaux Tales.” As theGrio has covered, Sullivan has had quite the…
