In 2015, when a 19-year-old exotic dancer A’ziah King, aka “Zola” tweeted a 148-part saga of a wild adventure, she never expected it to go viral. “I was just doing what I do, which is express myself and share myself to my online community. I call them my internet family,” Zola said. She also didn’t expect…
Source: Monica Schipper / Getty The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday finally voted to grant tenure to award-winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, ending more than a month of controversy following the school’s initial reluctance. Hannah-Jones, who won a Pulitzer Prize last year for her “1619 Project” of essays about Black history…
“What I have done is what I said I would do since it started: cooperate in every way,” Reed said. Weeks after former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed launched a campaign for a third term, there is a report that he is under federal investigation for allegedly using campaign funds to make lavish personal purchases. Reed’s…
“It has truly been a beautiful journey,” a joint statement from Blair Underwood and Desiree DaCosta read After 27 years of marriage, Blair Underwood and his wife Desiree DaCosta are officially parting ways. DaCosta filed for divorce on June 29, according to The Blast per legal documents they obtained. This announcement comes about one month after they…
The “Black Panther” sequel is in production. Marvel Studios Chief Kevin Feige told Variety they began filming on Tuesday, June 29, at Pinewood Studios outside of metropolitan Atlanta. With there being no details about the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” sequel being given, fans are anxious to get at least one question answered. Who will play…
The Grammy-nominated singer/actor speaks with TheGrio about being a dual-threat as a vocalist and actor on ‘The Chi.’ When the world was first introduced to Luke James nearly a decade ago, he was a young man with movie-star looks and a voice with the range and depth of some of the greats. He signed with…
The board voted 9-4 to accept the application for Hannah-Jones’ tenure at a special meeting that included a closed-door session. Trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday approved a plan to offer tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, capping weeks of tension that began when a board member halted the…
theGrio’s Danielle Young goes deep on Mo’Nique’s comments, saying, “Bonnets do not devalue Black women in public” Feeling in need of a debrief after “Bonnet Gate?” In our latest episode of Opinionated, theGrio‘s Danielle Young breaks down Mo’Nique‘s controversial comments on wearing bonnets in public. As theGrio previously reported, actress and comedian Mo’Nique found herself…
It looks like Bill Cosby and his team will be rejoicing today after his 2018 sexual assault conviction was overturned on Wednesday, June 30. After completing nearly three years of the three-to-10-year sentence, Cosby was released on Wednesday after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court vacated the conviction and ruled that he cannot be retried on the…
Phylicia Rashad and Bill Cosby on the set of “The Cosby Show” in an undated photo. | NBC / Getty The news had barely broken on Wednesday that Bill Cosby‘s release from prison was imminent when Phylicia Rashad publicly expressed her joy about the ruling in a tweet. “FINALLY!!!!” tweeted the celebrated actress whose role…
