“I felt like I wanted to be there as much as possible,” Dustin Young told a California outlet about his journey of becoming a doula. A Black male doula in California is on a mission to make delivering babies safer for Black women. Dustin Young, founder and President of Our Own, is encouraging men to…
“We want to feel trusted. We want to feel loved,” Mai said. Jeannie Mai is newly married and spilling the beans about what life with new husband Jeezy has been like the last few months. “Oh my god. Married life feels 1,000 percent different than when we were dating, in the greatest way,” Mai said on…
The ‘Big Mouth’ actor talks about being Black and queer and his solo project on the latest episode of the podcast hosted by theGrio’s Cortney Willis. Brandon Kyle Goodman may be best known for his hit Netflix series Big Mouth, but the actor, writer, and activist has many talents in his arsenal. Goodman has graced…
A delivery driver in Atlanta, Georgia, says she is still traumatized after a man pretending to be a police officer pulled a gun on her during one of her deliveries. The Black woman, who chose to conceal her identity, told local station WSBTV that she specifically picked the neighborhood in the metropolitan Atlanta suburb of…
“I think it’s really important to develop a mindset early on that whatever you want to achieve, it’s possible.” Onovughakpor “Onovu” Otitigbe is Black girl magic personified. Not only did Otitigbe break Albany High School’s record as the first Black valedictorian in its 152-year history, but she is also on her way to Harvard University. During…
“I love that they’re so free,” said guest host Pat Brown The official start of summer is just around the corner and it looks this year it might be hotter than ever. Rap superstar Megan Thee Stallion made herself at home on everyone’s timelines last week with the release of her latest single, “Thot Sh*t.” While the…
In the music video released this week, Megan takes a swipe at conservative critics while illustrating how it’s really Black women who keep this country afloat. This week, GOP politician DeAnna Lorraine made claims that overzealous Megan Thee Stallion fans are targeting her after the rapper released a politically charged new music video for her single, “Thot…
Jada Pinkett Smith commemorated her late friend Tupac Shakur‘s birthday on Wednesday, June 16, by reciting what she believes is a never-before-seen poem, “Lost Soulz,” written by the late rapper. Shakur, who would have been 50, died on September 13, 1996, after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in a Las Vegas drive-by shooting. Smith said as she went…
Waithe’s new record label was first announced in March, in partnership with Def Jam In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Lena Waithe says she’s looking for the next Lil Nas X and H.E.R. for her new record label. As theGrio previously reported, Lena Waithe announced her new record label in partnership with Def Jam. At the time…
Fashion designer Michael Costello is in hot water after several accusations have come out about him being a bully, a racist, and a sexual harasser. It started in March when Courtney Stodden called out Chrissy Teigen for bullying her on Twitter in 2012 after she married 50-year-old acting coach Doug Hutchison when she was just…
