In celebration of both her 50th birthday and history-making Barbie, Laverne Cox showed up at her birthday party as a living doll. Who says we’re ever too old to play with dolls? On the sparkly high-heeled debut of a Barbie created in her likeness, Laverne Cox decided to take her triumph to the next level,…
Kandi Burruss has a brand new hit on her hands with an eight-year-old song that has gone viral, thanks to TikTok From Survivor crowning their second Black female winner ever to more insight into Kim and Kanye’s relationship on The Kardashians, theGrio is back with your Reality Roundup of the week. Maryanne Oketch wins Survivor…
“I just want to know what she did to be a victim,” the grieving father said. Medical aide Angel Garza was at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday following the mass shooting when he learned his own daughter was among the victims. “One little girl was just covered in blood head to toe. I thought she…
OPINION: What these corporations don’t understand is you cannot ‘uplift’ and ‘celebrate’ Blackness if you are ignoring Black people and leaving them out of the equation. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing in May 2020, many…
Seasoned comedian Tiffany Haddish is getting honest about working in a male-dominated industry. During a recent appearance on “Nappy Boy Radio Podcast!” with host T-Pain and friends, the “Night School” star covered a wide range of topics, including how her haircut influenced her strategy when venturing into the male-led industry. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY…
Former White House photographer Pete Souza said the viral image was “one of those small moments that grew in gravity as the years went by.” Barack Obama has reunited with the son of a former staffer who went viral in 2009 for asking the former president if they had similar hair textures. At the time,…
The actor recently reprised the role of Detective Kevin Bernard when the series returned earlier this year Law & Order is returning for season 22, but this time without one very familiar face. Anthony Anderson will officially exit the series after helping relaunch the show in season 21 and reuniting viewers with his character Detective…
They said more attention needed to be on human suffering, particularly in developing countries experiencing severe weather events like heat waves and floods. DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — At a small plaza in Davos, a picturesque Swiss town in the middle of the Alps, about 50 climate activists gathered on Thursday to bring attention to issues…
President Joe Biden and the Democratic-led Senate have made history again, placing yet another Black woman in a prominent position. On Tuesday, May 24, with the slightest edge, the Senate voted 49 to 43 to confirm Judge Stephanie Dawkins Davis of Michigan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Credit: Kansas…
OPINION: In the Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas, shootings, the good guys had guns but that didn’t stop the killings. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The “good guys with guns” canard is officially dead. In Buffalo, N.Y., an armed security guard—a retired…
